I was nervous, no doubt about it, but I felt pretty fearfully sitting there unmoving on top of the horse, so I picked up my canter（使马慢跑）. I went a few times around the stadium, saying I was warming up my horse. But really, I was taking some time to collect my thoughts and prepare myself before I jumped. Or to put it in a more simple and realistic tone, I was delaying.

Finally the time came when I had to just suck it up and jump the horse. I swallowed, turned, and began heading straight for the jump. My palms began to sweat and I tightened myself. There was no turning back from this now.

I sat up in my jumping position as my horse picked up his speed to jump. Fear rushed through me as well as a sense of excitement. Before I knew it, I was up in the air, flying over the jump. As scared was, I was determined not to mess this up. My horse landed with a small beat on the other side of jump and continued cantering around the field like nothing had ever happened. Miraculously, I was seated firmly on the horse, unharmed. Surprised, I slowed down to a smooth running to process that I hadn't just been thrown off a leaping animal.

My riding instructor congratulated me, proud that I got through it. I admit that I was proud as well. I'm not usually the kind of person that faces their fears. Instead, I usually run away from them.

【小题1】What is the author's real purpose to go around the stadium several times?

A．To warm his horse up.	B．To judge the distance.
C．To make sure to succeed.	D．To calm himself down.

【小题2】How did the author feel before the horse landed?
a.interested                           b.excited                                  c.frightened                           d.proud

A．a; b

B．b; c

C．c; d

D．a; d

【小题3】What can we infer from the last paragraph?

A．The instructor used to be proud of the author.

B．The author used to stay away from challenges.

C．The author feared nothing much from then on.

D．The instructor believed the author could succeed.