Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read Th

Today I am known for my voice. Perhaps the greatest honor came when I was asked to read The New Testament（《新约全书》）on tape .
But it  21  a long time to believe such good things could happen to me. When I was a child, I stuttered（结巴）so badly that I was pletely  22  to speak in public.
 23  when I was 14, Professor Donald Crouch came to my school. He was a retired college professor. English was his favorite subject and  24  was his deepest love. He held a book of poems as if it were a crystal,  25  pages as if uncovering treasures. When he heard that our school was teaching Shakespeare and other classics, he felt  26  for not being a part of our school sooner.
When he  27  that I not only loved poetry but was  28  it, we became closer. There was, however, one  29 -- Professor Crouch could not stand the  30  that I refused to read my poems to the class.
“Jim, poetry is  31  to be read aloud,” he said. “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and  32 .
One day he   33  me .
After handing in a poem, I waited for his  34 . It didn’t e. Instead one day as the students had gathered together, he  35  me , “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”
I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started,  36  flooding me. “of course I did !” “Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from  37 .”
By then the other students had settled at their desks. With knees shaking, I walked up to the front. For a moment I stood there  38  Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way   39 !
Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a(n)  40  and found my classmates actually looked forward to hearing me recite.
【小题1】A．lastedB．tookC．spentD．wasted【小题2】A．impatientB．disabledC．unableD．impossible【小题3】A．ButB．ThenC．BesidesD．However【小题4】A．archaeologyB．artC．architectureD．poetry【小题5】A．drawingB．turningC．writingD．finding【小题6】A．regretfulB．thankfulC．relievedD．annoyed【小题7】A．decidedB．recognizedC．learnedD．proved【小题8】A．readingB．recitingC．publishingD．writing【小题9】A．problemB．promiseC．agreementD．difference【小题10】A．matterB．factC．ideaD．belief【小题11】A．saidB．foundC．preparedD．meant【小题12】A．turned awayB．sat downC．talked backD．gave in【小题13】A．greetedB．scoldedC．trickedD．forted【小题14】A．helpB．ideaC．reward D．ment【小题15】A．challengedB．attractedC．noticedD．talked【小题16】A．prideB．angerC．excitementD．joy【小题17】A．heartB．beginningC．mindD．memory【小题18】A．panicB．disappointedC．breathlessD．aimless【小题19】A．downB．upC．aroundD．through【小题20】A．voiceB．soundC．appearanceD．interestB