Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him .  “ Don’t give up , Dean ! ” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly .  “ You can do it ! ” “ You’re almost there , ” Kurt called as he pulled on the 36  that ensured his cousin’s safety .  

       Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim 37  a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville , Texas .  The wall , made of concrete and crushed granite (碎石) , looked like a sandstone cliff .  Despite his 38  of heights , Dean had volunteered to e the 39  to climb the new wall .

       Dean heard his cousin and uncle 40  him on from below , but he didn’t reply .  He was 41  the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it .  He 42  he was only a few feet from the top , 43  if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing , he could fall .  

       Dean 44  Kurt to serve as his belayer ,which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope .  While Dean 45  , Kurt took the slack ( part of a rope that is not tight ) out of the safety rope that was attached to the 46  of the wall .  In that case , if Dean started to slip , he would fall only a few feet 47  the rope caught him .  However , Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet ; he was too close to his 48  

       As Dean held on to the rock face , calculating each move with great 49  , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently .  50  , with a burst of energy , Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted , “ I did it ! ”

       Uncle Jim and Kurt 51  wildly .  Dean smiled broad , and then grew 52  again .  Falling to the ground was the 53  part for him , and his uncle and cousin knew it .  The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall , it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the 54  to come down .  As the others watched in expectation , Dean 55  his tense muscles , took a deep breath , and backed over the edge .  In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor .  

Dean could hear the voices from around 40 feet below him. “Don’t give up, Dean!” Uncle Jim shouted encouragingly. “You can do it!” “You’re almost there,” Kurt called as he pulled on the   1   that ensured his cousin’s safety.

Kurt and Dean had just finished helping Uncle Jim   2   a climbing wall at a community gym in Canterville, Texas. The wall, made of concrete and crushed granite （碎石）, looked just like a sandstone cliff. Despite his   3   of heights, Dean had volunteered to be the   4   to climb the new wall.

Dean heard his cousin and uncle   5   him on from below, but he didn’t reply. He was   6   the last section of the artificial rock wall to determine an approach for scaling it. He   7   he was only a few feet from the top,   8   if he failed to concentrate on what he was doing, he could fall.

Dean   9   Kurt to serve as his belayer, which is the person who controls a climber’s safety rope. While Dean   10  , Kurt took the slack （part of a rope that is not tight） out of the safety rope that was attached to the   11   of the wall. In that case, if Dean started to slip, he would fall only a few feet   12   the rope caught him. However, Dean didn’t want to fall even a few feet; he was too close to his   13  .

As Dean held on to the rock face, calculating each move with great   14  , Uncle Jim and Kurt watched intently  15  , with a burst of energy, Dean climbed over the last outcropping and shouted, “I did it!”

Uncle Jim and Kurt  16  wildly. Dean smiled broad, and then grew   17   again. Falling to the ground was the   18   part for him, and his uncle and cousin knew it. The last time Dean had scaled a climbing wall, it had taken 15 minutes for him to get the   19   to come down. As the others watched in expectation, Dean   20   his tense muscles, took a deep breath, and backed over the edge. In seconds he had dived more than 40 feet to the gym floor.

1．A．ladder                   B．rope                    C．net                      D．helmet

2．A．paint                     B．repair                  C．fit                       D．move

3．A．thirst                    B．fear                     C．interest                D．anxiety

4．A．strongest               B．best                    C．youngest             D．first

5．A．urging                   B．comforting          C．pushing               D．calming

6．A．searching              B．analyzing             C．studying              D．testing

7．A．felt                       B．noticed                C．wished                D．knew

8．A．so                        B．or                       C．but                     D．for

9．A．trusted                  B．equipped              C．promised             D．warned

10．A．stopped               B．dropped               C．climbed               D．rested

11．A．top                      B．end                     C．back                   D．root

12．A．as                       B．until                    C．before                 D．while

13．A．hope                   B．mind                   C．goal                    D．idea

14．A．care                    B．pleasure               C．pain                    D．pressure

15．A．Gradually            B．Suddenly             C．Finally                 D．Immediately

16．A．cheered               B．succeeded           C．danced                D．applauded

17．A．tired                    B．quiet                   C．patient                 D．excited

18．A．fastest                 B．scariest               C．busiest                D．hardest

19．A．courage               B．information          C．message              D．attention

20．A．prepared              B．pulled                  C．moved                D．relaxed