Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament（《新约全书》）on tape .
But it
21 a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（结巴）so badly that I was completely
22 to speak in public.
23 when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and
24 was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal,
25 pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt
26 for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he
27 that I not only loved poetry but was
28 it, we became closer. There was, however, one
29 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the
30 that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is
31 to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and
32 .
One day he
33 me .
After handing in a poem, I waited for his
34 . It didn’t come. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he
35 me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started,
36 flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from
37 .”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there
38 Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way
39 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n)
40 and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
| 小题1: | | A．lasted | B．took | C．spent | D．wasted |
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| 小题2: | | A．impatient | B．disabled | C．unable | D．impossible |
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| 小题3: | | A．But | B．Then | C．Besides | D．However |
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| 小题4: | | A．archaeology | B．art | C．architecture | D．poetry |
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| 小题5: | | A．drawing | B．turning | C．writing | D．finding |
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| 小题6: | | A．regretful | B．thankful | C．relieved | D．annoyed |
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| 小题7: | | A．decided | B．recognized | C．learned | D．proved |
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| 小题8: | | A．reading | B．reciting | C．publishing | D．writing |
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| 小题9: | | A．problem | B．promise | C．agreement | D．difference |
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| 小题10: | | A．matter | B．fact | C．idea | D．belief |
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| 小题11: | | A．said | B．found | C．prepared | D．meant |
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| 小题12: | | A．turned away | B．sat down | C．talked back | D．gave in |
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| 小题13: | | A．greeted | B．scolded | C．tricked | D．comforted |
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| 小题14: | | A．help | B．idea | C．reward | D．comment |
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| 小题15: | | A．challenged | B．attracted | C．noticed | D．talked |
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| 小题16: | | A．pride | B．anger | C．excitement | D．joy |
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| 小题17: | | A．heart | B．beginning | C．mind | D．memory |
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| 小题18: | | A．panic | B．disappointed | C．breathless | D．aimless |
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| 小题19: | | A．down | B．up | C．around | D．through |
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| 小题20: | | A．voice | B．sound | C．appearance | D．interest |
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