When we are unfamiliar(不熟悉) with something, we may feel nervous and fearful. The help of others is a good ____ to help us pull through.

I write for a big newspaper, and I wanted to _____ a story about parachute jumping(跳伞). To make it a ture as well as exciting ____, I decided that I had to make a jump myself secretly. Unluckily, I’m not good at any drawing, let alone(更不用说) parachute jumping.

My friend Mr. Smith was glad to give me a ____. He took me to a ground school. The first day’s _____ included several hours of instruction but not my first drop from a(n) _____. For this, I had to wait until the following morning.

The next morning, I was taken to the airfield. ____, a heavy parachute was put on my back. Then I was _____ to make my way to a small plane which had just stopped slowly on the runway. Once on board, the plane was soon ____. I began to feel nervous. As we reached one thousand meters, Harry, my teacher, hooked(钩) a line from my parachute to a steel ring inside the plane. The line was to pull my parachute _____ after I jumped.

“Get _____, Henry,” Harry said. I moved carefully to the door. I wanted to _____, “NO, no, no!” But no word came.

“Jump!” Harry called _____. “Jump!”

Away from the plane, and down, down I fell, arms stretched. It worked. All at once I was very happy. Then I felt a quick _____. My big parachute had opened! It was the best ______ I ever had. I looked down. There were rivers, trees, fields and houses. I heard the soft sound of the air. This was fun.

【1】A.way B.chance C.idea D.value

【2】A.tell B.write C.read D.copy

【3】A.film B.poem C.story D.program

【4】A.try B.hand C.gift D.suggestion

【5】A.jumping B.journey C.training D.entertainment

【6】A.tree B.tower C.building D.airplane

【7】A.Besides B.Once C.There D.However

【8】A.asked B.invited C.forced D.taught

【9】A.slowing B.climbing C.landing D.filling

【10】A.light B.broken C.fixed D.open

【11】A.ready B.up C.on D.away

【12】A.cry B.rest C.laugh D.lie

【13】A.softly B.loudly C.nervously D.excitedly

【14】A.comfort B.wind C.pull D.push

【15】A.failure B.experience C.competition D.danger