It was a cool October evening. Excitement and family members __36___ the hall. I was only a 7-year-old girl, but I was the center of __37___. Finally, after weeks of preparation, I would __38_ all my hard work in a dance of performance. Everything would be __39___ —so I thought. I waited baskstage all __40__ in my black tights with a golden belt. In a loud and clear voice, the master of ceremonies  __41__ that my class was next.
My dance class was doing a routine on wooden boxes two feet by two feet, facing the  __42___. All I had to do in the next move was put one foot on the box next to mine and keep my other foot on my box. I really was an  __43__ move. I was concentrating so much  __44___ the huge smile on my face and holding my head up that I did not look  __45__ I was going. I missed my partner’s box altogether and __46__. There I was standing on the stage floor when my classmates were on top of their boxes. I could hear giggles(咯咯笑) coming from the audience, and I felt the ___47___ rush to my face. I remembered my dance teacher had told us, “If you make a mistake, keep smiling so the audience will not ___48___.” I did my best to follow her ___49___ as I continued with the routine.
When the curtain dropped, so did my __50___ for the evening. I ___51___ bitterly, tasting the salt from the tears that streamed down my face. I ran backstage, but no one could __52__ me down.
Recently I realized I had been a __53__ that night. I was ___54___, but I fought the urge to run off the stage. __55___, I finished the routine with a smile on my face. Now when friends and family laugh about the time I slipped during a dance performance, I can laugh too.
36. A. filled    B. visited   C. attended    D. decorated
37. A. pressure    B. impression   C. debate    D. attention
38. A. take over    B. show off   C . look after    D. give up
39. A. reasonable   B. suitable    C . obvious     D . perfect
40. A. dressed up   B. folded up    C. covered up    D. mixed up
41. A. suggested    B. explained    C. announced    D. predicted
42. A. music        B . audience    C . curtain    D . stage
43. A. easy         B . active    C . adventurous   D. extra
44. A. containing      B . hiding    C . sharing   D . keeping
45. A. why         B . whether    C . where    D . what
46. A. wandered    B. slipped    C . waved    D . skipped
47. A. blood        B . pleasure    C . pride     D . tear
48. A. leave  B . cheer    C . believe     D . notice
49. A. gesture        B . example   C . advice      D . plan
50. A. doubts       B . hopes     C . voice      D . patience
51. A. argued      B . shouted   C . begged     D . sobbed
52. A. turn   B . calm      C . let     D . put
53. A. star   B . pioneer   C . loser        D . fool
54. A. satisfied       B . moved    C . embarrassed    D. confused
55. A. However      B . Instead   C . In total   D . in return