When I was in my ninth grade, I was on a stage-design team for a play and Mrs. Reagan was my director. Almost immediately I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, __1__ she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Reagan would ask me for my __2__. She wanted to know how I thought we should deal with things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew __3__ about stage design! But I slowly tried to answer her __4__. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to make them and I completed them perfectly. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Reagan 's motto that year was, "Try it. We can achieve it __5__!" I began to take the chances. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing. I learned to create something __6__.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was __7__ in the program as "Student Art Assistant" because of the time and effort I'd put in. It was that year that I __8__ I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Reagan changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more experienced than I had thought, but I also __9_ a strong interest and a world I hadn't known. She taught me not to __10__ what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be __11_. Mrs. Reagan was the person who gave me confidence when I was upset. Her trust in me has encouraged me to do things that I never imagined __12__.
小题2: |
A.impression |
B.opinion |
C.information |
D.advice |
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小题3: |
A.anything |
B.something |
C.everything |
D.nothing |
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小题4: |
A.questions |
B.words |
C.explanations |
D.ideas |
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小题5: |
A.again |
B.more |
C.instead |
D.later |
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小题6: |
A.easily |
B.carefully |
C.confidently |
D.proudly |
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小题7: |
A.introduced |
B.recognized |
C.placed |
D.considered |
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小题8: |
A.proved |
B.decided |
C.accepted |
D.realized |
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小题9: |
A.discovered |
B.developed |
C.took |
D.encouraged |
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小题10: |
A.accept |
B.decide |
C.care |
D.wonder |
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小题11: |
A.afraid |
B.lazy |
C.sad |
D.bored |
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小题12: |
A.successful |
B.possible |
C.enjoyable |
D.agreeable |
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