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, but I could hardly claim to know my way around, the continent. , my knowledge of foreign languages was limited to a little college French. I . How would I, unable to speak the language, familiar with local geography or transportation systems, conduct interviews and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable I sat down to write a letter rejecting the . Halfway through, a ran through my mind: you can't learn if you don't try. So I the assignment. There were some bad . But by the time I finished the trip, I was an experienced traveler. And ever since, I have never hesitated to head for even the most places, without guides or advancebookings, confident that somehow I will . The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition . But each time you try something, you learn, and as the learning , the world opens to you. I've learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine River in a(n) . And I know I'll go on doing such things. It's not because I'm braver or more daring than others. I'm not. But I'll accept worry as another name for and I believe I can wonders. 小题1: A．aboard B．abroad C．away D．out 小题2: A．claim B．declare C．hope D．deny 小题3: A．Somehow B．However C．Instead D．Moreover 小题4: A．accustomed B．added C．limited D．suited 小题5: A．resigned B．hesitated C．trembled D．suspected 小题6: A．only too B．more than C．apart from D．far from 小题7: A．operations B．experiments C．research D．business 小题8: A．regret B．doubt C．terror D．disappointment 小题9: A．request B．job C．trust D．assignment 小题10: A．reaction B．thought C．meaning D．conflict 小题11: A．accomplished B．received C．accepted D．resisted 小题12: A．exchanges B．conditions C．trips D．experiences 小题13: A．remote B．accessible C．interesting D．crowded 小题14: A．still B．ever C．even D．yet 小题15: A．do B．manage C．make D．fit 小题16: A．astonishing B．frightening C．fascinating D．exciting 小题17: A．comes up B．shows up C．piles up D．steps up 小题18: A．airport B．motorboat C．surfboard D．balloon 小题19: A．goal B．opportunity C．struggle D．challenge 小题20: A．work B．own C．win D．achieve