Section A
Directions: After reading the passages below, fill in the blanks to make the passages coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
(A)
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 (25) ． (select)and told I had potential
I imagined (26) (．For months, any boredom or disappointment I faced was pushed aside because I knew I (27) ． ( have ) the chance to be a real model soonsign) by some famous model companies
Of course, I wasn't signed, but (28) ．75 meters I could be a success．I prayed for a growth spurt （冲刺）because I didn’t want to give up my dream．I made an appointment with a local modeling agency. hurt the most was being told that if I grew to 1
The agency sent me out on a few auditions, but with every day I didn't receive a call, I grew more (29) ．The final straw came in July (30) ．There was an open call in New York City．We spent hours driving, only to be told that I was too short． I had decided to focus on commercial modeling(depress)
Years later, I realize that the trip to New York was good as (31) made me notice I didn't actually
