Brenda was a young woman who was invited to go rock climbing．Although she was scared to death, she went with her group to a tremendous granite cliff(花岗岩悬崖)．In spite of her fear, she put on the clothes, took a hold on the rope, and started up the face of that rock．Well, she got to a ledge where she could take a breath．As she was hanging on there, the safety rope suddenly touched Brenda’s eye and knocked out her contact lens(隐形眼镜)．
Well, here she is on a rock ledge, with hundreds of feet below her and hundreds of feet above her．Of course, she looked and looked and looked, hoping it had landed on the ledge, but it just wasn’t there．Here she was, far from home, her sight now blurry．She was desperate and began to get upset, so she prayed to the Lord to help her to find it．
When she got to the top, her friend Helen examined her eye and her clothing for the lens, but there was no contact lens that could be found．She sat down, discouraged, with the rest of the party, waiting for the rest of them to make it up the face of the cliff．She looked out across range after range of mountains, thinking of that Bible verse that says, “The eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth．”
At the bottom there was a new party of climbers just starting up the face of the cliff．One of them shouted out, “Hey, you guys! Anybody lose a contact lens?” Well, that would be startling enough, but you know why the climber saw it? An ant was moving slowly across the face of the rock, carrying it．
(1)
What is Brenda’s feeling when beginning to climb the cliff?
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A．
Happy．
B．
Desperate．
C．
Fearful．
D．
Brave．
(2)
What happened as she got to a ledge to take a breath?
Below is a page adapted from an English dictionary．
stick
verb(stuck, stuck)
push sth in
[＋adv．/prep．] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth：[VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm．◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage．◆ [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre．
attach
[＋adv．/prep．] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way：[VN] He stuck a stamp on the envelope．◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together．◆ I stuck the photos into an album．◆ [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body．◆ The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick．
put
[VN ＋adv．/prep．](informal)to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly：Stick your bags down there．◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off．◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, 'Coffee, anyone?' ◆(spoken)Stick 'em up!(＝put your hands above your head-I have a gun)
become fixed
[V]～(in sth)to become fixed in one position and impossible to move：The key has stuck in the lock．◆ This drawer keeps sticking．
difficult situation
(BrE, informal)(usually used in negative sentences and questions)to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person：[VN] I don't know how you stick that job．◆ They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer．◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend．◆ [V -ing] John can't stick living with his parents．
become accepted
[V] to become accepted：The police couldn't make the charges stick(＝show them to be true)．◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(＝has become the name that everyone calls him)．
[V] to not take any more cards
Idioms：stick in your mind(of a memory, an image, etc．)to be remembered for a long time：One of his paintings in particular sticks in my mind．
stick in your throat/craw(informal)
(of words)to be difficult or impossible to say：She wanted to say how sorry she was but the words seemed to stick in her throat．
(of a situation)to be difficult or impossible to accept; to make you angry
stick your neck out(informal)to do or say sth when there is a risk that you may be wrong：I'll stick my neck out and say that Bill is definitely the best candidate for the job．
stick to your guns(informal)to refuse to change your mind about sth even when other people are trying to persuade you that you are wrong
Phrasal Verbs：stick around(informal)to stay in a place, waiting for sth to happen or for sb to arrive：Stick around; we'll need you to help us later．
stick at sth to work in a serious and determined way to achieve sth：If you want to play an instrument well, you've got to stick at it．
stick by sb [no passive] to be loyal to a person and support them, especially in a difficult situation：Her husband was charged with fraud but she stuck by him．
stick by sth [no passive] to do what you promised or planned to do：They stuck by their decision．
stick sth＜－＞down(informal)to write sth somewhere：I think I'll stick my name down on the list．
stick out to be noticeable or easily seen：They wrote the notice in big red letters so that it would stick out．
stick sth＜－＞out(of sth)to be further out than sth else or come through a hole; to push sth further out than sth else or through a hole：His ears stick out．◆ She stuck her tongue out at me．◆ Don't stick your arm out of the car window．
stick to sth
to continue doing sth in spite of difficulties：She finds it impossible to stick to a diet．
to continue doing or using sth and not want to change it：He promised to help us and he stuck to his word(＝he did as he had promised)．◆ 'Shall we meet on Friday this week?' 'No, let's stick to Saturday．' ◆ She stuck to her story．
stick together(informal)(of people)to stay together and support each other：We were the only British people in the town so we tended to stick together．
stick up to point upwards or be above a surface：The branch was sticking up out of the water．
stick with sb/sth [no passive](informal)
to stay close to sb so that they can help you：Stick with me and I'll make you a millionaire!
to continue with sth or continue doing sth：They decided to stick with their original plan．
noun
from tree
[C] a thin piece of wood that has fallen or been broken from a tree：We collected dry sticks to start a fire．◆ The boys were throwing sticks and stones at the dog．◆ Her arms and legs were like sticks(＝very thin)．
for walking
[C](especially BrE)＝WALKING STICK：The old lady leant on her stick as she talked．
in sport
[C] a long thin object that is used in some sports to hit or control the ball：a hockey stick
long thin piece
[C](often in compounds)a long thin piece of sth：a stick of dynamite ◆ carrot sticks ◆(AmE)a stick of butter
[C](often in compounds)a thin piece of wood or plastic that you use for a particular purpose：pieces of pineapple on sticks ◆ The men were carrying spades and measuring sticks．
in plane/vehicle
[C](informal, especially AmE)the control stick of a plane
[C](informal, especially AmE)a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehicle
for orchestra
[C] a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestra
criticism
[U](BrE, informal)criticism or harsh words：The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans．
country areas
(the sticks)[pl．](informal)country areas, a long way from cities：We live out in the sticks．
person
[C](old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a person：He's not such a bad old stick．
(1)
When Jimmy says：“Every morning, I have to take the crowded bus to school, which I really can't stick．”, he may feel _________．
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A．
worried
B．
curious
C．
annoyed
D．
discouraged
(2)
Due to her fashionable dress, the woman stuck out when she was walking in the street．“stuck out” in this sentence means “_________”．
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A．
be noticeable
B．
be followed
C．
be admired
D．
be envied
(3)
When I was in trouble, Paul was the only one who _________ to help me．
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A．
stuck in his throat
B．
stuck together
C．
stuck up
D．
stuck his neck out
(4)
Sally said to me：“Try a peaceful life out in the sticks, and you will experience something totally different．” She means _________．
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A．
I should go to the woods to enjoy a new life．
B．
I should ignore the criticism and enjoy myself．
C．
I should go to the remote areas to have a change．
D．
I should go out by plane instead of by train to change my feelings．
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verb(stuck, stuck)
[＋adv．/prep．] to push sth, usually a sharp object, into sth; to be pushed into sth：[VN] The nurse stuck the needle into my arm．◆ Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage．◆ [V] I found a nail sticking in the tyre．
[＋adv．/prep．] to fix sth to sth else, usually with a sticky substance; to become fixed to sth in this way：[VN] He stuck a stamp on the envelope．◆ We used glue to stick the broken pieces together．◆ I stuck the photos into an album．◆ [V] Her wet clothes were sticking to her body．◆ The glue's useless-the pieces just won't stick．
[VN ＋adv．/prep．](informal)to put sth in a place, especially quickly or carelessly：Stick your bags down there．◆ He stuck his hands in his pockets and strolled off．◆ Can you stick this on the noticeboard? ◆ Peter stuck his head around the door and said, 'Coffee, anyone?' ◆(spoken)Stick 'em up!(＝put your hands above your head-I have a gun)
[V]～(in sth)to become fixed in one position and impossible to move：The key has stuck in the lock．◆ This drawer keeps sticking．
(BrE, informal)(usually used in negative sentences and questions)to accept a difficult or unpleasant situation or person：[VN] I don't know how you stick that job．◆ They're always arguing-I can't stick it any longer．◆ The problem is, my mother can't stick my boyfriend．◆ [V -ing] John can't stick living with his parents．
[V] to become accepted：The police couldn't make the charges stick(＝show them to be true)．◆ His friends called him Bart and the name has stuck(＝has become the name that everyone calls him)．
[V] to not take any more cards
[C](informal, especially AmE)a handle used to change the GEARS of a vehicle
[C] a BATON, used by the person who CONDUCTS an orchestra
[U](BrE, informal)criticism or harsh words：The referee got a lot of stick from the home fans．
(the sticks)[pl．](informal)country areas, a long way from cities：We live out in the sticks．
[C](old-fashioned, BrE, informal)a person：He's not such a bad old stick．