1 . “Mama,when I grow up,I’m going to be one of those!” I said this after seeing the Capital Dancing Company perform when I was three.It was the first time that my______took on a vivid form and acted as something important to start my training.As I grew older and was______to more,my interests in the world of dance______varied but that little girl’s dream of someday becoming a______in the company never left me.In the summer of 2005 when I was 18,I received the phone call which made that dream a______; I became a member of the company______back to 1925.
As I look back on that day now,it surely______any sense of reality.I believe I stayed in a state of pleasant disbelief______I was halfway through rehearsals(排练) on my first day.I never actually______to get the job.After being offered the position,I was completely______.I remember shaking with excitement.
Though I was absolutely thrilled with the change,it did not come without its fair share of______.Through the strict rehearsal period of dancing six days a week,I found it vital to______up the material fast with every last bit of concentration.It is that extreme______to detail(细节) and stress on practice that set us______.To then follow those highenergy rehearsals______a busy show schedule of up to five performances a day,I discovered a new______of the words “hard work”.What I thought were my physical______were pushed much further than I thought______.I learned to make each performance better than the last.
Today,when I look at the unbelievable company that I have the great______of being a part of,not only as a member,but as a dance captain,I see a______that has inspired not only generations of little girls but a splendid company that continues to develop and grow—and inspires people every day to follow their dreams.
1. A.hobby | B.plan | C.dream | D.word |
2. A.connected | B.expanded | C.exposed | D.extended |
3. A.rarely | B.certainly | C.probably | D.consistently |
4. A.director | B.trainer | C.leader | D.dancer |
5. A.symbol | B.memory | C.truth | D.reality |
6. A.bouncing | B.dating | C.turning | D.tracking |
7. A.lacks | B.adds | C.makes | D.brings |
8. A.while | B.since | C.until | D.when |
9. A.cared | B.expected | C.asked | D.decided |
10. A.motivated | B.relaxed | C.convinced | D.astonished |
11. A.challenges | B.profits | C.advantages | D.adventures |
12. 13. A.attention | B.association | C.attraction | D.adaptation |
14. A.apart | B.aside | C.off | D.back |
15. 16. A.function | B.meaning | C.expression | D.usage |
17. A.boundaries | B.problems | C.barriers | D.efforts |
18. A.necessary | B.perfect | C.proper | D.possible |
19. A.talent | B.honor | C.potential | D.responsibility |
20. A.victory | B.trend | C.tradition | D.desire |