Almost everyone considered William unusual, since no one could get a normal   5   word out of him. As no one knew how he made his living — he lived quite   6  , always wearing the same old second-hand suit — they often had no ___7__for him and sometimes even made fun of him.

　　William had been in Cheekyville for some years, when one day a rumor (谣言) spread that William had received a role in a very important   8   in the nation’s capital, that there had been posters everywhere advertising the event, and that it had been a great   9  . And to everyone’s surprise, when William was being interviewed by reporters, he answered their questions by speaking with good   10  , and with a clear and pleasant voice.

　　    From that day on, William gave up   11   at all hours. Now he sang only during his stage appearances. People wouldn’t have thought him   12   if they had seen what William kept in his big suitcase. It was a large   13  , with a hand-carved message on it.

　　    The message said, “Practice every second, for you never know when your   14   will come.” Little did people realize that he only got the role in the opera because the   15   had heard William singing while out buying a newspaper.

　　  1. A. tall       B. sensitive    C. handsome    D. strange

　　  2. A. common     B. concerned    C. wealthy     D. confident

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