Everything had been going so well and now I had this huge injury．Dance was my life，but 41，I wasn’t going to be able to do it for a year or possibly never again．

Once we started practicing in the fall，I was beginning to feel like myself again．One day，I 48 the schedule and my name was next to Eliot Feld．I thought it must be a（n） 49 because he is very famous in the ballet world．But it wasn’t．He 50 me and taught me a lot of things．At l8，I had a solo performance! It was a big 51 ．I was so excited and felt like a real ballerina．After the 52 ，Eliot said，“You know, you have a gift—and you are also made of 53 ．"That，coming from him，was the 54 compliment（赞美）I have ever received．I’d like to think that 55 my injury made me strong．

36．A．school B．class C．team D．play

37．A．felt B．accepted C．broke D．touched 38．A．pointed B．said C．showed D．read

39．A．necessary B．important C．practical D．deadly 40．A．operation B．cry C．holiday D．test

41．A．all of a sudden B．in time C．at present D．once in a while 42．A．leading B．losing C．fighting D．inventing

43．A．wonderful B．difficult C．positive D．heavy

44．A． At B．During C．After D．Over

45．A．move B．go C．die D． heal

46．A．take up B．get through C．break into D．set out 47．A．damages B．activities C．moves D．breathes 48．A．stole B．checked C．faced D．borrowed