题目内容：

阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Being shy, to speak in public caused me great pain when I was little. I remember my first time standing in front of people speaking. It was ______; my knees were knocking ; my palms were sweating and I thought I was going to _____. But I got through it at last and kind of enjoyed it. Later I regarded it as a good chance to practice my _____talent. Now, after many years, the act of speaking in front of people brings me great _____.

Part of life philosophy which allows us to _____ healthily and creates happiness is how we look at ____. They are in our life to create growth. Like the ______goes “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.” We get rid of our weakness then we become ______. Challenges are given to us so that we can grow ______. The question is how we look at them. Looking at the challenges is to see their ____ as positive. But many times when we are faced with a problem, we ______ it as negative. If we are______ in ourselves and see growth opportunities as creating ______ changes in our life, they can help us to become stronger, just as how I ______ the speech later.

We need to recognize challenges have their good functions that can _____ us. Once you learn to look upon challenges as opportunities to use a ______ perspective and test you, they’ll help you gain strength . They______ you good chances to grow healthily. Once you___38__ those challenges, they no longer stay in your life and they’ll disappear. Of course that doesn’t mean you make them disappear without _____,but the strength and ______ you gain are worth the effort.

1. A. uncomfortable     B. common      C. unusual       D. normal

2.A. pass out        B. move on      C. run away        D. turn away

3.A. story          B. work        C. article          D. speech

4.A. joy            B. value         C. purpose         D. dream

5.A. talk            B. listen         C. play            D. grow

6.A. challenges       B. fates         C. success         D. failure

7.A. word           B. sentence      C. saying          D. example

8.A. stronger         B. happier       C. younger        D. lovelier

9.A. busier           B. better         C. freer          D. easier

10.A. reason   B. movement     C. outcome          D. action

11. A. map         B. find        C. picture       D. compare

12. A. disappointed     B. honest         C. interested      D. confident

13.A. positive         B. unique         C. common           D. slow

14.A. notice          B. suggest        C. regard         D. confirm

15.A. force         B. push   C. benefit          D. attract

16.A. strange         B. new           C. true           D. good

17.A. throw          B. direct         C. accord          D. introduce

18.A. overtake        B. overlie  C. overlook       D. overcome

19. A. emotion        B. time           C. effort          D. result  

20.A. wisdom      B. spirit   C. knowledge   D. virtue