完形填空。 ItallstartedayearbeforewhenmydaughterSuzanneandIwereshoppinginSydney.Inthewindowof
asportsshopInoticedaphotoofagroupofyoungpeopleclimbingtherock 1 inacanyon(峡谷)."That's
whatI'mgoingtodonext 2 "Isaid.Suzannelaughed."SureMum!Don'tforgetyou're65yearsold!"
Ididn'tfeelIwasthatage!I 3 aclubandtrainedweekly.EachdayIfeltmyphysicalenergy 4 and
alongwithitmyconfidence(信心).ThenSuzannepointedout"Wsgoodbuthowcanyouclearaway
the 5 ofheight?""I'vegotitallworkedout"Irepliedbravely."We'regoingtotheindoorclimbingcentre."
WhileIwasgoingupthehighwallIwasafraidtolookdownasifaterribleanimalwasafterme.Some
timelaterasIreachedthegroundIsatdown 6 onthefloor.LaterthatnightasIlayinbedIencouraged
myself"Youhadclimbedthewall!Youwillcertainlymakeit!"
WesetoffwithourpackagestotheGrandCanyon.WhenwereacheditIfoundthecanyonwasahuge
blackhole-far 7 thanIhadimagined.Astheguideclipped(夹住)meontotheropemyheart 8 double-time
andIwonderedwhyIhadgotmyselfintothis.Timelostallmeaning 9 Ipushedmybodyforward.Only
thestrongropekeptmefrom 10 hope.Ibegantothinkitwouldneverendwheneveryonehadstopped."This
isasfaraswegoandwecanclimboutafterafewsteps"theguidesaidfinally.Twoandahalfhourslater
wereturnedtothecarparkatlast.Ibegantoshakeonehardstepafteranother.
GettingontothebusI 11 intotheseatIhadleftsoconfidentlyalifetimebefore.ThenwhileIwasinthe
seatcatchingmybreathafeelingofgreathappinessspread 12 me.Ihaddoneitat66yearsofage.(