完形填空，閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給四個選項(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

After a decade at the publishing company, I was fired．I had worked so hard for so long．I was always doing my job _________ ，clawing my way up the ladder．And _________ ? Doing these things had _________ me．in the end，very little of lasting value．I wondered what would happen if I let it all go—didn’t look for a job，didn’t keep my _________ ambition．

My husband thought it was a great idea．“Just _________ ,” he said．As a serious windsurfer, he suggested I try the sport as a path to clarity．I had windsurfed before , but only in _________ water．I didn’t like high winds．I didn’t like going fast—that was _________ ．But I wanted to abandon the past．My _________ was to do nothing but read and windsurf every day．I wanted to feel the fear and do it anyway．I wanted to learn how to ride the currents，and I couldn’t think of a better way than to_________ myself to the invisible，ever-shifting wind．

I decided to sail at Swell City, a favorite outpost on the Washington side of the Columbia．That July _________ to be one of the windiest months on record．I grew to find that what I was doing did _________ for my standing in the world．It won me no friends．Then again，I was _________ ．

One day, a friend and her l5-year-old son came，and after I explained my _________ , he said the simplest．but most profound thin9：“It’s all in the _________ ．” This kid had windsurfed only three times , _________ he knew the secret．“If you go out there knowing you’re going to _________ it，you will，”he continued．“But if you go out there afraid you’ll get hurt , you will．” I smiled at him．Wasn’t that _________ the same problem I’d encountered in life? I’d always been terrified l wouldn’t reach the goal or _________ the job．I knew I had to let that fear go．And slowly I did．

The wind wanted nothing from me．It cared not at all about my ambition or accomplishments．It _________ me that the beauty of life is in the trying．And that’s where I am：still trying for the turnaround．in life and in the _________ ．

1.A．breathlesslyB．hopelesslyC．aimlesslyD．carelessly

2.A．what forB．how comeC．so whatD．why not

3.A．encouragedB．praisedC．impressedD．earned

4.A．modestB．secretC．previousD．frustrated

5.A．continueB．stopC．travelD．read

6.A．violentB．deepC．calmD．icy

7.A．scaryB．toughC．boringD．amazing

8.A．promiseB．jobC．regretD．plan

9.A．devoteB．helpC．treatD．limit

10.A．turned outB．set outC．picked outD．carried out

11.A．anythingB．everythingC．nothingD．something

12.A．satisfiedB．terrifiedC．touchedD．embarrassed

13.A．problemB．guiltC．dreamD．fantasy

14.A．healthB．action C．attitudeD．behavior

15.A．soB．yetC．orD．for

16.A．shakeB．makeC．nameD．serve

17.A．merelyB．preciselyC．approximatelyD．rarely

18.A．loseB．quitC．offerD．land

19.A．warnedB．remindedC．challengedD．puzzled

20.A．marriageB．familyC．skyD．wind

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