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  3. Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a

Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a

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问题     Some years ago I was offered a writing assignment that would require three months of travel through Europe. I had been abroad a couple of times, but I could hardly【R1】______to know my way a-round the continent. Moreover, my knowledge of foreign languages was【R2】______to a little college French.
    I hesitated. How would I, unable to speak the language, 【R3】______unfamiliar with local geography or transportation systems, set up【R4】______and do research? It seemed impossible, and with considerable【R5】______I sat down to write a letter begging off. Halfway through, a thought ran through my mind; you can’ t learn if you don’ t try. So I accepted the assignment.
    There were some bad【R6】______But by the time I had finished the trip I was an experienced traveler and ever since. I have never hesitated to head for even the most remote, of places, without guides or even【R7】______bookings, confident that somehow I will manage.
    The point is that the new, the different, is almost by definition【R8】______. But each time you try something, you learn. And as the learning piles up, the world opens to you.
    I’ ve learned to ski at 40, and flown up the Rhine river in a【R9】______. And I know I’ 11 go on doing such things. It’ s not because I’ m braver or more daring than others. I’ m not. But I’ 11 accept anxiety as another name for challenge and I believe I can【R10】______wonders.
A. accomplish I. manufacture
B. advanced J. moments
C. balloon K. news
D. claim L reduced
E. constantly M. regret
F. declare N. scary
G. interviews O. totally
H. limited
【R9】
选项
答案C
解析 此处句意为“乘坐氢气球飞过莱茵河”。
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