Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don’t try. So I __46__ the assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning _52_, the world opens to you.
I’ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I’ll go on doing such things. It’s not because I’m braver or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept worry as another name for _54_and I believe I can 55_ wonders.
小题1: | A.aboard | B.abroad | C.away | D.out |
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小题2: | A.claim | B.declare | C.hope | D.deny |
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小题3: | A.Somehow | B.However | C.Instead | D.Moreover |
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小题4: | A.accustomed | B.added | C.limited | D.suited |
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小题5: | A.resigned | B.hesitated | C.trembled | D.suspected |
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小题6: | A.only too | B.more than | C.apart from | D.far from |
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小题7: | A.operations | B.experiments | C.research | D.business |
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小题8: | A.regret | B.doubt | C.terror | D.disappointment |
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小题9: | A.request | B.job | C.trust | D.assignment |
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小题10: | A.reaction | B.thought | C.meaning | D.conflict |
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小题11: | A.accomplished | B.received | C.accepted | D.resisted |
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小题12: | A.exchanges | B.conditions | C.trips | D.experiences |
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小题13: | A.remote | B.accessible | C.interesting | D.crowded |
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小题14: | A.still | B.ever | C.even | D.yet |
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小题15: | A.do | B.manage | C.make | D.fit |
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小题16: | A.astonishing | B.frightening | C.fascinating | D.exciting |
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小题17: | A.comes up | B.shows up | C.piles up | D.steps up |
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小题18: | A.airplane | B.motorboat | C.surfboard | D.balloon |
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小题19: | A.goal | B.opportunity | C.struggle | D.challenge |
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小题20: | A.work | B.own | C.win | D.achieve |
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