Question

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been __36__ a couple of times, but I could hardly __37__ to know my ways around the continent. __38__, my knowledge of foreign languages was __39__ to a little college French.

I __40__. How would I, unable to speak the language, __41__ familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do __42__? It seemed impossible, and with considerable __43__ I sat down to write a letter rejecting the __44__. Halfway through, a __45__ ran through my mind: you can’t learn if you don't try. So I __46__ the assignment.

There were some bad __47__. But by the time I had finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most __48__ places, without guides or __49__ advanced bookings, confident that somehow I will __50__.

The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition __51__. But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning __52__, the world opens to you.

I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a (n) __53__. And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for __54 __ and I believe I can __55__ wonders.

1.	A．aboard B．abroad C．away D．out

2.	A．claim B．declare C．hope D．deny

3.	A．Somehow B．However C．Instead D．Moreover

4.	A．accustomed B．added C．limited D．suited

5.	A．resigned B．hesitated C．trembled D．suspected

6.	A．only too B．more than C．apart from D．far from

7.	A．operations B．experiments C．research D．business

8.	A．regret B．doubt C．terror D．disappointment

9.	A．request B．job C．trust D．assignment

10.	A．reaction B．thought C．meaning D．conflict

11.	A．accomplished B．received C．accepted D．resisted

12.	A．exchanges B．conditions C．trips D．experiences

13.	A．remote B．accessible C．interesting D．crowded

14.	A．still B．ever C．even D．yet

15.	A．do B．manage C．make D．fit

16.	A．astonishing B．frightening C．fascinating D．exciting

17.	A．comes up B．shows up C．piles up D．steps up

18.	A．airplane B．motorboat C．surfboard D．balloon

19.	A．goal B．opportunity C．struggle D．challenge

20.	A．work B．own C．win D．achieve

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.A

9.D

10.B

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.D

20.A

【解析】略