问题补充：
When I was in my ninth grade, I was on a stage-design team for a play and Mrs. Reagan was my director. Almost immediately I loved her. She had an unpleasant voice and a direct way of speaking, 1 she was encouraging and inspiring. For some reason, she was impressed with my work and me.
Mrs. Reagan would ask me for my 2. She wanted to know how I thought we should deal with things. At first I had no idea how to answer because I knew 3 about stage design! But I slowly tried to answer her 4. It was cause and effect: She believed I had opinions, so I began to make them and I completed them perfectly. She believed in me, so I began to believe in myself.
Mrs. Reagan s motto that year was, Try it. We can achieve it 5! I began to take the chances. I had been so afraid of failing but suddenly there was no failing. I learned to create something 6.
The shy, quiet freshman achieved success that year. I was 7 in the program as Student Art Assistant because of the time and effort Id put in. It was that year that I 8 I wanted to spend the rest of my life doing stage design.
Being on that stage-design team with Mrs. Reagan changed me completely. Not only was I stronger and more experienced than I had thought, but I also 9_ a strong interest and a world I hadn known. She taught me not to 10 what people think I should do. She taught me to take chances and not be 11_. Mrs. Reagan was the person who gave me confidence when I was upset. Her trust in me has encouraged me to do things that I never imagined 12.
【小题1】A．andB．soC．yetD．for【小题2】A．impressionB．opinionC．informationD．advice【小题3】A．anythingB．somethingC．everythingD．nothing【小题4】A．questionsB．wordsC．explanationsD．ideas【小题5】A．againB．moreC．insteadD．later【小题6】A．easilyB．carefullyC．confidentlyD．proudly【小题7】A．introducedB．recognizedC．placedD．considered【小题8】A．provedB．decidedC．acceptedD．realized【小题9】A．discoveredB．developedC．tookD．encouraged【小题10】A．acceptB．decide C．careD．wonder【小题11】A．afraidB．lazyC．sadD．bored【小题12】A．successfulB．possibleC．enjoyableD．agreeableC
答案：
(答案→)C
解析：这篇文章讲述的是作者在9年级的时候加入了一个舞台设计小组，他们的导师里根太太对她影响非常大，她让作者产生了自信，鼓励作者去做任何想做的事情。
【小题1】A. and和 B. so所以 C. yet然而 D. for为了根据句意：虽然她的声音让人不舒服，说话很直接，但是她总是鼓舞人心的。故选C
【小题2】A. impression印象 B. opinion观点 C. information信息 D. advice建议根据后文可知，里根太太询问作者的观点。故选B
【小题3】A. anything任何事 B. something某事 C. everything每个事情 D. nothing没什么根据句意：因为作者对舞台设计完全不懂。故选D
【小题4】A. questions问题 B. words话语 C. explanations解释D. ideas想法根据句意：但是作者慢慢地试着回答她的问题。故选A
【小题5】A. again 又 B. more 更多的 C. instead 代替 D. later后来根据句意：试一试，我们后来能够完成它。故选D
【小题6】A. easily 容易地 B. carefully仔细地 C. confidently自信地 D. proudly骄傲地根据句意：作者学习去产生一些自信。故选B
【小题7】A. introduced介绍 B. recognized认识 C. placed 放置 D. considered经过深思熟虑地根据句意：作者作为其中的“学生技术助理”被大家所识。故选B
【小题8】A. proved证明 B. decided决定 C. accepted接受 D. realized认识到根据句意：那年作者认识到他将用他的余生做舞台设计。故选D
【小题9】A. discovered 发现 B. developed发达的 C. took 拿 D. encouraged鼓励根据句意：作者也发现了一种浓厚的兴趣和从未见过的世界。故选A
【小题10】A. accept 接受 B. decide决定C. care 在意 D. wonder想知道根据句意：她教会作者不要去在意其他人想让他做什么。
【小题11】A. afraid害怕 B. lazy懒惰的 C. sad悲伤的 D. bored无聊的根据句意：她教会作者要抓住机会，不要害怕。故选A
【小题12】A. successful成功的 B. possible可能的 C. enjoyable快乐的 D. agreeable适合的根据句意：她对作者的信任鼓励作者去做一些以前根本不敢想的事情。故选B
