AsachildIwasreallyafraidofthedarkandofgettinglost.Thesefearswereveryrealandcausedmesomeuncomfortablemoments.

Maybeitwasthestrangewaythingslookedandsoundedinmyownroomatnightthatscaredmesomuch.Therewasnevercompletedarknessbutalwaysastreetlightorpassingcarlightswhichmadeclothesonthebackofachairtakeontheshapeofawildanimal.OutofthecornerofmyeyeIsawthecurtains(窗帘)seemtomovewhentherewasnowind.Averylowsoundinthefloorwouldseemahundredtimeslouderthanintheday.Myimagination(想象)wouldrunwildandmyheartwouldbeatfast.Iwouldlieverystillsothatthe"enemy(敌人)"wouldnotdiscoverme.

AnotherofmychildhoodfearswasthatIwouldgetlostespeciallyonthewayhomefromschool.EverymorningIgotontheschoolbusrightnearmyhome.Thatwasnoproblem.AfterschoolthoughwhenallthebuseswerelinedupalongthestreetIwasafraidthatIwouldgetinthewrongoneandbetakentosomeotherstrangeplaces.OnschoolorfamilytripstoaparkoramuseumIwouldn'tlettheleadersoutofmysight.

PerhapsoneoftheworstfearsofallIhadasachildwasthatofnotbeinglikedoracceptedbyothers.Beingpopularwassoimportanttomethenandthefearofnotbeinglikedwasaseriousone.

Oneoftheprocesses(过程)growingupisbeingabletorealizeandovercomeourfears.Understandingthethingsthatscaredusaschildrenhelpsusachievegreatersuccesslaterinlife.

1.Theauthorhad________kind(s)offearswhenshewasachild.

A.oneB.two

C.threeD.none

2._________wouldscaretheauthoratnight.

A.Streetlightandcarlights

B.Wildanimalsandenemies

C.Movingcurtainsandwind

D.Strangesightsandsounds

3.Whenshewenttosomeotherplacesshewould_________.

A.walkawaywithoutothers

B.takeabusbyherself

C.followothersclosely

D.makesurenottotakeawrongbus

4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbepossiblytruewhenshewasachild?

A.Shewasusuallypopularamongpeople.

B.Shewasalwaystheleaderoftheothers.

C.Shealways'gotpoorgrades.

D.Shewasnotatalllikedbyothers.

5.Theunderlinedword"o