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I decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after I saw a(n) 1 in a newspaper looking for people to join a team that would 2 350 miles to the Magnetic North Pole. Back in 1996, a woman from the UK had never 3 this challenge. I wondered what it would be like to 4 in temperatures that cold, so I sent off for the application form.

When the application form 5 , it said “Are You Man Enough for the Ultimate Challenge?” and it was full of pictures of 6 explorers. I was angry and decided that women could do it too, so it made me even more 7 to get on the team.

Over 500 individuals 8 for a place in the team, and the selection process included physical and psychological tests designed to 9 the best group. One test was to complete the Sandhurst military assault course, where the UK’s best officers are trained, and it’s not for 10 . We had to climb a huge rope ladder, and I stopped at the top because I have a fear of 11 . I thought all hope was 12 . But two others helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing 13 , but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would 14 others in the team.

I had also shown my real self, and in a place like the Arctic, you have to be yourself, 15 there is nowhere to hide. These 16 of asking for help and showing your real self are necessary for women to master.

I realized that by being myself, I could 17 . I was chosen for the team, and as a result became the 18 British woman to ski to the Magnetic North Pole. I realized that I could achieve more than I ever 19 – but more importantly, by sharing my story with others, I could 20 them to take a step into the unknown.

1. A. notice B. report

C. announcement D. advertisement

2. A. run B. ski C. drive D. fly

3. A. enjoyed B. ignored

C. accomplished D. received

4. A. survive B. suffer C. exist D. hide

5. A. passed B. arrived C. appeared D. returned

6. A. female B. male C. proud D. brave

7. A. determined B. confident C. excited D. satisfied

8. A. waited B. looked C. applied D. cared

9. A. train B. pick C. develop D. challenge

10. A. everyone B. someone C. anyone D. no one

11. A. heights B. silence C. loss D. changes

12. A. left B. missed C. saved D. lost

13. A. skiers B. team C. men D. individuals

14. A. catch up with B. stay away from

C. look out for D. get rid of

15. A. as B. if C. unless D. though

16. A. talents B. qualities C. lessons D. experiences

17. A. try B. fail C. succeed D. improve

18. A. excellent B. first C. noble D. extra

19. A. admitted B. predicted C. remembered D. imagined

20. A. allow B. require C. promise D. inspire

B

Yesterday, my family went mattress (床垫) shopping.

1 mattress shopping happens in a large warehouse (仓库) where all you can see is rows and rows of mattresses. I couldn’t imagine that it would be a(n) 2 experience.

But my shopping experience was at a 3 kind of mattress store. I was 4 at the door by employees that looked like they would be more at home in an Apple store. They 5 my name and email address and asked me to take a 6 in the waiting room.

Yes, a waiting room. And they 7 me a free bottle of water.

After just a few minutes, a representative came up and 8 me into one of their trial bedrooms. The bedrooms had a fully made bed, pillows (枕头), a night stand and a chair. Just like a 9 bedroom.

The representative closed the door and told us that the room was ours as long as we 10 it. So we got on the bed and 11 it out.

After about 10 minutes the representative came back and asked if we had any 12 . We did, but not too many. She answered them.

After that we were taken out of the bedroom, back into the 13 . The hostess thanked us for visiting and told us that there were 14 ice creams around the corner.

If we wanted to 15 a mattress, we could do so on their website. 16 , if we wanted to purchase one there, they would just go to the website for us.

Overall, the 17 took less than 30 minutes and was pleasant and enjoyable. It felt very 18 , not at all high-pressure.

This was a(n) 19 experience reinvented to be quite enjoyable. It inspired me to wonder: What else could be 20 ? Probably everything.

1. A. Formally B. Surprisingly C. Normally D. Obviously

2. A. fun B. awkward C. boring D. valuable

3. A. common B. traditional C. simple D. new

4. A. stopped B. greeted C. ignored D. seized

5. A. collected B. showed C. found D. requested

6. A. look B. test C. seat D. walk

7. A. bought B. ordered C. sold D. offered

8. A. allowed B. invited C. persuaded D. reminded

9. A. fake B. funny C. real D. different

10. A. paid for B. stayed in C. accepted D. needed

11. A. tried B. figured C. spread D. pulled

12. A. plans B. questions

C. troubles D. requirements

13. A. mattress store B. front area

C. bedroom D. waiting room

14. A. cheap B. free C. extra D. no

15. A. search B. examine C. purchase D. see

16. A. Indeed B. Meanwhile

C. Unfortunately D. Therefore

17. A. conversation B. waiting C. discussion D. experience

18. A. necessary B. advanced C. human D. convinced

19. A. relaxing B. terrible C. worrying D. easy

20. A. changed B. returned C. imagined D. reinvented

（答案见下期）

Life saying

l When one door of happiness closes, another opens,

but often we look so long at the closed door

that we do not see the one that has been opened for us.

一道幸福之门关闭时，另一扇就会打开。而我们常常只顾流连关闭的那扇门，却忽略了向我们敞开的幸福。

By Helen Adams Keller (1880–1968, American author

and political activist)

Clever joke

One day after school the teacher said to his students, “Tomorrow morning, if any one of you can answer my first question, then I’ll allow him or her to go home early.”

The next day, when the teacher came to the classroom, he found the blackboard daubed (乱画).

He was very angry and asked, “Who did it? Please stand up!”

“It was me,” said Bob. “Now, I can go home. Goodbye, Sir! ”