37. A. wounded　　　 B. destroyed　 C. surprised　　 D. frightened

36.A. way　　　 　　 B. time　　　　　 C. place　　　　　 D. reason

55.A. helped　 　　 B. recovered　 C. improved　 D. changed

　　　 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　 36　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that　 37　 me so much. There was never total　 38　 , but a streetlight or passing car lights

　 39　 clothes hung over a chair take on the　 40　 of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my　　

　 41　 , I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no　 42　 . A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My　 43　 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would　 44　 very still so that the "enemy" would not discover me.

　　　 Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost,　 45　 on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home―that was no　 46　 . After school,　 47　 , when all the buses were　 48　 up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some　 49　 neighborhood. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't　 50　 the leaders out of my sight.

　　　 Perhaps one of the worst fears　 51　 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or　 52　 by others. Being popular was so important to me　 53　 , and the fear of not being liked was a　 54　 one.

　　　 One of the processes (过程) of growing up is being able to　 55　 and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.

54.A. forgotten　　　 B. passed 　　 C. left　　　 D. lost

53.A. before　 　　 B. if　　　　 　　 C. while　　　　 D. as

52.A. talking　 　　 B. playing　　　 C. reading　　　 D. watching

51.A. find　　　 　　 B. pick　　 　　 C. pack　 　　 D. hold

50.A. over　　　 　　 B. into　　 　　 C. with　　 　　 D. for

49.A. checked 　　 B. took　　 　　 C. cleaned　　　 D. put

48.A. ever　　　 　　 B. usually　　　 C. even　 　　 D. never