I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And
1 otherwise assignen（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always
2 to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this
3 after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy
4 because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the
5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “
6 for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give a try.
Getting up t he courage to go to the tryouts was only the
7 of it! When I first started
8 the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much
9 what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get
10 and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.
11 , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to
12 on learning the game, do my best at each prctice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t
13 “just yet”.
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the
14 and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and moticating. Very soon the competitive
15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the
16 — friends who respect my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my
17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from
“18” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,
19 raising my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent
20 I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.
小题1:
| A．as | B．until | C．unless | D．though |
小题2:
| A．hoped | B．agreed | C．meant | D．chose |
小题3:
| A．continued | B．changed | C．settled | D．started |
小题4:
| A．idea | B．plan | C．belief | D．saying |
| 小题5: | | A．right | B．chance | C．ability | D．patience |
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小题6:
| A．going | B．looking | C．cheering | D．applying |
小题7:
| A．point | B．half | C．rest | D．basis |
| 小题8: | | A．enjoying | B．preparing | C．attending | D．watching |
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小题9:
| A．less | B．later | C．worse | D．further |
| 小题10: | | A．committed | B．motivated | C．embarrassed | D．confused |
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| 小题11: | | A．Interetingly | B．Fortunately | C．Obviously | D．hopefully |
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小题12:
小题13:
| A．want | B．do | C．support | D．know |
小题14:
| A．steps | B．orders | C．rules | D．games |
小题15:
| A．roles | B．part | C．mind | D．value |
小题16:
| A．process | B．operation | C．movement | D．situation |
| 小题17: | | A．expressed | B．improved | C．preserved | D．recognized |
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| 小题18: | | A．dreaming | B．playing | C．relaxing | D．hiding |
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小题19:
| 小题20: | | A．lucky | B．happy | C．sure | D．satisfied |
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