Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe．I had been abroad a couple of times， 36 I could hardly claim to know my way around the continent．Moreover， my 37 of foreign languages was 38 to a little college French． I 39 ．How would I，unable to speak the language and totally 40 with local geography or transportation systems， 41 interviews and do research? It seemed 42 ，and with much regret I sat down to write a letter begging 43 ．Halfway through，a thought ran through my mind：you can’t learn if you don’t 44 ．So I accepted the assignment. There were some bad news. But by the time I had 45 the trip I was an experienced 46 ．And ever since，I have never hesitated to 47 for even the most remote places，without guides or even 48 bookings，confident that somehow I will 49 . The point is that the new，the 50 ，is almost by definition scary．But each time you try 51 ，you learn，and as the learning piles up，the world 52 to you. I’ve 53 to ski at 40，and flown up the Rhine River in a balloon．And I know I’ll go on doing such things．It’s not because I’m 54 or more daring than others. I’m not. But I’ll accept anxiety as another name for 55 and I believe I can accomplish wonders． 小题1: A．though B．and C．but D．since 小题2: A．knowledge B．view C．target D．experience 小题3: A．forced B．limited C．reduced D．increased 小题4: A．left B．doubted C．paused D．hesitated 小题5:A. occupied     B. unfamiliar    C: mixed    D. popular 小题6: A．get up B．put up C．set up D．cheer up 小题7: A．impossible B．possible C．easy D．disturbing 小题8: A．away B．down C．off D．for 小题9: A．ask B．try C．practice D．accept 小题10: A．finished B．started C．reserved D．cancelled 小题11: A．traveler B．reporter C．writer D．thinker 小题12: A．take B．head C．make D．change 小题13: A．careful B．free C．professional D．advanced 小题14: A．lose B．win C．manage D．remember 小题15: A．different B．same C．old D．bad 小题16: A．nothing B．something C．anything D．everything 小题17: A．sticks B．comes C．opens D．drinks 小题18: A．learned B．hoped C．forgotten D．attempted 小题19: A．weaker B．braver C．worse D．luckier 小题20: A．trouble B．failure C．victory D．challenge