1 . Snowy wanted to be a show jumping horse. Every day she would _______ her mum to allow her to jump. Finally, her mum decided she was _____ enough and they went into the jumping arena (竞技场).
Snowy was very excited, but when she saw how ______ the jumps were, she started shaking." I can't jump that high. It's a good idea that we ________." she said. Her mum said,“I wouldn't expect you to _________ that high. There's a log (原木) on the ground. Why not start jumping over that?" Snowy gathered (积聚) her ________, walked to the log and then managed to jump over it.
“I did it!" she shouted happily. _________, her mum said,“You can't just jump over logs if you want to be a show jumper. ________ the low jump over there."
Again, Snowy was ___________but she tried it and found she could do it. As time went on, Snowy progressed to taller jumps, until finally she ________ the arena and looked at the tallest jumps. Over the past few weeks, something had _______. These jumps seemed much less ______ to Snowy. She jumped over them easily. Her mum looked with ________ at her and said,“This is what happens when you start ________ and build your way up."
So never be afraid of ________ in life, but start small and keep trying. Then you'll be able to do anything.
1. A.ask | B.warn | C.force | D.advise |
2. A.old | B.fat | C.clever | D.careful |
3. 4. A.wait | B.leave | C.stay | D.settle |
5. A.see | B.stop | C.start | D.arrive |
6. A.speed | B.power | C.doubt | D.courage |
7. A.Suddenly | B.immediately | C.However | D.Besides |
8. A.Remember | B.Try | C.Carry | D.Study |
9. A.nervous | B.happy | C.upset | D.serious |
10. A.missed | B.liked | C.entered | D.needed |
11. A.appeared | B.changed | C.begun | D.continued |
12. A.dangerous | B.important | C.familiar | D.terrible |
13. A.pride | B.anger | C.patience | D.kindness |
14. A.early | B.young | C.small | D.smart |
15. A.failures | B.worries | C.uncertainties | D.difficulties |