六、短文填空
阅读短文,在空格处填入一个适当的单词或括号中单词的正确形式。
In the 1930s, Károly Takács, a soldier, was the best shooter in Hungary. He was widely (1)
expected
(expect) to win a gold medal at the Olympics. But during an explosive (爆炸物) test in 1938, he lost his right hand. After that, Károly (2)
practised
(practise) in the wilderness the whole year. The next year, a (3)
national
(nation) shooting competition in Hungary was held. The best shooters in the country gathered (4)
to compete
(compete). Károly walked in. All the shooters thought he came to encourage them. They thanked him, (5)
but
Károly replied, “I’m not here to encourage you. I’m here to compete with you.” For the (6)
first
(one) time, he competed with his left hand.
At last, “the man with the only hand” won. But winning that event was not (7)
his
(he) goal. He had trained for the Olympics. His only goal was winning a gold at the Olympics. Although he was 38 at that time, he kept training and (8)
finally
(final) his time came. Károly won a gold medal in the 1948 Olympics and won (9)
another
(other) gold in the next Olympics at the age of 42!
From Károly’s story, we learn that one important reason we achieve success (10)
is
(be) that we have tapped into (发掘) our potential. It is a matter of perseverance (毅力).