Ⅱ. 完形填空(每题1分,满分15分)
When I was in the first year of junior high school,I felt nervous about many things. But my biggest
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was that my voice started changing. At first,the voice getting deep excited me,but then I
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it cracked(变嘶哑) before getting deeper.

My first voice crack made me very
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. Though my friends didn't laugh openly,I believed they
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joked about me behind my back because their voices remained normal. To avoid embarrassment,I stopped talking except for saying short words like "cool" or "yeah". My reason was
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:No talking means no voice cracks.
Later,I
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a new method—clearing my throat before speaking. This helped me feel a little better. But I still
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voice cracks in class,especially with new classmates. I didn't want them to remember me for this embarrassing problem.
The
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moment came two months later. Walking into class,I saw the roll call
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,but with a new teacher instead of our usual one who knew everyone. My hands got wet when I realized I had to say "Here" clearly.
When my
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came,I breathed deeply but my "Here" came out cracked and silly. The class went
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,and then suddenly everyone laughed. I wanted to hide. All eyes were on me. My
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burnt like fire!
The teacher continued calling names while I was frozen. I kept my head low,feeling sad.
After class,a boy patted my back. "All boys' voices crack," he said kindly. "It's a
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situation!"
Suddenly,I understood why friends never made fun of me—they
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about me! I smiled back,feeling better. Maybe growing up meant accepting such moments. After all,nobody is
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. Learning to laugh at myself could be the key to real confidence.
1. A. dream
B. problem
C. secret
D. mistake
2. A. served
B. decided
C. found
D. doubted
3. A. worried
B. excited
C. bored
D. interested
4. A. cheaply
B. bravely
C. carefully
D. secretly
5. A. difficult
B. simple
C. funny
D. lazy
6. A. built
B. opened
C. developed
D. received
7. A. feared
B. shared
C. imagined
D. preferred
8. A. best
B. latest
C. loneliest
D. worst
9. A. putting off
B. taking place
C. ending up
D. picking up
10. A. turn
B. chance
C. goal
D. question
11. A. wrong
B. pale
C. quiet
D. dark
12. A. face
B. arm
C. head
D. back
13. A. fair
B. common
C. special
D. helpful
14. A. asked
B. heard
C. cared
D. talked
15. A. proud
B. perfect
C. patient
D. polite