WhenIwastoldtoplayforadramacompetitionIbecamenervous.Ihadneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore.ButafterreadingShakespeare’sTwelfthNightIwasexcitedaboutwhatwastocome.Thestorywasgreatandthesentenceswere

WhenIwastoldtoplayforadramacompetitionIbecamenervous.Ihadneverdoneanythinglikethisbefore.ButafterreadingShakespeare’sTwelfthNightIwasexcitedaboutwhatwastocome.Thestorywasgreatandthesentencesweresofunny.Iwantedtogiveitago.

IwasplayingSirTobyBelchaveryfunnyoldknight(骑士).Ihadtorememberalotofsentencesandveryfunnyoldwords.Iworkedhardinordertoactwelllikearealknightfromtheolddays.Butthemostdifferentjobwastobefunnyinallmyacting.ThisisquitedifferentfromthewayIaminreallife.

“OK.It’stimetobeadifferentmenow!”Isaidtomyself.AtfirstIcouldn’tdoanythingnaturally.Ididn’tknowwhattodowhenactinginthissillyway.ButIalwaystoldmyselfthatIwasSirTobynowandIshouldforgetwhoIreallywas.EvenwhenIwasinthebathIwasthinkingaboutSirToby’swordsandactionsandtryingtodoeverythinglikeSirTobydid.

Thecompetitiondayfinallycame.WhenitwasmyturntoperformItookadeepbreathandbeganmypart.Itriedhardtomakemywordsclearenoughtobeunderstoodandmyactionsfunnyenoughtomakeeverybodylaugh.WhentheresultswerefinallyreadoutIimmediatelyknewwehadwonfirstprize.Imadeit.

FromthisexperienceI’vecometoknowthatIcanbeadifferentperson.It’sdoesn’tmeanI’vechangedmypersonalitybutIcandosomethingIhadneverimaginedpossible.

38.Whenthewriterfinishedreadingthestory.

A.hewasexcitedB.thecompetitionbegan

C.hebecamenervousD.heforgotwhohereallywas

39.Theexpression“giveitago”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans.

A.comeonB.giveup

C.runawayD.haveatry

40.Thewriterthoughtitwasverydifficulttobefunnyinallhisactingbecause.

A.itwasanoldstory

B.itwasdifferentfromthewayhewasinreallife

C.hewasnotinterestedinit

D.hisclassmatesandteacherswouldlaughathim

41.Fromthelastparagraphwecanlearnthatthewriter.

A.haslearnednothingfromtheexperience

B.planstomeetandtalktodifferentpeople

C.islookingforwardtothenextcompetition

D.candosomethingwhichseemsimpossible