Ⅰ.完形填空
In life,do you choose to take the road everyone has taken,or do you choose the path that is best for you?It might be 1 to choose what everyone has done,especially if it seemed to work for them.But is that what truly 2 for you?
On a recent hiking 3 ,my partner and I decided to take a popular trail in the 4 direction.This was an old,well-traveled trail that people had been hiking and biking from A to Z for years.For our own reasons,we chose to travel from Z to A.Going backwards made more sense with my 5 .The trip would take several days and going backwards 6 that I would end the trip closer to the airport for my flight home.
As my partner and I walked,everyone crossing our path had something to say,“You’re going the wrong way.Are you lost?Are you returning 7 you forgot something?Are you crazy?”The path occasionally crossed a 8 .When it did,even passing cars beeped to 9 us in the “right” direction.
Why did people only see one way?Because that’s what everyone does?Because that’s how it’s always been done?We even 10 to talk to a Danish woman who said,“We have a(n) 11 in my country:when you go backwards to everyone else,it’s because you’re avoiding something.” I couldn’t believe it.We were just enjoying connecting with nature,hiking the way that best 12 us.Had we gone the “wrong” way?No.At least,not for us.
I decided to 13 the path I chose. 14 ,we had an amazing experience.Choosing the “wrong” path was right for me.When your inner 15 tells you something is right (or wrong),listen to it.It’s your instinct.It’s speaking to you for a reason and it knows,better than anyone,what’s best for you.
1.A.anxious B.normal C.awkward D.impressive
2.A.designs B.plans C.works D.prepares
3.A.race B.test C.project D.trip
4.A.opposite B.wrong C.common D.accessible
5.A.emotion B.target C.schedule D.request
6.A.supposed B.ensured C.provided D.permitted
7.A.if B.because C.while D.yet
8.A.plain B.valley C.trail D.highway
9.A.point B.inspire C.protect D.support
10.A.expected B.stopped C.agreed D.hesitated
11.A.saying B.point C.myth D.spell
12.A.instructed B.confused C.offered D.suited
13.A.show off B.think over C.pick out D.stick to
14.A.Probably B.Hopefully C.Eventually D.Knowingly
15.A.desire B.feeling C.voice D.reaction
