天津完形 Cl011・2018_03 完形填空

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的A.B.C.D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

Years of living with a lisp (咬舌音) had taught me it was better not to say anything than to speak and risk embarrassment. As a result of my 16 I felt distanced from most of my peers (同龄人). “Kathy? Oh, she’s quiet.” That’s what most people would say when they 17 me, as if “Quiet” were part of my 18 I was okay with that. I didn’t need to be 19

Last September, however, that all 20 I started my creative writing class with Ms. Haist. Every day we would be given a different writing task and, if we wished, we could 21 what we had written. I 22 listening to others read their work and thinking: “That will never be me. I’ll never have the 23 to do that.”

One day, I was really 24 with what I had written and wanted to share. My heart was beating wildly as I raised my hand. Those 25 little voices were ringing in my ear, “You have a lisp, remember? 26 your writing isn’t that good. Be quiet.” I was about to 27 my hand when I met Ms. Haist’s encouraging eyes.

I swallowed the voices down and let my real voice 28 I could hear it 29 as I read, and I could hear every stutter (口吃) and mistake. I finished reading, waiting to be laughed at 30 I heard claps from the class and praise from Ms. Haist.

The next day, I did it 31 Soon I was reading out loud nearly every day. Gradually, I realized that 32 my lisp, the class and the teacher always appreciated my writing. Now I may still not be the most 33 social person, but I’ve become better at oral presentations. I 34 read my poetry out loud at a reading club.

Every time those little voices try to tell me to be quiet, I think of all the encouragement I received in class and I know that I 35 to be heard.