What does taking a risk mean? It means trying ________ things even if（即使）they make you feel uncomfortable or afraid. One of the greatest risk I’d ever taken was playing a role in my high school’s fall play. I was not only a person who had ________ performance（表演）experience, but also I stuttered（口吃）.

Then ________ of performing in front of people made me worried. The reason why I ________ to perform was that I wanted to take part in my school theatre program.

On the day of the audition（试演）, there were also some acting exercises to warm us up. We were divided into pairs to ________ parts of the play. I felt very worried. After I said some of the lines（台词）, my partner said, “I ________ you are stuttering. Is that for dramatic effect or do you really stutter?” I was speechless.

When my ________ to audition came, my heart was beating fast. Across from me sat the director and his assistants（助手）. Needless to say. I was really ________ my performance. I played the role of a man painter who pretended（假装）to be a woman. My partner was playing a businessman who wanted to marry me（the woman）. We said our lines and, ________ , I didn’t stutter. We went through it several times, and finally it was over. I was so ________ .

The next Monday I was told that I had made the play. How excited I was! It was a lot of fun doing the play, and it was clear to me that my stuttering couldn’t ________ me doing what I wanted to do, and taking risks was well worth the time and ________ .