C. Choose the best answer and complete the passage（选择最恰当的选项完成短文）
Kai stood at the edge of the small wooden bridge behind his apartment building. He came here often after school, but today was different. The community volunteer team had invited him to join a public speaking contest, and he wasn't 59 if he should say yes. The idea of standing on a stage made his hands shake.
He kicked a pebble into the river 60. “I can’t do it,” he whispered.
Just then, Mr. Han, the elderly neighbour who liked to paint by the water, looked up. “That pebble didn’t think it could cross the stream either,” he said with a smile, “but look — there it goes.”
Kai blushed. “I didn’t mean to disturb you.”
“You didn’t,” Mr. Han said, closing his sketchbook. “You just seem... 61.”
Kai hesitated. Then the words came spilling out. “They want me to take part in a speech contest. But I’m not brave. What if I mess up?”
Mr. Han smiled softly. “Do you know what this bridge looked like thirty years ago?”
Kai shook his head.
“It was just two weak boards and one rope,” said Mr. Han. “Everyone said it was too 62. But one young man decided to rebuild it for the whole neighbourhood. He failed the first time. Then the second. But he kept trying, a little better each time, until the bridge became strong enough for everyone.”
Kai looked down at the smooth boards beneath his feet. “You mean... you built this?”
Mr. Han nodded. “And I was terrified every time I started. But 63 doesn’t appear out of nowhere. It grows when you do something even though you’re scared.”
“What if I forget my words?” Kai asked quietly.
“Then you start again,” Mr. Han replied. “Just like I rebuilt this bridge.”
Kai breathed in deeply. The fear was still there — but so was something else.
“I think... I want to try,” he said.
Mr. Han’s eyes crinkled with pride. “That’s the bravest decision of all.”
Kai stepped off the bridge with ______ 64 ______ footsteps. He wasn’t ready for the big stage — not yet. But he was ready to begin. And that was enough.
() 59. A. brave B. worth C. sure D. afraid
() 60. A. below B. above C. over D. across
() 61. A. sad B. shocked C. impatient D. troubled
() 62. A. safe B. smooth C. tough D. dangerous
() 63. A. love B. courage C. confidence D. attention
() 64. A. happier B. lighter C. slower D. better

59. C 60. A 61. D 62. D 63. B 64. B

【分析】
首先通读全文，把握语篇主旨：本文讲述Kai因被邀请参加演讲比赛而犹豫，在邻居Mr. Han的引导下，通过桥的故事明白勇气源于行动，最终决定尝试的过程。解题时需结合上下文语境，分析每个空格处的词义及逻辑关系，逐一排除不合适的选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
59. 前文提到Kai被邀请参加演讲比赛，后文有“if he should say yes”（是否该答应），可知他不确定是否要参加，be sure表示“确定”，故选C。
60. 句意为“他把小石子踢到河的下方”，below表示“在……下方”，符合语境，故选A。
61. Kai因犹豫参加比赛而表现出烦恼的状态，troubled意为“困扰的，烦恼的”，符合语境，故选D。
62. 桥最初只是两块弱板和一根绳子，大家认为它太危险，dangerous意为“危险的”，符合语境，故选D。
63. Mr. Han通过桥的故事告诉Kai，勇气不是凭空产生的，而是在恐惧中行动时成长的，courage意为“勇气”，符合语境，故选B。
64. Kai决定尝试后，心态变得积极，脚步更轻快，lighter意为“更轻快的”，符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
59. C 60. A 61. D 62. D 63. B 64. B
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇富有教育意义的完形填空，通过具体故事传递“勇气源于行动”的道理，解题需结合语篇语境分析词汇含义，考查学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.3