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