Icouldn’tbelievemyearswhenIheardmynamecalledfortheleadingroleinourhighschoolplay.Mrs.Dermitmydrama(戏剧)teacherhadbeenlookingforsomeonetoplayanenergeticboyinaplay.LuckilyformeshethoughtthatIcouldactthe 1 .

ThatafternoonmyfriendKevinandItalked 2 abouttheplay.AlthoughKevinhadn’tbeen 3 foraroleonthestagehisjobwithhelpingalltheactorswasimportanttothesuccessoftheplay.ItoldhimIwasalittle__4 becauseIhadalotoflines(台词)tomemorize.“Youcandoit.”hesaid.IknewIcould 5 onhim:wehadbeenfriendssincethethirdgradeandwemadeagoodteam.

Preparationsfortheplaymovedatarapidpace.WhiledoinghisownworkKevinalsospenthourshelpingmelearnmylines.Heoftensaidmylineswithmebysilentlymovinghislips.We 6 thathecouldprobablyplaymypartaswellasIcould.

Threedaysbeforethe 7 nighteverythingwasreadyfortheperformance.ButwhenIwokeupwithahighfeveronthedayoftheplaythewholeproductioncametoasudden __8 .Everyoneinthedramadepartmentwasworried 9 therewasnowayIcouldperform.Theplaywas 10 toopeninfewerthansixhoursandwehadnotimetocancel.Itriedtothinkofawaytohelp.Thenithitme---Kevinknewthe 11 aswellasIdid.IcalledMrs.Dermittogivehermy 12 .WithinafewshorthoursKevinstoodonthestageincostume(戏服)andmakeup.Theamusinglineshehad 13 withmesomanytimesmadethecrowdlaughandcheer.InastrangeturnofeventsKevinandIhad 14 thedayforeveryonebyworkingasateam.

OfcourseIwasterriblydisappointedtohavemissedmychanceinthespotlightbutIwasextremely 15 tohavesuchagoodfriend.

1. A．part B．play C．bandD．scene

2. A．calmly B．sadly C．excitedly D．anxiously

3. A．had B．chosen C．invited D．trained

4. A．pleased B．bored C．nervous D．confused

5. A．rely B．operate C．base D．agree

6. A．expected B．debated C．agreed D．joked

7. A．ending B．closing C．