四、完形填空
The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. And everyone was __1__, except (除了) me.
"I dislike it," I told my parents. "I'll miss you. I'll look stupid (愚蠢的) at winter sports."
"You might be surprised, Bree," said Mum. "The only way to find out is to __2__." "It's what growing up is all about," Dad added.
When arriving at the camp, we were asked to __3__ our fear (害怕). "I'm afraid I'll be homesick," someone said. I wasn't the only one! I began to relax. After lunch, we were asked to ski down to the field. I skied __4__, but I still hit a piece of ice and fell down.
"Ha ha!" Behind me, somebody started laughing. I looked back to see who was making fun of me: To my __5__, I saw a girl in the same awkward position (笨拙的姿势) as I was in. "I thought I'd be bad at this, __6__ I'm worse than I imagined!" she said.
Suddenly, I started laughing too. After being so afraid of falling, it was a comfort (安慰) not to fear it any more. At dinner time, I was so happy to be talking about interesting things that I __7__ to feel homesick. The next day, I had to try ski jumping first, even if I didn't want to. But when my feet left the ground, I felt I was flying and it was __8__.
Maybe Mum was right when she said, "You might __9__ it if you give it a try!" Maybe the kind of growing up had more to do __10__ my attitude (态度) than my looks.
(
B
) 1. A. caring
B. cheerful
C. relaxed
D. scared
(
C
) 2. A. change
B. dream
C. try
D. fight
(
D
) 3. A. encourage
B. raise
C. notice
D. share
(
C
) 4. A. completely
B. easily
C. carefully
D. quickly
(
D
) 5. A. excitement
B. joy
C. satisfaction
D. surprise
(
C
) 6. A. because
B. so
C. but
D. or
(
A
) 7. A. forgot
B. allowed
C. began
D. stopped
(
B
) 8. A. difficult
B. wonderful
C. awful
D. serious
(
B
) 9. A. develop
B. enjoy
C. drop
D. express
(
D
) 10. A. of
B. at
C. about
D. with
