完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 I was

完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was standing on stage before 200 people, dressed up as George Washington. I had the lead role in my sixth grade  36  and, for the past two months, I had walked back and forth in my room  37  to say my lines.
Now it was time to give a  38  , and my heart was beating rapidly. At my  39 , I began to speak smoothly and clearly, but then it  40  : I stuttered（口吃）. I knew I would, and I did.
From that moment on, I  41  that my role in that play would be my first and my last. My speech problem affected  42  .
As a child, I struggled to say a full sentence, repeatedly hearing the  43  ments of my parents. “Take a deep breath and think about what you’re going to say.” I was too  44 to admit I had a problem.
 45  my school career progressed my speech problem became less noticeable, but it never 46  . It held me back.
After realizing that class officers had to speak in front of the entire student body, I  47 running in class elections . I feared reading aloud and meeting new people.
I would  48  sit in my room and cry, imagining what it would be like to be  49 , like everyone else.
Finally, I came to my senses. I read articles about famous people who 50  their speech problems. I  51  the fact that I do have a problem that will always be with me.
It has made me a 52  person and, with time, I know I’ll gain the confidence to stand up and 53  to myself that it will never hold me back.  54  , I know that I’m not the only one who  55 , because nobody is perfect.
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