She 36 at first, as it was a very big job and she didn't know if she could 37 it. But finally, she 38 W. While her job was rewarding, she soon got tired of it. When she sat at her desk one day, the 39 came into her mind to go down to the New School for Social Research. 40 she was learning to trust her intuition(直觉), she decided to have a go.
Without any forethought, she titled the 41 "Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway". Susan was 42 as she faced the first session of the twelveweek course. The two hours went well, but she then was challenged with a 43 fear, for she didn't know what to teach the next week. But every week she found she had more to say. And her 44 level grew. She realized she had learned so much over the years about 45 fear. And her students were drinking it up. At the end of the course, they were 46 at how shifting their thinking really changed their lives.
Susan 47 decided to write a book based on the course she had taught. She faced many roadblocks. And after four agents and fifteen 48 from various publishers, she 49 put the proposal in a drawer.
After three years of writing, she was going through the drawer that 50 her muchrejected book proposal. Picking it up, she had a(n) 51 sense that she held something in her hands that many people 52 to read. So, she set out with much 53 to find a publisher who believed in her book the 54 way she did. This time, she succeeded. She succeeded 55 her wildest dreams.
She was so happy she followed her heart and never gave up overcoming fears that stood in her way.
( )36. A. admitted B. wondered C. hesitated D. recognized
( )37. A. help B. handle C. hatch D. have
( )38. A. explained B. paused C. ignored D. agreed
( )39. A. thought B. chance C. approach D. demand
( )40. A. While B. Since C. If D. Though
( )41. A. book B. talk C. speech D. course
( )42. A. nervous B. energetic C. delicate D. depressed
( )43. A. general B. constant C. pure D. new
( )44. A. balance B. confidence C. happiness D. success
( )45. A. handing over B. taking over C. getting over D. looking over
( )46. A. relieved B. puzzled C. amazed D. amused
( )47. A. eventually B. gradually C. originally D. temporarily
( )48. A. rejections B. applications C. indications D. restrictions
( )49. A. hopefully B. swiftly C. unconsciously D. unwillingly
( )50. A. held B. emptied C. removed D. supported
( )51. A. vague B. slight C. acute D. basic
( )52. A. happened B. afforded C. agreed D. needed
( )53. A. determination B. hesitation C. satisfaction D. imagination
( )54. A. right B. ideal C. same D. obvious
( )55. A. within B. beyond C. behind D. through
第三部分: 阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
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IT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU BLUE IN THE FACE