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　　In 1896, 36-year-old Helga Estby and her 18-year-old daughter, Clara, walked across America. Their 3500-mile __1__ from Spokane to Manhattan was physically discouraging. Dressed in long skirts and thin leather shoes, __2__ only a small bundle of belongings, the women found their endurance and courage __3__ daily by tramps, rattlesnakes, deserts, snowy mountain and flooded rivers.

　　The greatest hardship, __4__, is shown in the title of Linda Lawrence Hunt's book,“Bold Spirit: Helga Estby's Forgotten Walk Across Victorian America.”The woman's __5__ to leave her family-- including two children younger than 4-- for seven months __6__ such anger and grief that her daughters, __7__ Estby's death in 1942, __8__ their mother's writings about her incredible journey.

　　The 1893 depression（大萧条）had left the Estby family __9__ seemingly insurmountable（不可克服的）bills.“ __10__ on paying taxes, Helga was ready to do anything to __11__ the Mica Creek farm and home built by her husband, Ole, for their family of nine children,” Hunt writes. A $10000 award for being the first woman to travel unaccompanied（无陪伴的）by a __12__ across the country __13__ Helga from her Eastern Washington home. The journey was to __14__ women's hardness and courage.

　　Hunt __15__ learned of the trip from an eighth-grader's seven-page __16__ in the Washington State History Day contest.“Grandma Walks From Coast To Coast”was __17__ on two newspaper clippings about the boy's great-great-grandmother; they were the only things saved when Estby's daughters burned her __18__. Hunt constructed her story from newspaper accounts, historical societies' records, public __19__, and what little information and memories __20__.

About fifteen years ago, when I was about seven years old, I took a trip with my father. Through this great trip I 1 my self-confidence and I could see beautiful 2 _and feel various 3 such as joy, sorrow, and appreciation.

My father liked climbing mountains very much. 4 he took a trip, he would 5 take me. At that time he was a good 46 . I also wanted to become a good climber. One 7 summer day my father and I took a 8 to Mt. Sol-Ak, one of the biggest mountains in Korea 9 in the eastern part of Korea.

After a few hours’ train 10 , we arrived at an entrance to the mountain. And then we started climbing. While I was climbing on the mountain, I 11 to sweat like rain. I wanted to take a 12 for only a minute, but my father said to me, “You need to put up with some 13 . If you can 14 this pain now, you will be a better climber than me.” He continued to 15 me.

The 16 I climbed to the top of the mountain, the more labored my breathing became. While I was climbing on a tough and narrow way, I could not 17 anything except my goal—that I 18 become a better climber than my father.

After two hours, I was able to get to the top of the mountain finally. I felt so 19 of myself. I thanked my father for helping and encouraging me. On the top of the mountain I could see the huge sun 20 in the west. It looked like a prize given by God.

1. A. gained　　　　 B. found　　　　 C. invented　　　　 D. showed

2. A. mountains　　 B. valleys　　　 C. landscapes　　　 D. forests

3. A. emotions　　　 B. attitudes　　 C. response　　　　 D. experience

4. A. Wherever　　　 B. Whatever　　　 C. However　　　　　 D. Whenever

5. A. probably　　　 B. occasionally　 C. always　　　 D. unwillingly

6. A. climber　　　 B. teacher　　　 C. trainer　　　　　 D. traveler

7. A. special　　　 B. proper　　　　 C. hot　　　　　 D. ordinary

8. A. trip　　　　　 B. vacation　　　 C. journey　　　　　 D. voyage

9. A. settled　　　 B. lay　　　　　 C. stood　　　　　　 D. located

10. A. tour　　　　 B. travel　　　　 C. seat　　　　　　 D. ride

11. A. continued　　 B. wanted　　　　 C. seemed　　　 D. stopped

12. A. place　　　　 B. rest　　　　　 C. pause　　　　　　 D. breath

13. A. troubles　　 B. hotness　　　 C. difficulties　　　　 D. failure

14. A. manage　　　 B. tolerate　　　 C. change　　　 D. try

15. A. praise　　　 B. inform　　　　 C. train　　　　　　 D. encourage

16. A. more closely B. closely　　　 C. closer　　　　　 D. close

17. A. think about　 B. care for　　　 C. find out　　　　 D. think out

18. A. might　　　　 B. would　　　　 C. can　　　　　 D. need

19. A. sure　　　　 B. excited　　　 C. proud　　　　　　 D. certain

20. A. going down　 B. going out　　 C. going over　　　 D. going off