四、完形填空
In the 7th grade, I was known as the "smart girl"—the girl who always got the highest grades. But no one really expected me to be good at
.
In PE class, we played volleyball and I was one of the
players on my team. I was worried the whole time that the ball would hit me in the face. Every time the ball came my way, I would just duck (低头) and move away.
"Kelly, not all people are born to play sports. They don't
you. You should just keep studying to get high grades," one of my classmates said. I was
but I didn't say anything. Deep down, I believed he was right.
One day during the break, I saw a few girls playing soccer happily. I decided to give it a try and asked a girl
I could join them. "You want to play soccer?" she laughed. "OK. But you have to be on the other team. I don't want my team to lose."
, the other team accepted me and the captain (队长) gave me a few suggestions before the game started. However, nothing
. You can imagine how clumsy (笨拙的) I was on the field.
But I heard a voice in my head, "You couldn't be that bad at soccer. Any progress in life takes
. All you have to do is to keep trying and then wait. You shouldn't give up." Over the next few weeks, I practised really hard and gradually I could move more quickly and easily. I also became more
and started scoring point after point for my team. I was proud that I had got others to change their minds through my hard work. When we had to pick team members, both teams wanted me to play on their side. They were fighting.
I was glad my effort
. That spring, I proved that a brainy girl could also be good at a sport. I took pride in myself.
(
C
) 1. A. music B. art C. sports D. science
(
D
) 2. A. shortest B. tallest C. best D. worst
(
C
) 3. A. remain B. mention C. suit D. support
(
A
) 4. A. hurt B. worried C. tired D. bored
(
B
) 5. A. how B. whether C. who D. when
(
C
) 6. A. Otherwise B. However C. Anyway D. Besides
(
D
) 7. A. happened B. mattered C. appeared D. worked
(
B
) 8. A. money B. time C. spirit D. courage
(
B
) 9. A. organized B. confident C. outgoing D. social
(
C
)10. A. pointed out B. paid back C. paid off D. took off