题目内容：

    Until a few years ago, I had what most people would call a good life.I had a ______ job that paid the bills; I had a good family that I was close to, and I had a place to live and money in the bank for trips and ______, and there was nothing much wrong in my life. _______, I was bored.

I wanted more. I wanted to live ______ and loudly and make sharp memories instead of the ______ ones of everyday life. But I was ______. I had never had any ______ in myself. As a child, even buying something in a shop caused me a great deal of ______, and even though I did get better as I got older, I never quite ______ that childhood shyness.

And I tried everything, like reading books about confidence. I also took tiny steps leading to my goals. But none of them really ______.

So I ______ that the small steps weren’t enough. I signed up for an internship (实习期的工作) of teaching English in Vietnam, an ______ huge step, one that ______ me as much as it excited me. And then the day came and I left my home and my loved ones. I was alone in a country where the food was ______ and the streets were unfamiliar. I had no idea whether I would be able to ______ everything that this very strange environment would ______ at me.

I spent five months in Vietnam, teaching, exploring and laughing, I’d learnt to ______ myself, my skills, my abilities and my decisions. I returned home ______, even to myself, let alone to others. The ______ that had controlled my life and the self-doubt were ______.

That one big chance changed everything for me, and in me.

1.A. stable B. temporary C. difficult D. demanding

2.A. tips B. rewards C. treats D. fines

3.A. Thus B. Instead C. Otherwise D. However

4.A. easily B. brightly C. peacefully D. modestly

5.A. bitter B. clear C. grey D. sweet

6.A. proud B. innocent C. outgoing D. afraid

7.A. pride B. confidence C. interest D. shame

8.A. stress B. excitement C. confusion D. surprise

9.A. added to B. talked about C. got over D. suffered from

10.A. continued B. survived C. failed D. helped

11.A. figured B. promised C. predicted D. disagreed

12.A. equally B. impossibly C. unnecessarily D. occasionally

13.A. ignored B. impressed C. annoyed D. terrified

14.A. nice B. colorful C. strange D. inadequate

15.A. doubt B. handle C. quit D. obtain

16.A. point B. throw C. shout D. aim

17.A. trust B. enjoy C. excuse D. forgive

18.A. unconcerned B. unsatisfied C. unchangeable D. unrecognizable

19.A. fear B. respect C. courage D. anger

20.A. picked up B. forgotten about C. worn off D. put off