AsachildIwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscared(使惊恐)mesomuch.Th

　　AsachildIwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.

　　Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscared(使惊恐)mesomuch.Therewasnevercompletedarknessbutalwaysastreetlightorpassingcarlightswhichmadeclothesonthebackofachairtakeontheshapeofawildanimal.OutofthecornerofmyeyeIsawthecurtains(窗帘)seemtomovewhentherewasnowind.Averylowsoundinthefloorwouldseemahundredtimeslouderthanintheday.Myimaginationwouldrunwildandmyheartwouldbeatfast.Iwouldlieverystillsothatthe“enemy”wouldnotdiscoverme.

　　AnotherofmychildhoodfearswasthatIwouldgetlostespeciallyonthewayhomefromschool.EverymorningIgotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome.Thatwasnoproblem.AfterschoolthoughwhenallthebuseswerelinedupalongthestreetIwasafraidthatIwouldgetinthewrongoneandbetakentosomeotherstrangeplaces.OnschoolorfamilytripstoaparkoramuseumIwouldn’tlettheleadersoutofmysight.

　　PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsofallIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedoracceptedbyothers.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethenandthefearofnotbeinglikedwasaseriousone.

　　Oneoftheprocesses(过程)aboutgrowingupisbeingabletorealizeandovercome(克服)ourfears.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsusachievegreatersuccesslaterinlife.

　　1.        wouldscarethewriteratnight.

　　A.Streetlightandcarlights

　　B.Wildanimalsandenemies

　　C.Movingcurtainsandwind

　　D.Strangesightsandsounds

　　2.Whenshewenttosomeotherplacesshewould       .

　　A.walkawaywithoutothers

　　B.takeabusbyherself

　　C.followothersclosely

　　D.makesurenottotakeawrongbus

　　3.WhichofthefollowingstatementswouldbepossiblyTRUEwhenshewasachild?

　　A.Shethoughtbeingpopularamongpeoplewasimportant.

　　B.Shewasalwaystheleaderoftheothers.

　　C.Shealwaysgotpoorgrades.

　　D.Shewasnotatalllikedbyothers.