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　　As a child, I was truly afraid of the dark and of getting lost; these fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments．

　　Maybe it was the strange 　　1　　 things looked and sounded in my familiar room at night that 　　2　　 me so much．There was never total 　　3　　, but a streetlight or passing car lights 　　4　　 clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现)the 　　5　　 of a wild animal．Out of the corner of my 　　6　　, I saw the curtains seem to move when there was no 　　7　　．A tiny sound in the floor would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight．My 　　8　　 would run wild, and my heart would beat fast．I would 　　9　　 very still so that the “enemy” would not discover me．

　　Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 　　10　　 on the way home from school．Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home．That was no 　　11　　．After school, 　　12　　, when all the buses were 　　13　　 up along the street, I was afraid that I'd get on the wrong one and be taken to some 　　14　　 neighborhood．On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my 　　15　　．

　　Perhaps one of the worst fears 　　16　　 all I had as a child was that of not being liked or 　　17　　 by others．Being popular was so important to me 　　18　　, and the fear of not being liked was a 　　19　　 one．

　　One of the processes(过程)of growing up is being able to 　　20　　 and overcome(克服)our fears．Understanding the things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life．