When he　7　that I not only loved poetry but was　8　it, we became closer. There was, however, one　9　between us—Professor Crouch could not stand the　10　that I refused to read my poems to the class.　

　　“Jim, poetry is　11　to be read aloud,” he said, “You should be able to speak those beautiful words.” I shook my head and　12　.　

　　One day he　13　me. After handing in a poem, I waited for his　14　. It didn’t come. Instead, one day as the students had gathered together, he　15　me, “Jim, I don’t think you wrote this poem.”　

　　I stared at him in disbelief. “Why,” I started, 　16　flooding me, “of course I did!　”“Well, then,” he said, “you’ve got to prove it by getting up and reciting it from　17　.”　

　　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, 　18　. Then I began, and kept going. I recited my poem all the way　19　!　

　　Afterwards, Professor Crouch encouraged me to read other writers’ poetry before the public. I discovered I did have a (n) 　20　and found my classmates actually look forward to hearing me recite.　

　　1. A. lastedB. tookC. costD. wasted

　　2. A. impatientB. unlikelyC. unableD. impossible

　　3. A. ButB. ThenC. BesidesD. However

　　4. A. archaeologyB. artC. architecture　D. poetry

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