As a child, I was really afraid of the dark and of getting lost. These fears were very real and caused me some uncomfortable moments.
Maybe it was the strange way things looked and sounded
in my own room at night that scared me so much. There was
never complete darkness, but always a streetlight or passing
car lights, which made clothes on the back of a chair take on
the shape of a wild animal. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw
the curtains(窗簾) seem to move when there was no wind. A
very low sound in the floor would seem a hundred times        
 
louder than in the day. My imagination (想象) would run wild, and my heart would beat fast. I would lie very still so that the "enemy(敵人) " would not discover me.
Another of my childhood fears was that I would get lost, especially on the way home from school. Every morning I got on the school bus right near my home. That was no problem. After school, though, when all the buses were lined up along the street, I was afraid that I would get in the wrong one and be taken to some other strange places. On school or family trips to a park or a museum, I wouldn't let the leaders out of my sight.
Perhaps one of the worst fears of all I had as a child was that of not being liked or accepted by others. Being popular was so important to me then, and the fear of not being liked was a serious one.
One of the processes(過程) growing up is being able to realize and overcome our fears. Understanding the things that scared us as children helps us achieve greater success later in life.
【小題1】 The author had _________kind(s) of fears when she was a child.
A．one B．two C．three D．none
【小題2】 _________ would scare the author at night.
A．Streetlight and car lightsB．Wild animals and enemies
C．Moving curtains and wind D．Strange sights and sounds
【小題3】When she went to some other places, she would _________.
A．walk away without others B．take a bus by herself
C．follow others closely D．make sure not to take a wrong bus
【小題4】Which of the following would be possibly true when she was a child?
A．She was usually popular among people.
B．She was always the leader of the others.
C．She always' got poor grades.
D．She was not at all liked by others.
【小題5】The underlined word "overcome" means "_________" in Chinese.
A．接受B．忍受C．信服D．克服

【小題1】C
【小題1】D
【小題1】C
【小題1】A
【小題1】D解析:
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