One afternoon many years ago, I parked my car by the street, waiting to_______ my mother from work.
As I looked outside the car window to my right, there was a small park where I saw a little boy, around two years old, running freely on the grass as his mother _______ from a short distance. The boy had a big smile on his face as if he had just been _______ from some sort of prison. The boy would then fall to the grass, get up, and without hesitation or without looking back at his mother, run as fast as he could, again, still with a smile on his face, _______ nothing had happened.
Actually, with kids, when they fall down, they don’t think of their falling down as failure; _______, they treat it as a learning experience. They _______ try and try again until they succeed. While I was _______ by the boy’s persistence, I was equally touched by the manner in which he ran. With each _______, he looked so confident and so natural. No _______ of fear, nervousness, or of being discouraged — as if he didn’t give a care about the world around him.
His only aim was to run freely and to do it as effectively as he could. He was just being a child — being just himself completely in the moment. He was not looking for approval or was not worrying about ________ someone was watching or not. He wasn’t ________ about being judged. He didn’t seem to be ________ by the fact that maybe someone would see him fall and that it would be ________ if he did fall. No, all that ________ to him was to accomplish the task or activity at hand to the best of his ability — to run and to feel the experience of running fully and freely. I learned a lot from that ________ and experience, and have successfully brought that lesson with me in my many pursuits in life.
________, I’ve always believed that in each of us is a little child with absolute courage, a child that has the ability to run freely without a care for anything external（外在的）. I believe that courageous part of us — that courageous child ________ us all, will always be with us ________ we live. We only need to allow it to emerge more fully. We only need to once again ________ that child within us — and give that child permission to run freely, just like that boy in the ________.
1.A.pick out B.look for C.pick up D.look after
2.A.smiled B.watched C.waved D.shouted
3.A.set on B.set down C.set free D.set up
4.A.as if B.even if C.only if D.if only
5.A.meanwhile B.moreover C.though D.rather
6.A.will B.must C.should D.might
7.A.disappointed B.discouraged C.touched D.treasured
8.A.attempt B.failure C.adventure D.mistake
9.A.signals B.signs C.marks D.symbols
10.A.why B.how C.while D.whether
11.A.concerned B.serious C.curious D.upset
12.A.accused B.bothered C.interrupted D.impressed
13.A.appealing B.surprising C.embarrassing D.exciting
14.A.happened B.attracted C.worked D.mattered
15.A.observation B.exposure C.evolution D.procedure
16.A.Until then B.During that C.Since then D.After that
17.A.for B.within C.beyond D.by
18.A.as well as B.as soon as C.as far as D.as long as
19.A.conclude with B.compare with C.connect with D.compromise with
20.A.car B.open C.wild D.park
— I will go on a diet tomorrow.
— _____. You’ve said that over a million times.
A.Take your time B.I don’t enjoy myself C.You got me there D.I don’t buy it
_____ you feel that your friend is mean at times, cherishing your friendship is a normal part of life.
A.Even though B.Now that C.As though D.In case
As is expected, it will still be some time before a high-speed rail line in Yangzhou _____ into operation.
A.will be put B.is put C.will have been put D.has put
The next year’s challenges include some financial issues _____.
A.solved B.being solved C.to solve D.to be solved
It was the tenth time that the Chinese women’s volleyball team _____ the world championship.
A.claimed B.has claimed C.has been claiming D.had claimed
