You should see the photo.I'm sitting in red dirt，（1）

B

B

an ugly purple T-shirt.My face is pink and my hair is wet with sweat.Flies buzz around my head.I'm in the northwest of Australia，on a school trip with 20 parents and 20 kids.
   It was a strange choice for a holiday.I like sitting by the pool with a cola，not flies and frogs.I like being（2）

C

C

and quiet，not a busload of kids.I like（3）

C

C

washed sheets，not dirty-looking blankets.
   But here's the thing about that photo：I am smiling!
   The trip sounded good when I（4）

A

A

.We were told that guides would take us into the heart of the place and I would see a new part of Australia and learn about local（5）

C

C

.Besides I knew it would be a valuable chance for me to stay with my youngest daughter.I would also stay with 40 strangers.I just hope there would be good coffee.
   In Darwin we got onto a bus.It quickly became tiresome.The kids were（6）

D

D

and kept on talking but I hate making small talk.
   But later when I looked out at the large empty land，I was surprised at and moved by its（7）

B

B

.Our local guide told us about the land and his culture.I felt far from home.
   Finally we reached our（8）

C

C

.There the small room I shared with my daughter was a brick cell，full of crickets （蟋蟀），but too dark to see them.
   It didn't matter.The next nine days were（9）

B

B

.Waterfalls，lakes，community visits，and a trip around Katherine Gorge where we even saw giant crocodiles!
   On our last night，a water pipe （管子）（10）

D

D

.We awoke to a mess，everything in water.Usually I would have（11）

B

B

，but it just seemed（12）

A

A

to be dirty.
   Indeed，it was（13）

A

A

to stay clean.We were hiking in red dirt with temperatures of 35 degrees.Still，I felt a kind of energy I hadn't（14）

D

D

in years.
   Yes，the coffee was bad，but I was too focused on keeping crickets off my face.
   I love that photo of me in the dirt.I look messy but happy.Sometimes it's another way of traveling.There is beautiful（15）

C

C

and there is dirt.There was always someone to talk to，someone to laugh with.

（1）	A．washing	B．wearing	C．waving	D．watching
（2）	A．noisy	B．busy	C．a(chǎn)lone	D．shy
（3）	A．shortly	B．cautiously	C．freshly	D．clearly
（4）	A．signed up	B．showed up	C．stood up	D．woke up
（5）	A．guide	B．business	C．culture	D．resource
（6）	A．silent	B．encouraged	C．moody	D．excited
（7）	A．coldness	B．beauty	C．enthusiasm	D．emptiness
（8）	A．goal	B．a(chǎn)greement	C．destination	D．decision
（9）	A．killed	B．packed	C．wasted	D．booked
（10）	A．cut	B．expanded	C．shortened	D．broke
（11）	A．scared	B．complained	C．laughed	D．saddened
（12）	A．normal	B．strange	C．unbelievable	D．perfect
（13）	A．impossible	B．probable	C．easy	D．important
（14）	A．tested	B．stored	C．valued	D．experienced
（15）	A．dress	B．weather	C．scenery	D．room