When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 37 a story about parachute jumping（跳伞）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself 39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any 40 , let alone（更不用说）parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following 44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（钩）a 48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get 50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called 52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick 53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 55 .
A. way B. chance C. idea D. value
A. tell B. write C. read D. copy
A. film B. poem C. story D. program
A. secretly B. instead C. finally D. first
A. sport B. driving C. lesson D. drawing
A. try B. hand C. gift D. suggestion
A. jumping B. journey C. training D. entertainment
A. tree B. tower C. building D. airplane
A. week B. month C. evening D. morning
A. Besides B. Once C. There D. However
A. asked B. invited C. forced D. taught
A. slowing B. climbing C. landing D. filling
A. belt B. steel C. line D. seat
A. light B. broken C. fixed D. open
A. ready B. up C. on D. away
A. cry B. rest C. laugh D. lie
A. softly B. loudly C. nervously D. excitedly
A. comfort B. wind C. pull D. push
A. failure B. experience C. competition D. danger
A. tiring B. shocking C. true D. fun
