When we are unfamiliar with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good 　 31　 to help us pull through.

I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to 　 32　 a story about parachute jumping（跳傘）. To make it a realistic as well as exciting 　 33　 , I decided that I had to make a jump myself 　 34　 . Unluckily, I’m not good at any 　 35　 , let alone（更不用說）parachute jumping.

My friend Mr. Smith was willing to give me a 　 36　 . He took me to a ground school. The first day’s 　 37　 included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) 　38 . For this, I had to wait until the following 　 39　 .

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. 　 40　 , a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was 　 41　 to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon 　 42　 . I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked（鉤）a 　 43　 from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute 　 44 after I jumped.

“Get 　 45　 , Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to 　 46　 , “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

“Jump!” Harry called 　 47　 . “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 quick 　 48　 . My big parachute had opened! It was the best 　 49　 I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was 　 50　 .

31. A. way　　　　　　　　　 B. chance　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. value

32. A. tell　　　　　　　　　　 B. write　　　　　　　　　　　 C. read　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. copy

33. A. film　　　　　　　　　 B. poem　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　 D. program

34. A. secretly　　　　　　　 B. instead　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. finally　　　　　　　　　　 D. first

35. A. sport　　　　　　　　 B. driving　　　　　　　　　　 C. lesson　　　　　　　　　　 D. drawing

36. A. try　　　　　　　　　　 B. hand　　　　　　　　　　　 C. gift　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. suggestion

37. A. jumping　　　　　　 B. journey　　　　　　　　 C. training　　　　　　　 D. entertainment

38. A. tree　　　　　　　　　 B. tower　　　　　　　　　　　 C. building　　　　　　　　　 D. airplane

39. A. week　　　　　　　　 B. month　　　　　　　　　　 C. evening　　　　　　　　　 D. morning

40. A. Besides　　　　　　　 B. Once　　　　　　　　　　　 C. There　　　　　　　　　　　 D. However

41. A. asked　　　　　　　　 B. invited　　　　　　　　　　 C. forced　　　　　　　　　　 D. taught

42. A. slowing　　　　　　　 B. climbing　　　　　　　　　 C. landing　　　　　　　　　　 D. filling

43. A. belt　　　　　　　　　　 B. steel　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. line　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. seat

44. A. light　　　　　　　　　 B. broken　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. fixed　　　　　　　　　　　 D. open

45. A. ready　　　　　　　　 B. up　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. away

46. A. cry　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. rest　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. laugh　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lie

47. A. softly　　　　　　　　 B. loudly　　　　　　　　　　　 C. nervously　　　　　　　　 D. excitedly

48. A. comfort　　　　　　　　　　 B. wind　　　　　　　　　　　 C. pull　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. push

49. A. failure　　　　　　　　 B. experience　　　　　　　 C. competition　　　　　　　　　　 D. danger

50. A. tiring　　　　　　　　 B. shocking　　　　　　　　 C. true　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. fun

    31—35   ABCDA    36—40  BCDDC    41—45  ABCDA   46—50   ABCBD

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       Modcm inventions have speeded up people’s lives amazingly. Motor-cars cover a bundred miles in little more than an hour. Aireraft cross the world a day, while computers operate at lightning speed. Indeed, this love of speed seems never-ending. Every ycar motor-cars are produced which go even faster each new computer boasts（吹噓）of saving preeious seconds in handling tasks.

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