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    My palms were sweating. I was sure that I could hear my heart beating fast. This was the worst. I _______ feeling this way, but I had to do what I was about to do. I drew on a small bit of my inner strength and opened my _________.

“Excuse me. I was just _________. Would it be possible to maybe get that table over there by the window _________?” I asked. My voice sounded _________ to me, as if a stranger from a _________ had asked the question instead of me. I _________.

“No, I’m sorry, but that table is _________,” the hostess replied kindly as she _________ me into the dining area. ____________ I followed her to my table, I realized that the earth had not opened up and ____________ me. I had not passed out or died of ____________. The entire population of the restaurant was not ____________ my bravery for asking for a table by the window. I had asked and been told “no.” That was all. Nothing more.

For someone like me, who is always ____________ and unconfident, asking for a different table was a huge ____________. But I’ve started doing it on a regular basis ____________ a simple piece of advice my mother told me: “The worst they can say is ‘no.’ ”

And so, I’ve learned to actually ____________ for what I want. I’ve learned to reach for my dreams and pursue my goals. I got a job that I wanted. I’ve even gotten prices ____________ on a huge variety of items. Because I asked. Because my mom was right.

Sure, I have been turned down. I can’t say I have never been ____________. I have been, but I keep__________. I will continue to ask for what I want out of life and from other people. What could happen? The worst they can say is “no.”

1.A.suggested B.hated C.regretted D.permitted

2.A.mouth B.door C.eyes D.books

3.A.looking B.kidding C.listening D.wondering

4.A.therefore B.yet C.instead D.already

5.A.familiar B.strange C.young D.old

6.A.distance B.company C.street D.school

7.A.hesitated B.promised C.begged D.waited

8.A.painted B.laid C.reserved D.cleared

9.A.led B.rushed C.forced D.packed

10.A.If B.As C.Though D.Since

11.A.beaten B.forgotten C.welcomed D.swallowed

12.A.hunger B.thirst C.shock D.shame

13.A.laughing at B.taking on C.dealing with D.recovering from

14.A.friendly B.attractive C.shy D.independent

15.A.challenge B.gift C.advantage D.reward

16.A.rather than B.aside from C.because of D.along with

17.A.make B.ask C.advertise D.prepare

18.A.raised B.reduced C.fixed D.compared

19.A.confused B.convinced C.encouraged D.embarrassed

20.A.trying B.talking C.thinking D.teaching