Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time．The moment was exciting．Salome’s 41 filled the room and brought the theater to life．I was so 4 2 that I decided to write an article about her．
I 43 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career．She 44 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday． When I 45 , I was scared out of my mind．I 46 I was lying．I was not a writer at all and hadn’t even written a grocery list．
I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday．I sat there 47 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 48 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible．The 49 was almost unbearable．I struggled for days 50 draft after draft．Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox．
It didn’t take long．My manuscript 51 ．How stupid of me! I thought．How could I 52 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn’t 53 the rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer．Five years later, I was moving to California．While cleaning my apartment, I 54 the unopened envelope．This time I opened it and read the editor’s letter in 55
Dear Ms Profit,
Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic．Yet we need some 56 materials．Please add those and return the article immediately．We would like to 57 your story soon．
Shocked, it took me a long time to 58 ．Fear of rejection cost me dearly．I lost at least five hundred dollars and a chance of having my article appear in a major magazine．More importantly, I lost years of enjoyable writing．Today, I have become a full – time writer． 59 my experience, I learned a very important lesson: You can’t 60 to doubt yourself．
41．A．joy B．speech C．voice D．smile
42．A．moved B．active C．satisfied D．proud
43．A．visited B．emailed C．interviewed D．phoned
44．A．refused B．agreed C．hesitated D．paused
45．A．hung up B．showed up C．turned up D．put up
46．A．replied B．discovered C．knew D．explained
47．A．nervously B．patiently C．seriously D．quietly
48．A．blaming B．inviting C．fooling D．urging
49．A．hardship B．pressure C．comment D．failure
50．A．by B．with C．on D．in
51．A．returned B．disappeared C．spread D．improved
52．A．compare B．struggle C．compete D．survive
53．A．face B．deliver C．ignore D．receive
54．A．took out B．picked up C．found out D．came across
55．A．horror B．anxiety C．disbelief D．trouble
56．A．subjective B．private C．relevant D．reliable
57．A．broadcast B．create C．assess D．publish
58．A．recover B．prepare C．escape D．concentrate
59．A．Looking up to B．Looking down upon
C．Looking back on D．Looking into
60．A．afford B． attempt C．expect D．pretend