WhenIwasyoungIwantedtobeamodel,soIconvincedmyparentstot...

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When I was young I wanted to be a model, so I convinced my parents to take me for an audition （试演）．I was   51  by the judges and told I had potential．They said that for only $900 I could   52   a weekend event that dozens of the most well-known   53   agencies would attend．At 13, my   54   of fame and fortune clouded all judgment and I begged my parents to let me go．We have never been rich, but they saw my   55   and agreed．

I   56   being signed by some famous model companies．For months, any boredom or   57   I faced was pushed aside because I knew I would soon have the chance to be a real model．I thought I would grace the   58   of famous magazines!

Of course, I wasn't signed, but what   59   most was being told that if I grew to 1.75 meters I could be a   60 ．I prayed for a growth spurt （冲刺）   61 _  I could not imagine giving up my dream．I made a（n）   62   with a local modeling agency and the agent demanded ＄500 for classes, and ＄300 for other expenses．My parents only agreed after hours and hours of my   63 ．

The agency sent me out on a few auditions, but with every day I didn't receive a call, I grew more   64  ．The final straw came in September after I had decided to   65   commercial modeling．There was an open call in New York City．We spent hours driving and another few hours waiting, only to be told that I was too   66__ ．I was extremely upset．

Years later, I   67   that the trip to New York was good as it made me notice I didn't   68    love modeling, just the idea of it．I wanted to be   69   and I was naively （天真地） determined to reach an   70   goal．The experience has made me stronger and that will help me later in my life．

51．A．selected         B．invited          C．ignored          D．refused

52．A．witness          B．celebrate        C．record           D．attend

53．A．acting           B．travel           C．modeling         D．advertising

54．A．senses           B．hopes            C．attitudes        D．doubts

55．A．fortune          B．training         C．preparation                    D．enthusiasm

56．A．considered       B．imagined         C．appreciated                    D．admitted

57．A．disappointment                   B．embarrassment C．excitement         D．amusement

58．A．articles         B．sales            C．covers           D．editions

59．A．motivated        B．hurt             C．comforted        D．satisfied

60．A．giant            B．beauty           C．dresser          D．success

61．A．because          B．though           C．unless           D．before

62．A．wish             B．appointment      C．comment          D．promise

63．A．complaining      B．questioning      C．begging          D．advising

64．A．depressed        B．annoyed          C．patient          D．curious

65．A．take in          B．show off         C．put away         D．focus on

66．A．suitable         B．worried          C．short            D．pretty

67．A．realized         B．doubted          C．confirmed        D．declared

68．A．gradually        B．eventually       C．extremely        D．actually

69．A．realistic        B．generous         C．special          D．considerate

70．A．impossible       B．immediate        C．achievable       D．ideal

【回答】

51-55ADCBD   56-60 BACBD   61-65 ABCAD   66-70 CADCA

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