Question

An acrobatic（杂技的）master performed a tightrope（钢丝）walk between two mountains, which attracted thousands of people.

   When the __36___ started, he went to one end of the tightrope, __37__ straight at the goal ahead, with open arms, walking slowly step by step to the opposite side of the mountain. Immediately, the audience__38__ loud applause.

   “If my hands are tied, do you also believe I can __39__?” he asked the audience.

__40___, some people didn’t believe, but in order to know the __41___, they said, “We believe you!”

 Then, he had his hands tied with a rope and walked past __42___.

 He looked around and said, “If I’m blindfolded（蒙着眼睛的）with my hands tied, do you __43___believe I can go past?”

 This time, the people said without __44___, “We believe you!”

 In this way, his eyes were __45___with a black cloth. He moved slowly to the tightrope and walked along it inch by inch. This time, he went past once again. The audience burst into__46___.

  Then, he __47___ a child and asked all the people, “If I put him on my shoulders __48___ I’m blindfolded with my hands tied as well, do you still believe I can make it?”

All the people replied before __49___, “We believe you!”

“I ask you again, do you really believe me?”

  “Yes, we believe you completely!”

Then, he said, “Well then, since you believe me, __50___my child with yours. Who will?”

All of a sudden, the audience fell __51___. The silence lasted for nearly ten minutes.

 After ten minutes, the acrobatic master said nothing, just put the child on his shoulders and walked past along the tightrope. Sure enough, this time he __52___once more.

   Faced with things far from their own __53___, people can often make judgments easily and quickly, but once involved in（牵涉）it, most of people “cannot __54___ it clearly”. Only those who are really confident, like the master in the tightrope walk, can stay__55___at any time.

36. A. talent                B. play                 C. program          D. show

37. A. stepping           B. staring                    C. wandering              D. pointing

38. A. broke into         B. came into         C. gave off           D. sent out

39. A. get through              B. walk down        C. go across        D. pass around

40. A. Finally               B. Actually            C. Hopefully         D. Especially

41. A. result                B. experience              C. challenge        D. trick    

42. A. slightly                     B. luckily                     C. smoothly          D. nervously

43. A. even                 B. just                  C. always                    D. still

44. A. difficult                     B. hesitation         C. concern           D. mercy

45. A. blocked                    B. hidden                    C. covered           D. equipped

46. A. cheers                     B. joy                   C. tears                D. laughter

47. A. chose               B. supported        C. pushed            D. held       

48. A. till                      B. before                     C. while                D. since

49. A. arguing                    B. thinking            C. refusing           D. wondering

50. A. exchange          B. compare          C. take                 D. treat

51. A. silent                 B. noisy                C. doubtful           D. anxious

52. A. won                   B. walked             C. acted               D. succeeded

53. A. children                   B. fears                C. interests          D. performances

54. A. sense               B. see                  C. understand             D. realize

55. A. wake                 B. encouraged            C. patient                    D. focused

Answer 1

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