四、完形填空
The whole school was talking about the coming trip at a winter camp. And everyone was
, 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
." "It's what growing up is all about," Dad added.
When arriving at the camp, we were asked to
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
, 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
, 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,
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
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
.
Maybe Mum was right when she said, "You might
it if you give it a try!" Maybe the kind of growing up had more to do
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
