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

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