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It would be a fairly accurate statement to say that, when I was in elementary school and high school, I was a painfully shy child. I usually kept to myself, had only a few friends, and rarely spoke in class. My parents were always very busy, so they never pushed me to become more involved in activities and meet more people. I was perfectly happy by myself. I spent much of my time with my nose buried in a book. The only times that I ventured away from the comforts of my bedroom were when I explored the seemingly endless aisles of stocked bookshelves at my favourite bookstore. In retrospect, it was no surprise that I read with such an incredible appetite. Reading was my escape. My favourite books were adventure and travel stories - stories that brought the readers to exotic, unexplored, or dangerous places. These were places I longed to go, and they were adventures I yearned to experience, but I knew it was all just a fantasy. I had a hard time working up the nerve to talk to a fellow classmate, I knew there was no way I could travel around the world and live out one of these adventures. Therefore, I read. I read every book I could find that promised adventure, excitement, or escape. By the time I graduated from high school, I had probably read more books than our school had in its library. It was quite an achievement, but no one knew about it except for me. I told no one because I had no one to tell. My only friend was Justin, and that relationship only existed because we had been next-door neighbours for fifteen years. Like most of my classmates, I applied to college and eventually worked up the courage to go. It wasn't easy. I had lived at home with my parents my whole life, and I rarely ever thought about leaving. However, it had finally become inevitable; I couldn't stay with them forever. I attended a local college and moved out to live in a dormitory with a roommate. It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified. My roommate's name was Greg, and the first few weeks of school were very awkward. He kept trying to start conversations and be friendly. I was able to answer his questions, of course, but I found it difficult to keep the conversation going. I just wasn't used to it - I had no practice at this sort of thing. Then one day I returned from an afternoon class and found him reading a Jack London book. Suddenly, I found that I had a hundred questions to ask Greg. Did he like Jack London? Which was his favourite book? Did he read a lot? What other authors did he like? The list was endless. To my surprise, Greg was also in love with adventure and travel books. One of his dreams was to travel around the world and follow in the footsteps of some of history's greatest explorers. There must have been magic at work that day. It was as if my shyness suddenly disappeared. Greg and I talked for hours about our favourite books and dreams of travel. I also found it easier to talk to other people at school and make friends since that day. I felt like the world opened up to me. So many things suddenly seemed possible. In fact, Greg and I are planning a great adventure for this summer! It may have taken me a while, but I finally found a way to break out of my shell and start enjoying life.【缺少答案，请补充】

Which of the following is a rite of passage that helped the writer to become less shy?

In which paragraph does the author compare his desire to read to hunger?

Which of the following would make the best title for this passage?

"It would be an understatement to say that I was nervous. I was terrified." What does the writer mean by this statement?"

Which of the following statements can you infer from the passage?

Sometimes I would play the spy and Joseph would play the ______, and sometimes we would reverse the roles.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

Make-believe games like this were my favourite, and I remember that many summer days were ______ spent outside, playing Super Secret Spy.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

We played so much that, needless to say, some of the stories got quite ______.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

Sometimes, we would wear old Halloween masks so the ______ to an alien was remarkable!【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

I remember one day in particular. Joseph was the alien and he captured me on a ______ empty planet (my backyard).【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

He threw me in "alien prison" (behind a big tree) and ______ with mischievous delight.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

At first, I felt all alone and ______.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

When Alien Joseph came to check on me in the alien prison, I ______ around quickly and grabbed his alien laser gun.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

In a ______ of laser fire, I ran past my captor and escaped the alien prison!【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

Just then, Joseph and I both realized that it was late afternoon, the sun was setting, and ______ was upon us. We were both hungry, so we were incredibly happy when my mother called us inside for dinner. Even Super Secret Spies and aliens need to eat!【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

When we're young, we can't wait to grow up and get on with life. When we're adults, we long for the carefree days of our youth when we could play all day without worry. This is one of the greatest ironies of life. Indeed, "the grass is always greener on the other side." It is a harsh truth that humans always want what they can't have. It's our nature. That's why it's good practice to instill in our children a healthy respect for childhood. Too many adults seem to be in a hurry for children to grow up. We always ask them, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" We repeatedly tell them, "You can do / have that when you're older." We continually encourage them, "When you grow up, the world will be yours and you can make your dreams come true." It's no wonder, then, that children seem to be in such a rush to grow up, get older, and demand everything that we tell them is coming to them. Children should be free to play the day away. We should encourage them to use their imagination, create entire worlds in a cardboard box, and explore their backyard as if they were exploring an undiscovered country. You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination, nor can you overestimate the value of an inquisitive mind, a respect for the environment, and an urge to question why everything is as it is. These traits are all developed and nurtured when we're children and, without them, we would not be able to function as adults in the modern world. Research has shown that children are happiest and healthiest when they have the freedom to act like children. This may seem obvious, but it's often forgotten as parents push their children to study harder, practice longer, and essentially act like adults. It's important to remember that children are constantly learning. Therefore, they are also learning as they're playing. Exploring nature fosters a respect for the environment that may lead children to become biologists or naturalists. Creating with paint and crayons instills a love of art that might help develop young artists or musicians. Playing make-believe stimulates the imagination in a way that writers, filmmakers, and actors find most useful. Building with blocks helps the mind understand how things are constructed and might lead to an interest in engineering. It's true that play helps develop skills that will be used later in life. However, this should not be the sole purpose of play. Children should play because they're children. It's how they stay happy, healthy, and young. Why should we push them to be something they're not?【缺少答案，请补充】

Which of the following sentences is the main idea of this passage?

Which of the following would the writer of this passage likely NOT agree with?

"The grass is always greener on the other side" means ____.

This passage is best described as ____.

What does the writer mean by "You cannot put a price on an active and fertile imagination"?"

Let me pose a(n) ____ situation for you. Imagine that you are very rich and can do almost anything you want. Now imagine that you love art and want to support struggling artists. You decide to ____ a painting from a young artist whose work you admire. What would you have him paint?【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

Would you ask for an epic battle set in a(n) ____ world of monsters and fairies or would you ask for a realistic, ____ portrait of yourself? If you chose the latter, you're in good company because that is ____ what I did. I had seen so many beautiful portraits of famous people hanging in museums that I thought it was time to have my very own.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

It took me a long time to find a highly ____ artist whose work would do justice to my portrait. In the ____ , I studied the artistic process and learned a lot about how art is created. I must admit that, even though I've always admired artists, I never had a full appreciation for their creative talent. I certainly don't have that ability, so I'm incredibly impressed when someone ____ knows how to create a work of such beauty.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

I was fairly nervous about seeing my finished portrait. The artist, likewise, was very nervous about showing it to me. In the end, I must admit that he did a(n) ____ job capturing my likeness. I'm not in love with the painting, but the artist should take ____ in the fact that he did the best he could with his subject. I'm not a very attractive man, so it's almost impossible for my portrait to be beautiful and realistic.【仅支持A-H选项，选项超出支持范围】

Which of the following best describes the main idea of this passage?

Which paragraph discusses the early history of art in Botswana?

According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?