陕西省2017高考英语一轮复习《Ethnic Culture》课时作业外研版选修7_高考复习指南

陕西省2017高考英语一轮复习《Ethnic Culture》课时作业外研版选修7

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　　All the world asks

　　On my first day in a college classroom，I

　　felt like an overgrown child returning to civilization (文明世界) after having been lost in the forest for thirty years.There I sat，__21__enough to be a father to most of the students in the room，__22__unconfident enough to be their baby brother.We were crowded elbow (肘部) to elbow，listening to a__23__who looked even younger than the students.I felt uncomfortable and out of place as the professor carefully__24__what she expected us to learn.As I listened，I couldn’t help but__25__of my own oldest daughter who was now beginning her first year in__26__，just like me.I remembered how hard I had tried to help build self－confidence in her and my other children.So why did I suddenly feel like a scared__27__myself？When I walked out of that classroom，I had serious__28__about my ability to make it__29__college.

　　Not until late that night did my thinking__30__.It was a long－distance__31__from my daughter，my fellow college freshman (新生)，that did the trick.She spoke on the phone about the doubts，worries and anxieties she was__32__.She was certain that she’d never__33__at college.How__34__her worries sounded.In my most confident parental__35__，I said，“Doing your best is all the world__36__”．The next day in class，those words still repeated in my head.When the professor raised a__37__for the class，nobody，including me，__38__to answer.When I looked around at the__39__and uncertainty on the young faces in that room，I knew__40__what I had to do：my best.That’s all the world asks.So raised my hand，and the professor called my name.I spoke. 21.A.big　B．tall