53．I was sixteen when came to study in the city and realized that girls should wear special sports coats when they do sports.They didn't（1）
why I wasn't wearing one，and they didn't expect that I had never（2）
its existence before-never.
In my hometown，a remote little town，life is（3）
into a multiple choice question：to men，it's work，drink，or sleep；to（4）
，it's "study hard to leave this place" or "play and be（5）
trapped here".Life is what is（6）
in a day and in twenty years.When（7）
comes we bury ourselves in thick coats like polar bears in their（8）
，speaking loudly yet curtly to（9）
warmth.Our life is like that layer of fur （10）
everything orderly and familiar.
Ironically，it was also（11）
that struck me when I first arrived in the（12）
.Steering myself through a sea of possibilities，in school，in community work，I（13）
that the warmth here is to quicken people's steps，to（14）
out what is happening at the other end of our society-people live in（15）
news and adventures，wanting to see more，try more，and desire more.
The desire for（16）
has to be fulfilled.So，Conversation Square was（17）
，or more precisely，still in the process of its birth.The（18）
struck me on a whim（奇想），did research，circulated a survey，gathered a pool of participants and off they started talking，at two ends of the northern hemisphere.Building connection long-distance is a（19）
process.Yet eventually it started sailing.I received feedback with participants from both sides（20）
the conversation，making new discoveries，and learning a little bit more about what's possible in life，what's possible in our time on earth.
| （1） |
A．doubt |
B．understand |
C．wonder |
D．mind |
| （2） |
A．heard of |
B．learned from |
C．talked about |
D．tried out |
| （3） |
A．beautified |
B．built |
C．changed |
D．simplified |
| （4） |
A．women |
B．a(chǎn)dults |
C．children |
D．parents |
| （5） |
A．still |
B．forever |
C．never |
D．ever |
| （6） |
A．lived |
B．spent |
C．wasted |
D．had |
| （7） |
A．summer |
B．a(chǎn)utumn |
C．winter |
D．spring |
| （8） |
A．coat |
B．head |
C．home |
D．fur |
| （9） |
A．preserve |
B．sweep |
C．stop |
D．a(chǎn)void |
| （10） |
A．taking |
B．bringing |
C．keeping |
D．blocking |
| （11） |
A．coldness |
B．warmth |
C．food |
D．life |
| （12） |
A．town |
B．village |
C．earth |
D．city |
| （13） |
A．see |
B．a(chǎn)sk |
C．want |
D．hope |
| （14） |
A．look |
B．seek |
C．watch |
D．make |
| （15） |
A．terrible |
B．instant |
C．exact |
D．constant |
| （16） |
A．result |
B．conclusion |
C．connection |
D．situation |
| （17） |
A．born |
B．worn |
C．sailed |
D．given |
| （18） |
A．truth |
B．dream |
C．reality |
D．idea |
| （19） |
A．simple |
B．complex |
C．flexible |
D．common |
| （20） |
A．hating |
B．wishing |
C．enjoying |
D．thanking |
