完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade  36  and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room  37  to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a  38  , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my  39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it  40  : I stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I  41  that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected  42  .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the  43  comments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too  44  to admit I had a problem.
 45  my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46  . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I  47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would  48  sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be  49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50  their speech problems. I  51  the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a 52  person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53  to myself that it will never hold me back.  54  , I know that I’m not the only one who  55 , because nobody is perfect.
  

A．play B．game C．dance D．concert

A．desiring B．waiting C．struggling D．hesitating

A．test B．performance C．suggestion D．judgment

A．sight B．angle C．news D．turn

A．happened B．seemed D．remained

A．urged B．promised C．admitted D．repeated

A．nothing B．something C．everything D．anything

A．exciting B．surprising C．puzzling D．annoying

A．ashamed B．willing C．weak D．eager

A．Though B．As C．Before D．Unless

A．failed B．disappeared C．burst D．combined

B．put off C．approved of D．gave up

A．never B．seldom C．sometime D．constantly

A．normal B．special C．usual

A．realized B．refused C．overcame D．avoided

A．doubted B．changed C．hid D．faced

A．stronger B．greater C．wiser D．purer

A．explain B．prove C．respond D．scream

A．On the contrary B．On the other hand C．Above all D．At most

A．attempts B．argues C．suffers D．risks