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，
36 I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my
37 of foreign languages was
38 to a little college French．
I
39 ．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally
40 with local geography or transportation systems，
41 interviews and do research? It seemed
42 ，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging
43 ．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t
44 ．So I accepted the assignment.
There were some bad news. But by the time I had
45 the trip I was an experienced
46 ．And ever since，I have never hesitated to
47 for even the most remote places，without guides or even
48 bookings，confident that somehow I will
49 .
The point is that the new，the
50 ，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try
51 ，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world
52 to you.
I’ve
53 to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m
54 or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for
55 and I believe I can accomplish wonders．
| 小题1: | | A．though | B．and | C．but | D．since |
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| 小题2: | | A．knowledge | B．view | C．target | D．experience |
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| 小题3: | | A．forced | B．limited | C．reduced | D．increased |
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| 小题4: | | A．left | B．doubted | C．paused | D．hesitated |
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小题5:A. occupied B. unfamiliar C: mixed D. popular
| 小题6: | | A．get up | B．put up | C．set up | D．cheer up |
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| 小题7: | | A．impossible | B．possible | C．easy | D．disturbing |
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| 小题9: | | A．ask | B．try | C．practice | D．accept |
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| 小题10: | | A．finished | B．started | C．reserved | D．cancelled |
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| 小题11: | | A．traveler | B．reporter | C．writer | D．thinker |
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| 小题12: | | A．take | B．head | C．make | D．change |
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| 小题13: | | A．careful | B．free | C．professional | D．advanced |
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| 小题14: | | A．lose | B．win | C．manage | D．remember |
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| 小题15: | | A．different | B．same | C．old | D．bad |
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| 小题16: | | A．nothing | B．something | C．anything | D．everything |
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| 小题17: | | A．sticks | B．comes | C．opens | D．drinks |
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| 小题18: | | A．learned | B．hoped | C．forgotten | D．attempted |
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| 小题19: | | A．weaker | B．braver | C．worse | D．luckier |
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| 小题20: | | A．trouble | B．failure | C．victory | D．challenge |
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