1. (2024高三下·河北模拟) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

My first goal: try not to look so scared. It took quite a few tries before I could 1 from the mouth open, eyes wide 2 that being on roller skates(溜冰鞋) gave me.

I took up roller skating at the end of 2021, as a way to 3 a difficult year spent in my house. In online skate class, they 4 me to wear protective equipment, to encourage and 5 when someone falls because falling means you're trying. Everyone can 6 in skating, but having a positive 7 helps.

I learned how to move on wheels and danced alone at home, but the rink(滑冰场) was incredibly 8 , Everything moves so fast, 9 in unpredictable directions. What 10 me about the rink is how people create their own sense of11 inside the circular movement, so that two awkward dancers might 12 past each other to avoid knocking into each other, all while on rhythm.

Now I've made much progress. The other day I skated past an older woman moving 13 in her knee pads(护膝) . "My goal is to skate like you," she said, almost under her breath. I tried to 14 my pride. "Keep at it!" I yelled over my shoulder. Soon, I tripped, fell, quickly 15 myself up, and then kept at it.