Last summer I went on a two-day river rafting trip with my teenage daughter as the river guide. I was proud to see my baby girl ________ and confidently moving our raft through a variety of ______ white-water conditions. I also found it________to have my daughter giving commands and barking ______ as to when and how to paddle(用桨划船).
As we approached the largest ______ on the river I could feel my heart beating faster. Upon ______ the turbulent(湍急的) water, our boat got ________ on a large rock. I was in the front of the boat and reached ______ with my paddle, thinking I would help ______ us away from the rock. In the next instant I could feel myself falling out of the boat and into the river. I did have my moments of ______ and terror.
This resistance disappeared quickly, ______ I landed in the cold, powerfully turbulent water. ______ my high-quality flotation vest, I was pulled underwater, ______ thankfully, within seconds I popped(冒出) back up to the ______. A few moments later one of the other trip leaders called for me to ______ toward his boat, where I was quickly pulled up and in. I was shaken, out of breath, and quite ______to be out of the turbulent water.
An equivalent of this experience happens all the time in our lives. This is life. You cannot count on things going ______. When we do, we often ______ disappointed and unhappy. Resisting ______， which often arrives suddenly and unexpectedly, keeps us from ______ the scenario(可能要发生的事) unfolding before us clearly, and it can keep us from acting in ways that are smart and effective and that lead to results that make us feel good and proud of ourselves.
1.A. painfully B. gradually C. extremely D. skillfully
2.A. freezing B. challenging C. fascinating D. thrilling
3.A. ashamed B. annoying C. unbearable D. troublesome
4.A. opinions B. lectures C. orders D. lessons
5.A. rapid B. rock C. gap D. target
6.A. pouring B. pumping C. entering D. covering
7.A. occupied B. stuck C. rescued D. damaged
8.A. backward B. down C. forward D. across
9.A. scare B. hide C. pull D. push
10.A. excitement B. performance C. suffering D. resistance
11.A. before B. while C. because D. as
12.A. With B. Despite C. In D. Below
13.A. but B. therefore C. so D. or
14.A. boat B. surface C. water D. terror
15.A. wander B. flow C. float D. swing
16.A. shocked B. relieved C. disturbed D. embarrassed
17.A. potentially B. randomly C. smoothly D. quickly
18.A. wind up B. hurry up C. think up D. come up
19.A. change B. temptation C. pressure D. effort
20.A. assessing B. seeing C. appreciating D. minding
-Who do you think is able to finish the job in two days?
-It's hard to say. This would appear to be ________ for the relatively efficient.
A. a sacred cow B. a Herculean task C. a Pandora's box D. a child's play
I wish you wouldn't be so________； you make faces at everything I say.
A. weird B. polite C. reluctant D. serious
Nicholas was very kind, merciful and generous. This is ________ Father Christmas is based on.
A. where B. how C. what D. why
An exhibition with 885 cultural relics to be displayed ________ at the Meridian Gate Gallery.
A. was held B. would hold C. has hold D. will be held
Despite the obvious privacy concerns, the use of facial-recognition technology is ________ at some public places.
A. out of danger B. on the run C. out of sight D. on the rise
