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
【小题2】
A.claim B.declareC.hopeD.deny
【小题3】
A.Somehow B.HoweverC.InsteadD.Moreover
【小题4】
A.accustomed B.addedC.limitedD.suited
【小题5】
A.resigned B.hesitatedC.trembledD.suspected
【小题6】
A.only too B.more thanC.apart fromD.far from
【小题7】
A.operationsB.experimentsC.research D.business
【小题8】
A.regret B.doubtC.terrorD.disappointment
【小题9】
A.request B.jobC.trustD.assignment
【小题10】
A.reaction B.thoughtC.meaningD.conflict
【小题11】
A.accomplished B.receivedC.acceptedD.resisted
【小题12】
A.exchanges B.conditionsC.tripsD.experiences
【小题13】
A.remote B.accessibleC.interestingD.crowded
【小题14】
A.still B.everC.evenD.yet
【小题15】
A.do B.manage C.makeD.fit
【小题16】
A.astonishing B.frighteningC.fascinatingD.exciting
【小题17】
A.comes up B.shows upC.piles upD.steps up
【小题18】
A.airplane B.motorboatC.surfboardD.balloon
【小题19】
A.goal B.opportunityC.struggleD.challenge
【小题20】
A.workB.ownC.win D.achieve

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.

1.

A.aboard

B.abroad

C.away

D.out

 

2.

A.claim

B.declare

C.hope

D.deny

 

3.

A.Somehow

B.However

C.Instead

D.Moreover

 

4.

A.accustomed

B.added

C.limited

D.suited

 

5.

A.resigned

B.hesitated

C.trembled

D.suspected

 

6.

A.only too

B.more than

C.apart from

D.far from

 

7.

A.operations

B.experiments

C.research

D.business

 

8.

A.regret

B.doubt

C.terror

D.disappointment

 

9.

A.request

B.job

C.trust

D.assignment

 

10.

A.reaction

B.thought

C.meaning

D.conflict

 

11.

A.accomplished

B.received

C.accepted

D.resisted

 

12.

A.exchanges

B.conditions

C.trips

D.experiences

 

13.

A.remote

B.accessible

C.interesting

D.crowded

 

14.

A.still

B.ever

C.even

D.yet

 

15.

A.do

B.manage

C.make

D.fit

 

16.

A.astonishing

B.frightening

C.fascinating

D.exciting

 

17.

A.comes up

B.shows up

C.piles up

D.steps up

 

18.

A.airplane

B.motorboat

C.surfboard

D.balloon

 

19.

A.goal

B.opportunity

C.struggle

D.challenge

 

20.

A.work

B.own

C.win

D.achieve

 

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