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　　As a child,I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost;these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．

　　Maybe it was the strange 　　1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 　　2　　 me so much．There was never total 　　3　　,but a streetlight or passing car lights．　　4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on the 　　5　　．of a wild animal．Out of the corner of my 　　6　　,I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 　　7　　．A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My 　　8　　ould run wild,and my heart would beat fast．I would 　　9　　 very still so that the“enemy”would not discover me．

　　Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,　　10　　 on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home— that was no 　　11　　．After school,　　12　　,when all the buses were 　　13　　 up along the street,I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some 　　14　　 neighbourhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum,I wouldn't 　　15　　．the leaders out of my sight．

　　Perhaps one of the worst fears 　　16　　 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 　　17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　18　　,and the fear of not being liked was a 　　19　　 one．

　　One of the processes（过程）of growing up is being able to 　　20　　 and overcome our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．

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　　John Perry stood up and looked around again．The island had been a good place to find shells．But now how could he make the 　　1　　 move out to sea…?If they swam out to sea he could jump in and get to shore 　　2　　 they saw him．

　　He saw the sharks rolling and playing．Their 　　3　　 was now gone and they were killing for fun．How could he make them move away?

　　He drew his knife from his belt．Sharks can 　　4　　 blood, he thought．He put the knife against his leg and cut deep into the 　　5　　．The blood ran out and he caught it on his white shirt．When the shirt was red and wet, he tied some cloth around his leg to 　　6　　 the flow of blood．He then tied a long piece of cloth to the shirt, threw it into the water and 　　7　　 it with the piece of cloth．

　　The sharks smelled the blood and came 　　8　　 toward the shirt．He ran down the sand reef, pulling the shirt and the sharks raced after it．He was 　　9　　 them away from shore．Suddenly he dropped the cloth, turned toward the 　　10　　 and ran as fast as he could．He jumped in the water and swam．

　　He was halfway across 　　11　　 he turned to look back．A high bony fin(鳍)was 　　12　　 through the water toward him．He put his face in the water and kicked and splashed(拍打)himself 　　13　　 as fast as he could．The shore was near now．

　　He lifted his head again to 　　14　　 and he saw the shore very near．From behind he felt the water rush toward him, almost pushing him, helping him．And then a great gray body hit him and almost rolled him over in the water．He touched the shore with 　　15　　 and he pulled himself up the stones．The shark, 　　16　　 by the smell of blood and the chase(追逐), went wildly after him．Its great body crashed against 　　17　　．

　　The end came quickly and the water was covered with the shark's blood．The injured shark was eaten up 　　18　　 by others as it tried to escape．

　　Perry slowly struggled 　　19　　 his feet．

　　“So,”he said,“you did not get me．”And he looked down at the sharks still eating 　　20　　 they weren't hungry．He climbed up the stones and walked toward the village．

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　　Evelyn Glennie was the first lady of solo percussion in Scotland．In an interview, she recalled how she became a percussion soloist(打击乐器独奏演员)in spite of her disability．

　　“Early on I decided not to allow the 　　1　　 of others to stop me from becoming a musician．I grew up on a farm in northeast Scotland and began 　　2　　 piano lessons when I was eight．The older I got, the more my passion(酷爱)for music grew．But I also began to gradually lose my 　　3　　．Doctors concluded that the nerve damage was the 　　4　　 and by age twelve, I was completely deaf．But my love for music never 　　5　　 me．

　　“My 　　6　　 was to become a percussion soloist, even though there were none at that time．To perform, I 　　7　　 to hear music differently from others．I play in my stocking feet and can 　　8　　 the pitch of a note(音调高低)by the vibrations(振动)．I feel through my body and through my 　　9　　．My entire sound world exists by making use of almost every 　　10　　 that I have．

　　“I was 　　11　　 to be assessed as a musician, not as a deaf musician, and I applied to the famous Royal Academy of Music in London．No other deaf student had 　　12　　 this before and some teachers 　　13　　 my admission．Based on my performance, I was 　　14　　 admitted and went to 　　15　　 with the academy’s highest honours．

　　“After that, I established myself as the first full-time solo percussionist．I 　　16　　 and arranged a lot of musical compositions since 　　17　　 had been written specially for solo percussionists．

　　“I have been a soloist for over ten years．　　18　　 the doctor thought I was totally deaf, it didn’t 　　19　　 that my passion couldn’t be realized．I would encourage people not to allow themselves to be 　　20　　 by others．Follow your passion; follow your heart, they will lead you to to the place you want to go．”

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