Some years ago I was offered a writing
assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been
__36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the
continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little
college French.
I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the
language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems,
conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable
__43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a
__45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don't try. So I __46__ the
assignment.
There were some bad __47__. But by the time
I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have
never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or
__49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.
The point is that the new, the different,
is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and
as the learning __52__, the world opens to you.
I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the
Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not
because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry
as another name for __54 __ and I believe I can __55__ wonders.
1.
|
A.aboard
|
B.abroad
|
C.away
|
D.out
|
|
2.
|
A.claim
|
B.declare
|
C.hope
|
D.deny
|
|
3.
|
A.Somehow
|
B.However
|
C.Instead
|
D.Moreover
|
|
4.
|
A.accustomed
|
B.added
|
C.limited
|
D.suited
|
|
5.
|
A.resigned
|
B.hesitated
|
C.trembled
|
D.suspected
|
|
6.
|
A.only too
|
B.more than
|
C.apart from
|
D.far from
|
|
7.
|
A.operations
|
B.experiments
|
C.research
|
D.business
|
|
8.
|
A.regret
|
B.doubt
|
C.terror
|
D.disappointment
|
|
9.
|
A.request
|
B.job
|
C.trust
|
D.assignment
|
|
10.
|
A.reaction
|
B.thought
|
C.meaning
|
D.conflict
|
|
11.
|
A.accomplished
|
B.received
|
C.accepted
|
D.resisted
|
|
12.
|
A.exchanges
|
B.conditions
|
C.trips
|
D.experiences
|
|
13.
|
A.remote
|
B.accessible
|
C.interesting
|
D.crowded
|
|
14.
|
A.still
|
B.ever
|
C.even
|
D.yet
|
|
15.
|
A.do
|
B.manage
|
C.make
|
D.fit
|
|
16.
|
A.astonishing
|
B.frightening
|
C.fascinating
|
D.exciting
|
|
17.
|
A.comes up
|
B.shows up
|
C.piles up
|
D.steps up
|
|
18.
|
A.airplane
|
B.motorboat
|
C.surfboard
|
D.balloon
|
|
19.
|
A.goal
|
B.opportunity
|
C.struggle
|
D.challenge
|
|
20.
|
A.work
|
B.own
|
C.win
|
D.achieve
|
|