Generally speaking, film stars don't like to be recognized while      16     . Comedian (喜居lj演员)David Brenner tells of the time he tried to keep away from talking to the stranger in the next seat on a flight from Los Angeles to New York. "People mean well," he said, "but      17     don't understand how many times I've been asked, 'How did you get into show business? Were you always funny?'"

18 I got on the plane, I noticed that the seat next to mine was already 19 , so I 20 sat down and hid my face in a magazine. I was pleased to see that the man beside me was reading a thick book. Later, when an air hostess (空姐)asked what we wanted to drink, I found the man spoke with a European accent (口音).

probably had no idea who I was, but      21      to make it safe, I kept reading and got away from his  22 .

"After three quiet hours, he leaned (倚靠)toward me, and said in a low      23     , "Don't I know you from somewhere?" "My bad  24  I thought. "He does watch TV." I turned toward him. I was looking into one of my favourite   25     , It was Victor Borge, the famous actor in Europe. We laughed over how we both had been avoiding the stranger in the next seat and for the rest of the flight we had a delightful time."
(   )16. A. travelling  B. speaking      C. thinking    D. reading

(   )17. A. I  B. they         C. few of them   D. many of us 

(    )18. A. As   B. Before   C. Until    D. Since

(   )19. A. broken   B. given   C. chosen    D. taken

(   )20. A. soon    B. noisily    C. quietly       D. fast

(   )21. A. so that   B. in order    C. because    D. as a result

(    )22. A, seat    B. look   C. book   D. thought

(    )23. A. voice  B. noise    C. sound      D. shout

(   )24. A. comfort  B. task    C. luck   D. danger 

(   )25. A. strangers  B. books  C. magazines  D. faces

Roberta appeared on the stage. She took a deep breath and began to speak. Now she was Portia, a strong-willed 16     in Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice. The theatre was filled with people. The words flowed smoothly from her.   17   , Roberta had never acted in her life before the audition (试演).She      18 being in front of other people. She was very   19     at school. She stayed mostly to herself, making 20 friends. She had excellent grades,    21   she always thought that something was missing.

Two weeks before the audition, Roberta's mother heard about it and   22    her to take part in it. Roberta looked down. "I am not interested." Her mother wouldn't let the matter drop. "You're just  23   scared.-Everyone gets scared. You know you can do it."

So Roberta made an appointment (预约)with the head of the Drama Club. She read the play and found herself excited by the   24   of speaking such rich words. On the day of the audition, she performed (表演)two of Portia's famous speeches. When she finished, the head of the Drama Club 25     the part was hers.
(    )16. A. member    B. actress  C. player       D. character

(     )17. A. At first  B. In fact   C. After all           D. In all

(    )18. A. hated   B. enjoyed    C. loved           D. worried

(     )19. A. honest  B. shy     C. polite   D. patient

(    )20. A. few  B. a few    C. several     D. many

(     )21. A. or     B. so  C. for    D. but

(   )22. A. hoped   B. required  C. encouraged  D. made 

(    )23. A. a little of   B. a little bit  C. a bit of      D. a bit little

(    )24. A. purpose  B. cause   C. idea    D. importance

(   )25. A. practised   B. planned   C. announced      D. mistook

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