I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermit, my drama(戏剧) teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a play. Luckily for me, she thought that I could act the   1 .
That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked   2  about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been   3   for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little __4  because I had a lot of lines(台词)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could   5  on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We   6  that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the    7  night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden   __8 . Everyone in the drama department was worried,   9  there was no way I could perform. The play was   10  to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the   11  as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my   12 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戏服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had   13  with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had   14  the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely   15  to have such a good friend.

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermit, my drama(戏剧) teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a play. Luckily for me, she thought that I could act the   1 .

That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked   2  about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been   3   for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little __4  because I had a lot of lines(台词)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could   5  on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.

Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We   6  that he could probably play my part as well as I could.

Three days before the    7  night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden   __8 . Everyone in the drama department was worried,   9  there was no way I could perform. The play was   10  to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the   11  as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my   12 . Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戏服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had   13  with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had   14  the day for everyone by working as a team.

Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely   15  to have such a good friend.

1.                A．part           B．play            C．band D．scene

2.                A．calmly          B．sadly           C．excitedly  D．anxiously

3.                A．had            B．chosen         C．invited   D．trained

4.                A．pleased        B．bored          C．nervous  D．confused

5.                A．rely           B．operate         C．base     D．agree

6.                A．expected       B．debated        C．agreed   D．joked

7.                A．ending         B．closing         C．opening  D．greeting

8.                A．change         B．turn           C．stop D．close

9.                A．for            B．but            C．and  D．so

10.               A．written         B．taken          C．said  D．scheduled

11.               A．steps          B．lines           C．point D．case

12.               A．introduction     B．instruction      C．explanation D．suggestion

13.               A．saw           B．read           C．practiced  D．watched

14.               A．valued         B．saved          C．left   D．kept

15.               A．successful      B．thankful        C．trustful    D．hopeful

I couldn’t believe my ears when I heard my name called for the leading role in our high school play. Mrs. Dermit, my drama(戏剧) teacher, had been looking for someone to play an energetic boy in a play. Luckily for me, she thought that I could act the 1.
That afternoon my friend Kevin and I talked 2 about the play. Although Kevin hadn’t been 3  for a role on the stage, his job with helping all the actors was important to the success of the play. I told him I was a little 4 because I had a lot of lines(台词)to memorize. “You can do it.” he said. I knew I could 5 on him: we had been friends since the third grade, and we made a good team.
Preparations for the play moved at a rapid pace. While doing his own work, Kevin also spent hours helping me learn my lines. He often said my lines with me by silently moving his lips. We 6 that he could probably play my part as well as I could.
Three days before the  7 night, everything was ready for the performance. But when I woke up with a high fever on the day of the play, the whole production came to a sudden 8. Everyone in the drama department was worried, 9 there was no way I could perform. The play was 10 to open in fewer than six hours, and we had no time to cancel. I tried to think of a way to help. Then it hit me---Kevin knew the 11 as well as I did. I called Mrs. Dermit to give her my 12. Within a few short hours, Kevin stood on the stage in costume(戏服) and makeup. The amusing lines he had 13 with me so many times made the crowd laugh and cheer. In a strange turn of events, Kevin and I had 14 the day for everyone by working as a team.
Of course, I was terribly disappointed to have missed my chance in the spotlight, but I was extremely 15 to have such a good friend.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      part
   2. B.
      play
   3. C.
      band
   4. D.
      scene
2. 2.
   1. A.
      calmly
   2. B.
      sadly
   3. C.
      excitedly
   4. D.
      anxiously
3. 3.
   1. A.
      had
   2. B.
      chosen
   3. C.
      invited
   4. D.
      trained
4. 4.
   1. A.
      pleased
   2. B.
      bored
   3. C.
      nervous
   4. D.
      confused
5. 5.
   1. A.
      rely
   2. B.
      operate
   3. C.
      base
   4. D.
      agree
6. 6.
   1. A.
      expected
   2. B.
      debated
   3. C.
      agreed
   4. D.
      joked
7. 7.
   1. A.
      ending
   2. B.
      closing
   3. C.
      opening
   4. D.
      greeting
8. 8.
   1. A.
      change
   2. B.
      turn
   3. C.
      stop
   4. D.
      close
9. 9.
   1. A.
      for
   2. B.
      but
   3. C.
      and
   4. D.
      so
10. 10.
    1. A.
       written
    2. B.
       taken
    3. C.
       said
    4. D.
       scheduled
11. 11.
    1. A.
       steps
    2. B.
       lines
    3. C.
       point
    4. D.
       case
12. 12.
    1. A.
       introduction
    2. B.
       instruction
    3. C.
       explanation
    4. D.
       suggestion
13. 13.
    1. A.
       saw
    2. B.
       read
    3. C.
       practiced
    4. D.
       watched
14. 14.
    1. A.
       valued
    2. B.
       saved
    3. C.
       left
    4. D.
       kept
15. 15.
    1. A.
       successful
    2. B.
       thankful
    3. C.
       trustful
    4. D.
       hopeful

I tried to call you last night, but I couldn’t ______.

I tried ________ you several times yesterday, but I couldn't ________ to you．

1. A.
   calling up; come across
2. B.
   to call on; go through
3. C.
   ringing; get through
4. D.
   to call; get across