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When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and scared. The help of others is a good to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to a story about parachute jumping(跳伞). To make it a realistic as well as exciting , I decided that I had to make a jump myself _ . Unluckily, I’m not good at any , let alone(更不用说) parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from an airplane. For this, I had to wait until the following morning .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was asked to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked(钩)a line from my parachute to a steel(钢的) ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute after I jumped.
“Get , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to , “No, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched(伸直). It worked. All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick . My big parachute had opened! It was the best I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was fun.
1.A. way B. chance C. idea D. value
2.A. tell B. write C. read D. copy
3.A. film B. poem C. story D. program
4.A. secretly B. instead C. finally D. first
5.A. sport B. driving C. lesson D. drawing
6.A. try B. hand C. gift D. suggestion
7.A. jumping B. journey C. training D. entertainment
8.A. Besides B. Once C. There D. However
9.A. slowing B. climbing C. landing D. filling
10.A. light B. broken C. fixed D. open
11.A. ready B. up C. on D. away
12.A. cry B. rest C. laugh D. lie
13.A. softly B. loudly C. nervously D. excitedly
14.A. comfort B. wind C. pull D. push
15.A. failure B. experience C. competition D. danger
---Could you look after my daughter for me while I’m away? ---___________.
A. Yes, here you are B. With pleasure
C. Yes, please D. You’re welcome
In the film Murder in a Country House, a doctor is found _______in the house, so the film is _________horror and mysteries.
A. dying, fill of B. dead; full of
C. dead; full with D. die; filled with
I often mistake Alice _______ Lily because they are twins and look the same.
A. for B. with C. of D. on
Jenny is on holiday now. I wonder_________________ .
A. when she came back
B. when she will come back
C. when did she come back
D. when will she come back
--- How was the talk this morning?
---It’s just a waste of time. There is ________ nothing worth listening to.
A. hardly B. almost
C. mainly D. already