题目内容：

    Years of living with a lisp (口齿不清) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my ______, I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they ____ me, as if “Quiet” were part of my ____. I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be ____.

Last September, however, that all ____. I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could ____ what we had written. I ____ listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the ____ to do that.”

One day, I was really ____ with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those ____ little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? ____, your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to ____ my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes.

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice ___. I could hear it ___as I read, and I could hear every stutter (结巴) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at. ____, I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist.

The next day, I did it ____. Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that ____ my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most ____, social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I ____ read my poetry out loud at a reading club.

Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I ____ to be heard.

1.A.embarrassment B.excitement C.humor D.silence

2.A.heard from B.talked of C.called on D.looked for

3.A.name B.opinion C.duty D.business

4.A.seen B.heard C.followed D.protected

5.A.disappeared B.returned C.developed D.changed

6.A.examine B.practice C.share D.copy

7.A.regret B.consider C.imagine D.remember

8.A.time B.courage C.patience D.evidence

9.A.busy B.strict C.pleased D.disappointed

10.A.tired B.urgent C.funny D.cheerful

11.A.Besides B.Otherwise C.Therefore D.Normally

12.A.touch B.wave C.extend D.withdraw

13.A.go down B.die away C.come out D.calm down

14.A.shaking B.singing C.shouting D.deepening

15.A.Sadly B.Hopefully C.Honestly D.Unexpectedly

16.A.again B.alone C.already D.anyway

17.A.thanks to B.instead of C.despite D.except

18.A.serious B.outgoing C.nervous D.hardworking

19.A.even B.still C.only D.seldom

20.A.fear B.agree C.deserve D.pretend