“WatchmediveoffthehighboardDad”myten-year-oldsoncalledmeout.Ilooked36totheten-foot-highdivingboardandwaitedashestoodattheedge.Hehad37offthehighboardmanytimesbeforebutnowhiscour
“Watch me dive off the high board Dad ” my ten-year-old son called me out. I looked 36 to the ten-foot-high diving board and waited as he stood at the edge. He had 37 off the high board many times before but now his courage seemed to 3 8 as he considered jumping through the air headfirst.
There were no other swimmers now so he could take his 39 . “You can do it Robby ” I encouraged. But he couldn’t. For 20 minutes he 40 to gather the courage to make the plunge (跳水 ) and he finally 41 up when the pool closed for the night.
“I feel 42 ”Robby said on the way home. “I know I can do it though. I know I can.”
He 43 me to take him to the swimming pool again the next evening. Like the night before we happened to be the only 44 . “I’m going to do it this time ” he said 45 . “Watch me !”
He climbed the ladder and walked to the 46 of the board as I watched. 47 I encouraged him but he 48 . It seemed that he would 49 defeat his fear.
The lifeguard on duty helped me cheer him on. “You can do it Robby ” we all shouted. “Just do it! Don’t think about it. Just do it!”
For 30 minutes we 50 him. For 30 minutes he started and stopped he leaned and straightened and 51 the fear that held him back.
And then it happened. He extended his 52 bent over the edge and fell headfirst into the 53 ! He appeared to the sounds of 54 and congratulations. He did it!
Robby not only learned something about facing his fear that evening 55 learned that some things need full devotion.
36. | A. up | B. down | C. back | D. forward |
37. | A. kicked | B. jumped | C. kept | D. took |
38 | A. increase | B. rise | C. gather | D. weaken |
39 | A. temperature | B. advice | C. picture | D. time |
40 | A. promised | B. decided | C. tried | D. agreed |
41 | A. gave | B. put | C. turned | D. went |
42 | A. proud | B. terrible | C. brave | D. excited |
43 | A. pressed | B. reminded | C. persuaded | D. allowed |
44 | A. viewers | B. runners | C. travelers | D. swimmers |
45 | A. rapidly | B. politely | C. sincerely | D. confidently |
46 | A. middle | B. end | C. side | D. top |
47 | A. So | B. Again | C. Although | D. Instead |
48 | A. paused | B. frowned | C. cried | D. started |
49 | A. always | B. ever | C. never | D. sometimes |
50 | A. warned | B. taught | C. encouraged | D. influenced |
51 | A. considered | B. fought | C. escaped | D. avoided |
52 | A. arms | B. neck | C. feet | D. legs |
53 | A. air | B. sea | C. rain | D. water |
54 | A. music | B. laughter | C. wind | D. thunder |
55 | A. but | B. so | C. or | D. because |
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