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When Ella's name was called by the assistant, she got up, glanced quickly at the other two
young women who were still waiting for their chance, then turned and went into the room to
her left. This was her first call-back audition for a part in a major West End production, and it
wasn't what she had expected. Instead of a dusty off-season theatre or warehouse converted
to a rehearsal space, the auditions were taking place in a rented corporate office that felt
about as theatrical as a doctor's surgery. The room she stepped into was obviously a
conference room, its long table shoved to the back and two women and a man in front of it.
Please stand right there," one woman said. Ella noticed an X taped to the floor and stood on
it. " Nice to see you again, by the way. Are you ready?"
- his was the casting director she had seen for her first audition. Then she'd been friendly and
welcoming, but now she sounded tired and impatient. Perhaps the previous auditions hadn't
been going well? The man to her left was the director, Victor Carson, one of the most powerful
figures in London theatre. He was wearing old jeans and a wrinkled shirt, and looked as if he
was about to nod off. Ella recognised the woman on the casting director's other side as Lydia
Lawson, a powerful theatre and film producer.
"We'd like you to read the monologue on page twelve, please," Victor Carson said. "Though
I have to say you don't at all have the right look for the part. But surprise us."
It was only when she started turning the pages of the script that El la realised how violently her
hands were shaking. She was sure her three judges could hear the pages rattling from across
the room. Not only that, there was sweat running down her spine, and her breath was coming
in short, uneven bursts. Of course, she had experienced stage fright before student
productions, but she had learned to deal with it by controlling her breath and repeating the
mantra she had learned: Fear feeds your performance. Fear makes you dig deeper. But this
time nothing helped. She stared at the script, unable to read it. This was it. Her career was
over before it had even started.
" I ... " She let out a long breath, and then she began to read. It was almost as if she had
stepped out of herself and into another body. As she continued, she glanced up and saw that
Victor Carson was now wide awake, and the other two looked on with expressions that
combined amazement and admiration

1 The place where the auditions were being held
A. was exactly as Ella had imagined.
B. had once been a doctor's surgery.
C. was not at all special.
D. was familiar to Ella.
2. From what the director, Victor Carlson, says, we know that he
A. has already decided not to give Ella the part.
B. is willing to be persuaded by Ella's acting skills.
C. is surprised by her casual appearance.
D. is already familiar with Ella's acting abilities.
3. Overall, Ella's experience
A. raised doubts as to her career choice.
B. made her question what she had been taught.
C. was too typical to be memorable.
D. reassured her about her abilities.