I’d been 16 for six days and was already prepared to deal with failure. I remember when my mum 36 me up that morning, her voice wasn’t as 37 as it usually was. I stayed in bed for a few minutes. I was 38 to leave its warmth and comfort, and didn’t want to face the problem that I’d let myself 39 for the past six months. Finally, I dragged myself out of 40 . I finished getting ready and tried to 41 . It didn’t work, so I decided that my 42 should go with me. We had a little time, so I thought we could practice parking. I 43 , with the wheel hitting the fence. After that, the little bit of confidence I’d had was 44 . I tried two more times, but didn’t 45 much. Then we headed to the test site. I went into a room for some paperwork. And I waited for 20 minutes—just 46 time to make myself believe that I was going to fail. Then, finally, it was my 47 . I just wanted to get it over and make sure that I had to come back next Thursday. I stepped outside and the sky was the light blue I love. It offered me some 48 and I realized something: something between when I pulled myself off the seat and when I got outside. I had become 49 and confident. The first thing I had to do was parking, which I did quite 50 . The confidence that came with it hit me like a wave. The rest of the test went well too and I 51 it all. As I drove back, the instructor told me I would not be coming back for a second 52 next Thursday. Back in the building I didn’t have to say a word. My mum knew just by looking at me. Her 53 made her face softer. And I’m sure it was at least as big as the smile on my face. Her eyes, 54 , looked kind of teary. I knew she was 55 for me. 小题1: A．got B．woke C．turned D．brought 小题2: A．loud B．weak C．noisy D．strong 小题3: A．unable B．unhappy C．unwilling D．unavailable 小题4: A．mention B．forget C．leave D．put 小题5: A．house B．kitchen C．garage D．bed 小题6: A．set down B．take down C．calm down D．put down 小题7: A．mum B．dad C．instructor D．teacher 小题8: A．succeeded B．failed C．managed D．attempted 小题9: A．missing B．lost C．disappeared D．gone 小题10: A．work B．improve C．change D．get 小题11: A．enough B．little C．more D．less 小题12: A．ability B．performance C．time D．turn 小题13: A．belief B．advantage C．anxiety D．comfort 小题14: A．calm B．anxious C．excited D．cautious 小题15: A．badly B．well C．unsuccessfully D．hardly 小题16: A．passed B．went C．failed D．tried 小题17: A．practice B．paperwork C．test D．parking 小题18: A．words B．smile C．look D．anger 小题19: A．however B．therefore C．although D．but 小题20: A．sad B．happy C．nervous D．sorry