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    In July, I took my kids on vacation to Los Angeles. A month later, I went to Las Vegas for my birthday. I had a lot on my plate and was under a lot of stress. I just wanted to get away and _______for a while.

While I was sitting by the pool, an  _______  suddenly came to me. I'd always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. Therefore, the idea of a two-week _________ alone was born. It was something I never thought I'd be planning this soon in my life. I had always thought, if it did ever happen, it would be _______  I was retired and old.

I would lie if I said I wasn't _______ I'd driven alone across the US before, from California _______New Jersey, but traveling to other countries whose languages weren't the same as _______ terrified me. I was worried that I wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone, especially if I got _______ somewhere.

_______  I soon realized that if I wanted to follow my dreams, I had to step out of my comfort zone. And I ________  realized that I was scared, and if I let fear take control of me, I'd never get anywhere.

As I searched for other places to visit on my trip, I found the best part was the ________ ride to Venice. As I rode on the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was having the time of my life. And it was nice to see people, ________and old, riding their bikes to wherever they needed to go. I thought the scenery of the city was so wonderful, but seeing people doing ________routine was the best part for me.

Some people might say, "It's not a big ________  , it's just Venice. Thousands of people go there every day. " But it was more than that to me. It was about having a dream and when it was time for it to ________  , not to be afraid to let it happen. When I did, the reward was more than I could have possibly imagined.

1.A.eat B.sleep C.play D.relax

2.A.idea B.expression C.opinion D.introduction

3.A.Asian B.European C.African D.American

4.A.as B.because C.when D.since

5.A.satisfied B.scared C.surprised D.excited

6.A.in B.by C.to D.of

7.A.his B.mine C.yours D.theirs

8.A.lost B.dressed C.married D.annoyed

9.A.And B.So C.But D.Then

10.A.only B.just C.still D.also

11.A.bus B.train C.horse D.bike

12.A.short B.tall C.young D.beautiful

13.A.her B.his C.our D.their

14.A.deal B.cake C.case D.city

15.A.deal with B.think over C.go on D.come true

 

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.D 【解析】 本文作者讲述了自己克服沟通障碍,独自去其他国家旅行,实现了自己的梦想的经历。 1. 句意:我只是想出去放松一下。 eat吃;sleep睡觉;play玩;relax放松。根据前一句“I had a lot on my plate and was under a lot of stress. 我有很多事情要做,压力很大。”,可知我想放松一下,故选D。 2. 句意:当我坐在池边时,我突然想到一个主意。 idea主意;expression表达;opinion意见;introduction介绍。根据下文中的“the idea of a two-week…”,可知这里意思是我突然想到一个主意,故选A。 3. 句意:因此,一个为期两周的欧洲人的想法诞生了。 Asian亚洲的;European欧洲的;African非洲的;American美国的。根据前一句“I'd always wanted to see the Eiffel Tower. 我一直想看看埃菲尔铁塔。”,埃菲尔铁塔在法国,是欧洲国家,故选B。 4. 句意:我一直在想,如果真的发生了,那一定是在我退休和年老的时候。 as作为;because因为;when当……时候;since自从。根据句意指“当退休和年老的时候”,故选C。 5. 句意:如果我说我不害怕,我是在撒谎,虽然我以前独自驾车穿越美国,从加利福尼亚到新泽西。 satisfied满意的;scared害怕的;surprised惊奇的;excited兴奋的。根据下文提到去语言不通的国家旅行吓到我了,指“要说我不害怕,是在说谎”,故选B。 6. 句意::如果我说我不害怕,我是在撒谎,虽然我以前独自驾车穿越美国,从加利福尼亚到新泽西。 in在……里;by通过;to到;of……的。from…to…意为“从……到……”,根据句意,故选C。 7. 句意:但是去其他语言和我不一样的国家旅行让我害怕。 his他的;mine我的;yours你的;theirs他们的。根据句意指“去其他语言和我不一样的国家”,此处mine意思是my language。故选B。 8. 句意:我担心我不能和任何人交流,尤其是如果我迷路了。 lost弄丢的;dressed打扮好的;married结婚的;annoyed恼怒的。根据前半句“I was worried that I wouldn't be able to communicate with anyone”,可知这里是指担心迷路的时候不会和别人交流,get lost迷路,故选A。 9. 句意:但我很快意识到,如果我想追随我的梦想,我必须走出我的舒适区。 And和,而且;So因此;But但是;Then那时。根据句意此句和前面担心自己不会交流是转折关系,故选C。 10. 句意:我也意识到我很害怕,如果我让恐惧控制了我,我永远也不会有任何进展。 only仅仅;just刚刚;still仍然;also也。根据前一句“I soon realized that …”,可知这里是指“我也意识到”,故选D。 11. 句意:当我在旅行中寻找其他可去的地方时,我发现最棒的是乘公共汽车去威尼斯。 bus公共汽车;train火车;horse马;bike自行车。根据后一句“As I rode on the bus and enjoyed every new thing I saw, I was having the time of my life.”,可知这里是指乘公共汽车去威尼斯,故选A。 12. 句意:看到人们,无论老少,都骑着自行车去他们需要去的地方,真是太好了。 short矮的;tall高的;young年轻的;beautiful漂亮的。根据句中“it was nice to see people”,以及“and old”,可知这里是指年轻的和年老的人,故选C。 13. 句意:我觉得这城市的景色太美了,但是看到人们做他们的日常工作对我来说是最好的部分。 her她的;his他的;our我们的;their他们的。根据句意此空要和前面的people相对应,所以应指“他们的”,故选D。 14. 句意:有些人可能会说,“没什么大不了的,只是威尼斯。每天都有成千上万的人去那里。” deal交易;cake蛋糕;case情况;city城市。根据后一句“But it was more than that to me.”,可知这里是指“没什么大不了的”,为It's not a big deal,故选A。 15. 句意:它是关于有一个梦想,当它实现的时候,不要害怕让它实现。 deal with处理;think over仔细考虑;go on继续;come true实现。根据前面“It was about having a dream”,可知这里是指“当它实现的时候”,故选D。
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