湖北省武汉市华师一附中分配生英语测试试题资料.pdfVIP

精品文档 湖北省武汉市 2013 年华师一附中分配生 英语测试试题 姓名： ___________________ 满分： 40 分 分数： 一、完形填空： （每空一分，共 20 分） Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 1 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 2 that I decided to write an article about her. I 3 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk her career. She 4 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 5 I was lying. I was not a writer at all and hadn ’t even written a grocery list. I interviewed Salome Bey the next Tuesday. I sat there 6 , taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Canyou tell me…” I soon realized that 7 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 8 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 9 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript ( 手稿 ) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox. It didn ’t take long. My manuscript 10 . How stupid of me! I thought. How could I 11 in a world of professional writers? Knowing I couldn 12 the’t rejection letter, I threw the unopened envelope into a drawer. Five years later, I was moving to California. While 13 my apartment, I came across the unopened envelope. This time I opened it and read the editor ’ in 14 : Dear Ms Profit, Your story on Salome Bey is fantastic. Yet we need some 15 materials. Please add those and return the article immediately. We would like to 16 your story soon. Shocked, it took me a long time to 17 . Fear of rejection cost me dearly. I lost at lea