When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good36 to help us pull through.
I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to37a story about parachute jumping(跳伞). To make it a realistic as well as exciting38 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself39 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any40 , let alone(更不用说)parachute jumping.
My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a41 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s42 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 43 . For this, I had to wait until the following44 .
The next morning, I was taken to the airfield.45 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was46 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon47 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked(钩)a48 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 49 after I jumped.
“Get50 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to51 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.
“Jump!” Harry called52 . “Jump!”
Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick53 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best54 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was55 .
A.way B.chance C.idea D.value
A.tell B.write C.read D.copy
A.film B.poem C.story D.program
A.secretly B.instead C.finally D.first
A.sport B.driving C.lesson D.drawing
A.try B.hand C.gift D.suggestion
A.jumping B.journey C.training D.entertainment
A.tree B.tower C.building D.airplane
A.week B.month C.evening D.morning
A.Besides B.Once C.There D.However
A.asked B.invited C.forced D.taught
A.slowing B.climbing C.landing D.filling
A.belt B.steel C.line D.seat
A.light B.broken C.fixed D.open
A.ready B.up C.on D.away
A.cry B.rest C.laugh D.lie
A.softly B.loudly C.nervously D.excitedly
A.comfort B.wind C.pull D.push
A.failure B.experience C.competition D.danger
A.tiring B.shocking C.true D.fun