Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament《新约全书》 on tape.
But it _________ a long time to believe such god things could happen to me. When I was a child. I stuttered(结巴) so badly that I was completely _________ to speak in public.
_________, when I was 14. Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and _________ was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal(水晶), _________ pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt _________ for not being a part of our school sooner.
When be _________ that I not only loved poetry but was _________ it, we became closer. There was, however, one _________ between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the __________ that I refused to read my poems to the class.
"Jim, poetry is __________ to be read aloud," he said. "You should be able to speak those beautiful words." I shook my head and __________.
One day he __________ me.
After handing in a poem. I waited for his __________. It didn't come.Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he __________ me, "."
I stared at him in disbelief. "Why," I started to cry, __________ flooding me, "of course I did!” "Well then,” he said, "you've got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from __________."
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there, __________. Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way __________.
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers' poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n) __________ and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
【小题1】A.lasted | B.took | C.cost | D.wasted |
【小题2】A.impatient | B.unlikely | C.unable | D.impossible |
【小题3】A.But | B.Then | C.Besides | D.However |
【小题4】A.archaeology | B.art | C.architecture | D.poetry |
【小题5】A.drawing | B.turning | C.writing | D.finding |
【小题6】A.regretful | B.thankful | C.relieved | D.annoyed |
【小题7】A.decided | B.recognized | C.learned | D.proved |
【小题8】A.reading | B.reciting | C.publishing | D.writing |
【小题9】A.difficulty | B.promise | C.agreement | D.difference |
【小题10】A.matter | B.fact | C.idea | D.belief |
【小题11】A.said | B.found | C.prepared | D.meant |
【小题12】A.turned away | B.sat down | C.talked back | D.gave in |
【小题13】A.greeted | B.scolded | C.tricked | D.comforted |
【小题14】A.help | B.idea | C.reward | D.comment |
【小题15】A.challenged | B.attacked | C.noticed | D.told |
【小题16】A.pride | B.anger | C.excitement | D.joy |
【小题17】A.heart | B.beginning | C.mind | D.memory |
【小题18】A.puzzled | B.disappointed | C.breathless | D.aimless |
【小题19】A.down | B.up | C.around | D.through |
【小题20】A.voice | B.sound | C.gift | D.interest |