When I was 11,my school built a leadership training center that had various challenges.The most(1)
A
A
of them all was called"The Leap of Faith",where you had to climb a ladder to a platform 11 meters high.Once there,you had to(2)
B
B
the platform and reach out to grab a rope.I had seen students do it and had sworn there was no way I would ever(3)
D
D
it.
One day my teacher asked me,"Are you going to try?"I(4)
B
B
it off and told him that he couldn't pay me to do it.(5)
C
C
,he encouraged me until finally I agreed to do it.
I climbed up and when I got to the top,I was in shock and couldn't(6)
D
D
.Seeing this,my teacher suggested that instead of jumping off the platform and grabbing the rope,I just(7)
C
C
on the edge and then slide down.I sat there for 20 minutes.Finally,with the(8)
B
B
of my class,I slid down.
When I finally reached the ground,I heard two boys(9)
A
A
me about it behind my back.So,I decided to try again.Over the next two weeks,I did all sorts of things to(10)
B
B
myself.I jumped off tables and did some high ropes stuff.One morning before school I went down to the(11)
A
A
,climbed to the top of the ladder and then ..I DID IT!I had never before felt so(12)
C
C
of myself.
Sometimes situations are(13)
A
A
,but that doesn't make them impossible.People will doubt you in life,but I have learned that(14)
C
C
is the best way to reply to people like that.So,always keep dreaming and don't let your(15)
D
D
get in the way.
(1) |
A.difficult |
B.interesting |
C.rewarding |
D.visible |
(2) |
A.break down |
B.jump off |
C.rely on |
D.hurry down |
(3) |
A.a(chǎn)nticipate |
B.evaluate |
C.possess |
D.a(chǎn)ttempt |
(4) |
A.put |
B.laughed |
C.called |
D.kicked |
(5) |
A.Therefore |
B.Instead |
C.Anyway |
D.Moreover |
(6) |
A.go |
B.leave |
C.speak |
D.move |
(7) |
A.lean |
B.lie |
C.sit |
D.stand |
(8) |
A.suspicion |
B.encouragement |
C.recognition |
D.intention |
(9) |
A.teasing |
B.a(chǎn)sking |
C.praising |
D.blaming |
(10) |
A.behave |
B.prepare |
C.compose |
D.justify |
(11) |
A.center |
B.hall |
C.woods |
D.playground |
(12) |
A.a(chǎn)ware |
B.a(chǎn)fraid |
C.proud |
D.serious |
(13) |
A.scary |
B.different |
C.optimistic |
D.dangerous |
(14) |
A.submission |
B.pursuit |
C.success |
D.independence |
(15) |
A.a(chǎn)mbition |
B.confusion |
C.sympathy |
D.fear |