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3. If everyone in the country knew first aid,many lives (将被拯救) .
3. would be saved
Some years ago when I was in my first year in col?lege,I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The mo?ment was exciting. Salome's 32 filled the room and brought the theatre to life. I was so 33 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 34 Salome Bey,telling her I was from Essence magazine,and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 35 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up,I was scared out of my mind. I 36 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 37 ,taking notes and asking questions that all began with " Can you tell me ... ”. 1 soon realized that 38 Salome Bey was one thing,but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The39 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 40 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (手稿) into a large enve?lope and dropped it into a mailbox.
It didn't take long. My manuscript 41 . How stupid of me!I thought. How could 42 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn't 43 the rejec?tion letter,I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer.
Five years later,I was moving to California. While 44 my apartment,I came across the unopened enve?lope. This time I opened it and read the editor's letter in 45
Ms Profit,Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet xve need some 46 materials. Please add those and return the arti?tie immediately,We voould like to 47 your story soon.
Shocked,it took me a long time to48 Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at least five hundred dollars and the chance of having my article appear in a major magazine. More importantly,I lost years of 49 writing. Today,I have become a fulltime writer. Looking back on this 50 ,I learned a very important lesson; you can't 51 to doubt yourself.
32. A. joy B. voice C. speech D. smile
33. A. proud B. active C. satisfied D. moved
34. A. visited B. emailed
C. phoned D. interviewed
35. A. agreed B. refused C. hesitated D. paused
36. A. replied B. discovered C. explained D. knew
37. A. seriously B. patiently C. nervously D. quietly
38. A. blaming B. fooling C. inviting D. urging
39. A. hardship B. failure C. comment D. pressure
40. A. with B. by C. on D. in
41. A. disappeared B. returned C. spread D. improved
42. A. compare B. struggle C. survive D. compete
43. A. ignore B. deliver C. face D. receive
44. A. decorating B. repairing C. cleaning D. leaving
45. A. disbelief B. anxiety C. horror D. trouble
46. A. subjective B. relevant C. private D. reliable
47. A. broadcast B. create C. publish D. assess
48. A. recover B. prepare
C. escape D. concentrate
49. A. energetic B. endless C. typical D. enjoyable
50. A. experience B. success C. benefit D. accident
51. A. attempt B. afford C. expect D. pretend
3. If I (be) you,I wouldn't ring him back.
3. Had they not returned for their (possess) ， they would have survived the earthquake and would be alive now.
3. With modern telecommunications,we don't have to wait for weeks to get news from around the world.
―If there were no modern telecommunications,we for weeks to get news from around the world.
3. ―But for your timely warning,we would (get) into great trouble.
— Well,you know we're friends.
10. ―Why are your eyes so red? You cant (sleep) well last night.
―Yes,I stayed up late writing a report.
1. Wallace Chung can sing,dance and act as well. This is why he (吸弓引）his fans for nearly 20 years.
5. Technical progress would put our firm (占有) the home market.
