完形填空ColumnistDaveBarrysaysthisabou

完形填空Columnist Dave Barry says this about his father:My dad would try anything - carpentry(木匠活),electrical wiring,roofing and so on.From watching him,I learned a lesson that still1to my life today:no matter how difficult a task may seem,2you're not afraid to try it,you can do it.I learned from my parents the value of going for it.3ventured(冒险),nothing lost is the motto of too many of us.Many people are so afraid to4that they never venture beyond the familiar.Better to be safe than sorry,has5too many people in the cocoon(保护膜) of their6zones.A delightful7tells that Col.Robert Johnson of Salem,New Jersey,announced that he would take a8risk.He let the town know that he would9a wolf peach on the steps of the country courthouse at noon on September 26,1820. Why would he take such a chance? asked the10people.Scientists and doctors had long declared the wolf peach to be11.If the wolf peach was too ripe and warmed by the sun,they told him he would be exposing himself to brain fever.Should he somehow12the experience,the skin of the13would stick to the lining of his stomach(他的胃黏膜) and14cause cancer.Nearly 2,000 people15the square to see Col.Johnson eat the poisonous peach - now known as the tomato.Col.Johnson believed his16was small,but it must be take if the17about the peach were to be18.Who has acpished anything worthwhile19taking a risk?Much like the tortoise it makes20only when it sticks its neck out.1.A.refersB.appliesC.tendsD.leads2.A.ifB.sinceC.althoughD.unless3.A.AnythingB.SomethingC.NothingD.Everything4.A.failB.winC.succeedD.leave5.A.turnedB.trappedC.forbiddenD.orced6.A.fortableB.miserableC.surprisingD.unimportant7.A.novelB.messageC.jokeD.story8.A.privateB.publicC.secretD.national9.A.buyB.sellC.eatD.cut10.A.puzzledB.disappointedC.angryD.happy11.A.deliciousB.smellyC.saltyD.poisonous12.A.enjoyB.surviveC.understandD.know13.A.wolfB.seedC.peachD.body14.A.eventuallyB.firstlyC.latelyD.hardly15.A.reachedB.decoratedC.surroundedD.crowded16.A.audienceB.riskC.fruitD.size17.A.mythsB.ingredientsC.truthsD.prices18.A.changedB.adoptedC.removedD.grasped19.A.withoutB.forC.withD.except20.A.senseB.troubleC.roomD.progress