题目内容：

That was my first ballet performance and I was the lead role. A huge black curtain _______me from the crowd. My heart raced so rapidly that it would_______out of my chest. A rush of _______shot through my body when the music began and I took my_______at the center of the stage. I pushed off the floor as hard as I could and _______into the air. Then I started to come _______for my landing, preparing to jump again, and yet my foot _______I fell, face-first. For a moment I couldn’t _______, wondering if I should go on._______, trained for thousands of hours for twelve years, my muscles ignored the________of my mind and I ________myself back on my feet. I finished the part and left the stage. Bending over a table, I tried to________tears. I didn’t want to go back to finish the last twenty minutes. I didn’t ________the lead role.

Then came my teacher. “The________thing on stage is to fall. You’ve gotten it, so what’s left to________? Just go and give it all. ” Her words ________me. Minutes later, I went back onstage and completely let go of ________. I just danced, letting the music guide me through the movement.

Now, as a Principal Dancer, I often think about that performance. We fall when we try our hardest. There is no ________, only pride. Falling is________and sometimes it is easier just to stay on the________. But if we never get up, we never experience what it is like to fly.

1.A. covered    B. hid    C. protected    D. drove

2.A. beat    B. drop    C. run    D. shout

3.A. amazement    B. excitement    C. joy    D. satisfaction

4.A. time    B. turn    C. place    D. order

5.A. flew    B. spun    C. rose    D. looked

6.A. out    B. in    C. down    D. off

7.A. slipped    B. stopped    C. stepped    D. advanced

8.A. think    B. cry    C. move    D. believe

9.A. Therefore    B. However    C. Otherwise    D. Instead

10.A. loss    B. pain    C. relief    D. hesitation

11.A. found    B. dragged    C. accustomed    D. allowed

12.A. dry up    B. wipe out    C. burst into    D. fight back

13.A. play    B. deserve    C. get    D. finish

14.A. unexpected    B. awkward    C. common    D. worst

15.A. go    B. do    C. lose    D. say

16.A. awoke    B. enriched    C. excited    D. surprised

17.A. the music    B. myself    C. the teacher    D. others

18.A. excuse    B. fear    C. benefit    D. shame

19.A. shocking    B. interesting    C. rare    D. terrible

20.A. spot    B. road    C. ground    D. stage