AsachildIwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Ther
AsachildIwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.
Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevercompletedarknessbutalwaysastreetlightorpassingcarlightswhichmadeclothesonthebackofachairtakeontheshapeofawildanimal.OutofthecornerofmyeyeIsawthecurtains(窗帘)seemtomovewhentherewasnowind.Averylowsoundinthefloorwouldseemahundredtimeslouderthanintheday.Myimagination(想象)wouldrunwildandmyheartwouldbeatfast.Iwouldlieverystillsothatthe"enemy(敌人)"wouldnotdiscoverme.
AnotherofmychildhoodfearswasthatIwouldgetlostespeciallyonthewayhomefromschool.EverymorningIgotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome.Thatwasnoproblem.AfterschoolthoughwhenallthebuseswerelinedupalongthestreetIwasafraidthatIwouldgetinthewrongoneandbetakentosomeotherstrangeplaces.OnschoolorfamilytripstoaparkoramuseumIwouldn'tlettheleadersoutofmysight.
PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsofallIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedoracceptedbyothers.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethenandthefearofnotbeinglikedwasaseriousone.
Oneoftheprocesses(过程)growingupisbeingabletorealizeandovercomeourfears.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsusachievegreatersuccesslaterinlife.
1.Theauthorhad________kind(s)offearswhenshewasachild.
A.oneB.two
C.threeD.none
2._________wouldscaretheauthoratnight.
A.Streetlightandcarlights
B.Wildanimalsandenemies
C.Movingcurtainsandwind
D.Strangesightsandsounds
3.Whenshewenttosomeotherplacesshewould_________.
A.walkawaywithoutothers
B.takeabusbyherself
C.followothersclosely
D.makesurenottotakeawrongbus
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbepossiblytruewhenshewasachild?
A.Shewasusuallypopularamongpeople.
B.Shewasalwaystheleaderoftheothers.
C.Shealways'gotpoorgrades.
D.Shewasnotatalllikedbyothers.
5.Theunderlinedword"o