请阅读下面语篇，理解其大意，然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

As we grow up, many of us stop trying new things. We are ___1___ that others will laugh at us if we make mistakes. We want to do everything perfectly from the start. If we can’t do something well at first, we will ___2___ easily. But there is a special kind of power in being a beginner. Here is an example.

Helen, 14, was known ___3___ the “smart girl” in her class, because she always got things right. Though she did well in her lessons, she still felt like trying ___4___ new. So she joined a local pottery (陶艺) class. In her first class, she tried to make a vase (花瓶), but it fell over three times. Helen wanted to run away ___5___ she saw her classmates laughing.

But then she ___6___ the teacher, an old man with forty years’ pottery experience. He was reshaping the vase bit by bit though he made mistakes. He told Helen, “Learning is ___7___ easy. No one starts out perfect. Take failure as a valuable chance to grow,” Helen suddenly ___8___ her fear of failing was just a fear of learning new things. She started to enjoy the mess and the mistakes. Although she didn’t make a perfect vase in the end, she got something better-resilience (抗挫力).

Success is not always about reaching the top of the mountain. Sometimes, it’s about the ___9___ to start and the patience to keep trying. When we choose to be ____10____, we open our minds to new possibilities. As Helen says now, “Being bad at something is the first step towards being good at it.”

1.1

A sad

B glad

C afraid

D proud

解析：选C。afraid be afraid that… 害怕……。句意：我们害怕犯错被别人嘲笑。sad 难过；glad 开心；proud 骄傲，均不符合。

2.2

A give up

B wake up

C get up

D turn up

解析：选A。A give up give up 放弃。一开始做不好，就容易放弃。wake up 醒来；get up 起床；turn up 调大 / 出现

3.3.

A to

B as

C for

D with

解析：选B。B as 固定搭配 be known as 被称作；be known for 因…… 出名。这里指被大家叫做聪明女孩。

4.4.

A nothing

B anything

C something

D everything

解析：选C。C something something new 某样新事物（肯定句用 something）。anything 多用于否定、疑问句；nothing 没有事物；everything 一切。

5.5. A. when B. although C. D. until

A when

B although

C before

D until

解析：选A。A when when 当…… 时候。当她看见同学笑，她想逃走。although 虽然；before 在… 之前；until 直到。

6.6.

A left

B refused

C forgot

D noticed

解析：选D。6.D noticed notice 注意到。她注意到陶艺老师。left 离开；refused 拒绝；forgot 忘记。

7.7.

A always

B never

C sometimes

D usually

解析：选B。7.B never never 从不。学习从来都不是容易的事。always 总是；sometimes 有时；usually 通常。

8.8.

A decided

B expected

C imagined

D realized

解析：选D。D realized realize 意识到。海伦突然意识到自己恐惧的本质。decided 决定；expected 期待；imagined 想象。

9.9.

A courage

B promise

C advice

D chance

解析：选A。9.A courage courage 勇气。开始行动的勇气和坚持的耐心。promise 承诺；advice 建议；chance 机会。

10.10.

A winners

B beginners

C designers

D partners

解析：选B。B beginners 全文核心词 beginner 初学者。winners 赢家；designers 设计师；partners 搭档。