（2）When I was six, I went to a local grade school．In grade school, I was __36__ the other kids because of my speech and reading __37__．All the kids would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy,” and so on．I thought they were __38__ because all my grades showed it．I had no self-confidence． Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and v  ery clumsy．I would __39__ cups and trays in the cafe, and sometimes __40__ myself and fall onto the floor when I walked．In sixth grade, I became interested in __41__．The class had its annual field day．Each class would have its own teams __42__ against each other．I went out for all of the __43__．I was not the best __44__ I was not bad．The thing that I could do was run and run fast．This __45__ the other kids because I was so clumsy, and then __46__ a lot more name-calling from the kids．When somebody else won a race, the kids told how __47__ he was．When I won, they called me __48__; I did not know why they were doing this．I think that it was unfair, and it __49__ me．Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to __50__．In three months, I grew seven inches．At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football．I was much bigger than everybody else; I was __51__than most of the backs we played against．The other team wo  uld not __52__ the ball towards me, so I just ran them __53__．It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and __54__ it．It was a new feeling of __55__．36．A．above B．befor  e C．behind D．among 37．A．materials B．questions C．skills D．problems 38．A．right B．wrong C．rude D．foolish 39．A．clean B．drop C．keep D．serve 40．A．trip B．help C．enjoy D．hurt 41．A．studies B．sports C．programs D．matches 42．A．stand B．fight C．quarrel D．compete 43．A．teams B．subjects C．tests D．grades 44．A．because B．if C．but D．and 45．A．interested B．shocked C．delighted D．disappointed 46．A．happened B．continued C．made D．came 47．A．famous B．good C．happy D．strange 48．A．names B．numbers C．classmates D．leaders 49．A．frightened B．ashamed C．hurt D．worried 50．A．progress B．change C．grow D．play 51．A．faster B．firmer C．cleverer D．harder 52．A．push B．run C．hand D．catch 53．A．back B．down C．off D．away 54．A．judged B．recognizedC．decided D．knew 55．A．courage B．sadness C．pride D．regret |