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　　On August 26, 1999, New York City experienced a torrential downpour．The rain caused the streets to 　　1　　 and the subway system almost came to a stop．

　　Unfortunately, this happened during the morning rush hour．Many people who were going to work were 　　2　　 to go home．Some battled to 　　3　　 a taxi or to get on a bus．Still others faced the 　　4　　 bravely, walking miles to get to work．

　　I 　　5　　 to be one of the people on the way to work that morning．I went from subway line to subway line only to find that most 　　6　　 had stopped．After making my way 　　7　　 crowds of people, I finally found a subway line that was 　　8　　．Unfortunately, there were so many people waiting to 　　9　　 the subway that I could not even get down the stairs to the 　　10　　．So I took the train going in the opposite direction, and then switch back to the downtown train．Finally, after what seemed like an forever, the train 　　11　　 my stop．Then I had to walk several blocks in the increasingly heavy rain．When I finally got to my office, I was 　　12　　 through, exhausted and 　　13　　．

　　My co-workers and I spent most of the day drying off．When it was 5∶00 pm，I was ready to go home．I was about to turn off my computer 　　14　　 I received an email from Garth, my Director：

　　I would like to thank all of you who made the effort and 　　15　　 reported to work．It is always reassuring(令人欣慰), at times like these, when employees so clearly show their 　　16　　 to their jobs．Thank you．

　　Garth's email was short, but I learned more from that 　　17　　 message than I ever did from a textbook．The email taught me that a few words of 　　18　　 can make a big difference．The rainstorm and the traffic 　　19　　 had made me tied and upset．But Garth's words immediately 　　20　　 me and put a smile back on my face．

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B, C and D．Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context．

　　The first attempt of even the most talented artists, musicians, and writers is seldom a masterpiece, If you consider your drafts as dress rehearsals(彩排), or tryouts, revising will seem a natural part of the writing 　　1　　．

　　What is the purpose of the dress rehearsals and the out-of-town previews that many Broadway shows go through?The answer is adding, deleting, replacing, reordering, 　　2　　 revising．Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical Phantom of the Opera underwent such a process．

　　When Lloyd Webber began writing in 1984, he had in mind a funny, exciting production．However, when Phantom opened in London in 1986, the audience saw a moving psychological love story set to music．The musical had．　　3　　 several revisions due, in part, to problems with costuming and makeup(戏服和化妆)．For instance, Lloyd Webber 　　4　　 some of the music because the Phantom's makeup prevented the actor from singing certain sounds．

　　When you revise, you change aspects of your work in 　　5　　 to your evolving purpose, or to include 　　6　　 ideas or newly discovered information．

　　Revision is not just an afterthought that gets only as much time as you have at the end of an assignment．　　7　　, it is a major stage of the writing process, and writers revise every step of the way．Even your decision to 　　8　　 topics while prewriting is a type of revising．However．don't make the mistake of skipping the revision stage that follows 　　9　　．Always make time to become your own 　　10　　 and view your dress rehearsal, so to speak．Reviewing your work in this way can give you 　　11　　 new ideas．

　　Revising involves 　　12　　 the effectiveness and appropriateness of all aspects of your writing, making your purpose more clearly, and refocusing or developing the facts and ideas you present．When you revise, ask yourself the following questions, keeping in mind the audience for whom you are writing：Is my main idea or purpose 　　13　　 throughout my draft?Do I ever lose sight of my purpose?Have I given my readers all of the 　　14　　 that is, facts, opinions, inferences－that they need in order to understand my main idea?Finally, have I included too many 　　15　　 details that may confuse readers?