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.
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1.
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A．a(chǎn)board
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B．a(chǎn)broad
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C．a(chǎn)way
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D．out
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2.
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A．claim
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B．declare
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C．hope
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D．deny
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3.
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A．Somehow
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B．However
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C．Instead
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D．Moreover
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4.
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A．a(chǎn)ccustomed
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B．a(chǎn)dded
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C．limited
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D．suited
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5.
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A．resigned
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B．hesitated
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C．trembled
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D．suspected
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6.
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A．only too
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B．more than
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C．a(chǎn)part from
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D．far from
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7.
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A．operations
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B．experiments
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C．research
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D．business
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8.
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A．regret
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B．doubt
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C．terror
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D．disappointment
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9.
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A．request
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B．job
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C．trust
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D．a(chǎn)ssignment
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10.
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A．reaction
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B．thought
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C．meaning
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D．conflict
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11.
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A．a(chǎn)ccomplished
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B．received
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C．a(chǎn)ccepted
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D．resisted
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12.
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A．exchanges
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B．conditions
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C．trips
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D．experiences
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13.
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A．remote
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B．a(chǎn)ccessible
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C．interesting
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D．crowded
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14.
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A．still
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B．ever
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C．even
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D．yet
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15.
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A．do
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B．manage
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C．make
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D．fit
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16.
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A．a(chǎn)stonishing
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B．frightening
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C．fascinating
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D．exciting
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17.
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A．comes up
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B．shows up
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C．piles up
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D．steps up
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18.
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A．a(chǎn)irplane
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B．motorboat
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C．surfboard
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D．balloon
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19.
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A．goal
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B．opportunity
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C．struggle
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D．challenge
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20.
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A．work
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B．own
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C．win
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D．a(chǎn)chieve
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