【Ihadnevernoticedher．Shewasnotthekindofgirlwhocoulddrawattention．Shewasnottallandjustlooked（35）___．Inclass，shelikedsittingattheback，readingortakingnotes．OnedayIaskedhertoreadaloudthetext．WhenI】

　　Ihadnevernoticedher．Shewasnotthekindofgirlwhocoulddrawattention．Shewasnottallandjustlooked （35）___．Inclass，shelikedsittingattheback，readingortakingnotes．OnedayIaskedhertoreadaloudthetext．WhenIheardherstandardAmericanpronunciation，Ilookedatherwithneweyes．AndI（36）___hername-Kelly．Lateron，theNationalCollegeSpeechCompetitionwouldbeheld．Onestudentinourschoolwasallowedtoattend．Ithoughtitoverandfilledin （37）___name．

　　Kellypracticedhardforthecompetition．However，Iwasalittleworriedbecauseshewasalwaystoo （38）___．Couldshedowellinthecompetition？

　　Onthenightofthecompetition，Isatinthefrontrowofthehallveryearly．Itoldhertotakeiteasy．Herfaceturnedredandshesaidnothing．Itseemedshewasreally（39）___．Ifeltupset，butIjustpattedherontheshoulderandlethergotodrawlots（抽签）．Asaresult，shedrewNo.9whileNo.8wasaboywhowasverygoodatgivingspeeches．

　　Sureenough，No.8wasvery （40）___．Thewholeaudiencemadeawarmapplause （鼓掌）almostevery30secondsandwasstilltalkingabouthisspeechwith （41）___untilKellyappearedonthestage．Isattherewithno （42）___tolookather．Itwasherfirsttimetogoupthestage，soIcouldn'tbeangrywithherforanysmallmistakes．Butatthatmoment，IfoundIwassoafraidofher （43）___．

　　Thestrongspotlightandlargehallmadehersosmallthatnobodyseemedtonoticeshehadbeenonthestage．Ifelthopeless．

　　Butthemomentthat （44）___mecame．Iclearlyheardavoice，averyloudvoice，"Now，pleasefocuson（聚焦于）me．"

　　Threetimesinall，louderandlouder．

　　Thewholeaudiencefellsilent．

　　Icould （45）___believethatloudvoicecamefromthegirl，whowasusuallysoft-voicedanddidn't （46）___ attentionatall．Shegaveaperfectspeech．

　　IthinkIwillneverforgetthistouchinglessonthatmystudenttaughtme-neverunderestimate（低估）thepowerofthesilentpeople．

　　35．A．beautifulB．ordinaryC．popularD．strange36．A．mentionedB．calledC．rememberedD．wrote37．A．herB．hisC．myD．y