Question

I used to be the shyest person in the world. I hid _____ my elder sister whenever I had to speak to a stranger. When asked to speak in class, I could hardly _____, much less speak. Even among the few friends I had, my high, timid (怯怯的) voice earned me jokes —about being a girl.

Then in the seventh grade, my sister suggested I _____ voice lessons. After considering it for a short time, I did. I began a series of vocal exercises.

After exercising a lot, I finally gained _____ in my voice.

A few months later, I was asked to sing for some retired people, I thought I would do better than before _____ the voice lessons. I opened my mouth and —nothing. I couldn’t remember the _____! My face turned hot. The kind pianist whispered a prompt (提示), and I remembered just enough to keep singing.Then the thought struck me: I’ve already embarrassed (尴尬) myself enough. There’s really nothing else to _____. So in my second song, I just relaxed and felt the energy of the song lift me. And I did much better.

After that, I started singing to myself as _____ as I could in my own room. That’s something I would never have done before. One classmate even said that I _____ be in the school’s talent show.

I am not a shy person _____. Singing has made me more outgoing. Today, I can also stand in front of the whole class and give a big speech. I am proud of myself.

1.A. over B. under C. behind D. below

2.A. sit B. breathe C. smile D. say

3.A. pick B. accept C. attend D. receive

4.A. confidence B. courage C. pleasure D. fear

5.A. out of B. because of C. instead of D. in need of

6.A. music B. title C. words D. style

7.A. forget B. miss C. drop D. lose

8.A. highly B. loudly C. safely D. excitedly

9.A. should B. must C. shouldn’t D. mustn’t

10.A. at last B. at all C. any further D. any more

1.C 2.B 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 【解析】这篇短文主要讲述了作者是怎样从一个害羞的小女孩变成一个外向的，敢在众人面前演讲的成功者。 1.句意：无论何时我不得不和陌生人说话的时候，我躲藏在我大姐的后面。A. over在……上方；B. under在……下面；C. behind在……后面；D...

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