隆昌县高考英语一轮复习完形填空专练2 完形填空 【2017·蚌埠市高三第三次教学质量检查考试Some years ago when I was in my second year in university,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 about 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,“Can you 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 (不可容忍的).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’t __12__the 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 |