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课时跟踪检测(二十)　Theme parks 一、完形填空 I was relaxing at the waters edge of a local beach when a young boy ran at full speed right by me. He __1__ jumped up and down as he was running, __2__ his little legs in the air and across the surface of the water before falling face-first into the waves. With more __3__ than before, he got back up and repeated this action several times. It became __4__ that he was trying to run across the surface of the water. I couldn?t help but to laugh. His combined levels of resolution and effort were priceless. After several __5__， he walked to me after noticing my __6__. “What’s so funny？” he asked.“You remind me of myself，” I said. “Do you know how to walk on water？” he asked. “Well, I can __7__，” I said.“Let me give you a few pointers.” __8__， the boy sat down next to me. First, work on it for real. While many of us decide to walk on water like a superhero, only few of us actually work on it. The rest of us never act on our __9__. Or, at best, we pretend to act on it. But to truly walk on water, you?ll have to study physics, hydrophobic substances (疏水物质), etc., and then youll have to __10__theories, which must be tested. When the tests __11__， you must be ready to adjust your theories and test them again. Also, if youre __12__ about walking on water, you must decide nothing can stop you. The pains along the way are simply mile markers on your trip to the finish line. If you are born to do it and truly __13__ yourself to the end result, anything is entirely possible! When we finished our conversation, the young boy got up and ran to his mother. A few moments later, she walked over to __14__ me for supposedly giving out thoughtless advice. She told me I was giving her son a false sense of hope. I told her what I was giving him was a __15__， not a definite thing. 1．A.helplessly　　　　　　　　 B．sadly C．continuously D．practically 2．A.kicking B．hurting C．pulling D．drawing 3．A.determination B．time C．resource D．experience 4．A.natural B．confused