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Dad recently read me a speech, hoping to satisfy my endless search for answers—answers to everything. Ever since I was very young, I’ve asked countless times “What should I do?”, trying to avoid making mistakes. Maybe I feared to take my first baby step on my own I think.

During my middle school years, I changed. It was when I decided to try for the lead in Beauty and the Beast without asking Dad for advice. Never mind that I would have to memorize lines and movements, and I would take the chance that I might fail.

On the day of audition(试镜), I kept telling myself, “If you don’t think you can do it the right way, just don’t go.” My heart was pounding; my hands were shaking so badly that I wasn’t certain whether people would hear me.

But something happened. When I opened my mouth, I found the sound was loud, powerful and sweet! And I even reached the high notes that I’d never reached! It was fantastic! I was trying bravely even though I might fail. But I didn’t. That audition wasn’t the end of the trap that kept me from trying, but it was definitely an important part of the process of growing.

That day, I realized that if I want to live my life to the fullest, I have to push myself. Because my parents, friends and teachers don’t always have the answer to “What should I do?”.

Now, I do take these chances, with baby steps, every day, like voicing my opinions in class discussions, riding my horse over a three-foot jump...

“Life is learning to deal with Plan B.” Dad stated(陈述) in his speech. But I now know the Plan As I make for my life will become easier and easier with every chance I take.

1．When the writer was young, she always asked for help because ________.

A．she always liked to know more about the world

B．she was too young to understand Dad’s speeches

C．she always compared Plan A to Plan B before acting

D．she was afraid to fail and just wanted to do things the right way

2．Before the audition, the writer felt ________.

A．terrible

B．calm

C．nervous

D．confident

3．The sentence “Life is learning to deal with Plan B.” probably means “________”.

A．Try to avoid mistakes in life

B．Keep searching for answers

C．Plan B is always much easier than Plan A

D．Try things bravely and never fear to make mistakes

4．We can learn from the passage that ________.

A．the audition made the author more confident in life

B．the writer never reached high notes while she was singing

C．the writer was scared of taking her first step when she was just a baby

D．people around the writer always warned her against making mistakes

5．The best title of the passage could be “________”.

A．Nothing is impossible	B．The process of growing
C．Taking every chance	D．An unexpected audition