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 26 things looked
and sounded in my familiar room at night that 27 me so much.
There was never total 28 , but a streetlight or passing car lights
29 clothes hung over a chair take on(呈现) the 30 of
a wild animal. Out of the corner of my 31 , I saw the curtains
seem to move when there was no 32 . A tiny sound in the floor
would seem a hundred times louder than in the daylight. My 33 would
run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would 34 very
still so that the “enemy” would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, 35
on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right
near my home .That was no 36 . After school, 37 ,
when all the buses were 38 up along the street, I was afraid
that I’d get on the wrong one and be taken to some 39 neighborhood.
On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn’t let the leaders out
of my 40 .
Perhaps one of the worst fears 41 all I had as a
child was that of not being liked or 42 by others. Being
popular was so important to me 43 , and the fear of not being
liked was a 44 one.
One of the processes(过程) of growing up is being able to 45 and overcome(克服) our fears. Understanding the
things that frightened us as children helps us achieve greater success later in
life.
1.A. way B.
time C.
place D.
reason
2.A. wounded B.
destroyed C.
surprised D.
frightened
3.A. quietness B.
darkness C.
emptiness D.
loneliness
4.A. got B.
forced C.
made D.
caused
5.A. spirit B.
height C.
body D.
shape
6.A. eye B.
window C.
mouth D.
door
7.A. breath B.
wind C.
air D.
sound
8.A. belief B.
feeling C.
imagination D.
doubt
9.A. lay B.
hide C.
rest D.
lie
10.A. especially B.
simply C.
probably D.
directly
11.A. discussion B.
problem C.
joke D.
matter
12.A. however B.
yet C.
although D.
still
13.A. called B.
backed C.
lined D.
packed
14.A. old B.
crowded C.
poor D.
unfamiliar
15.A. sight B.
mind C.
order D.
task
16.A. above B.
in C.
of D.
at
17.A. protected B.
guided C.
believed D.
accepted
18.A. then B.
there C.
once D.
anyway
19.A. strict B.
powerful C.
heavy D.
right
20.A. form B.
remember C.
recognize D.
recover
