2014高考英语完形填空：2013暑假练习题（12）及答案解析
第二节： 完形填空（共20小题：每小题1分， 满分20分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从41-60各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，
选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项标号涂黑。
Some years ago when I was in my first year in college, I heard Salome Bey sing for the first time. The moment was exciting. Salome’s 21 filled the room and brought the theater to life. I was so 22 that I decided to write an article about her.
I 23 Salome Bey, telling her I was from Essence magazine, and that I wanted to meet her to talk about her career. She 24 and told me to come to her studio next Tuesday. When I hung up, I was scared out of my mind. I 25 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 26 手稿) into a large envelope and dropped it into a mailbox., taking notes and asking questions that all began with, “Can you tell me…” I soon realized that 27 Salome Bey was one thing, but writing a story for a national magazine was just impossible. The 28 was almost unbearable. I struggled for days 29 draft after draft. Finally I put my manuscript (
