It was the day of the poetry festival, and I was 61. (excite). At my old school, I had

 It was the day of the poetry festival, and I was 61.　　　　(excite). At my old school, I had won the poetry ribbon every year. I do write good poetry. When Mrs. Baker called on me, I stood up. I didn’t even bother to look at my paper. I’d spent so much time 62.　　　　(perfect) the rhymes, and counting the 63.　　　　(beat), that I knew the poem by heart. I had just started the third poem when I noticed Mrs. Baker was glaring at me. “Linda, you 64.　　　　(suppose) to be reading an original work, a poem you made up yourself, not reciting something you learned.” I opened my mouth to explain, but no words came out. “You will leave the room and will not return until you are ready 65.　　　　(apologize) ,” said Mrs. Baker. “Now. Go!” I turned and left the room. I’d been standing outside for about half an hour when Joseph, another school teacher, came over to ask me why. Now, as Joseph waited 66.　　　　 me to answer, he looked so kind and sympathetic 67.　　　　 I poured out the whole story, trying not to cry.“Linda, accepting defeat, when you should stand up for 68.　　　　(you), can become a very dangerous habit. You know you are the only Linda Brown in the whole world.” His eyes smiling into mine, I took

69. 　　　  deep breath and 70.　　　　 (knock) on the classroom door, ready to face Mrs. Baker—ready to recite my poem. 

61.excited　考查形容词的用法。excited兴奋的,在句中作表语。

62.perfecting　考查非谓语动词的用法。由前面的spent可知,此处考查spend some time doing sth. 故用perfecting。

63.beats　考查名词的用法。由前面的the rhymes可知此处应用复数名词beats。

64.are supposed　考查动词的语态。be supposed to do sth. 理应做某事,为固定用法。

65.to apologize　考查非谓语动词的用法。be ready to do sth. 准备做某事,为固定用法,故用to apologize。

66.for　考查介词的用法。wait for sb. to do sth. 等待某人做某事,为固定搭配。

67.that　考查连词的用法。由前面的so kind and sympathetic可知,此处考查so...that...结果状语从句。

68.yourself　考查代词的用法。主语和宾语为同一个人,故用反身代词yourself作宾语。

69.a  考查冠词的用法。take a deep breath深呼吸。

70.knocked　考查动词的时态。由前面可知此处应用一般过去时knocked。