四、完形填空
It does not always come easy to find oneself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I was to become,
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an accident changed my thoughts.
To me, skating was above all. There was
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else in this world that filled my heart with such joy. I spent twenty-four hours a week practising my
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. Having no social life or interests except skating, I won first-place medals in nearly every
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.
Unluckily, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself badly. After several X-rays and MRI（磁共振成像）scans, the doctor told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more. The pain in my back was hard to put up with and even the
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daily tasks became difficult.
As my passion（激情）was taken away, I had little sense of who I was to become. After eight months, something had to
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. Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my energy into local community service projects. By working
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a summer reading volunteer for kids, I got an idea of who I wanted to become. After a few months, I devoted time to my interest in the arts. Little by little, I
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out of the shadow（阴影）and rebuilt my confidence.
Sometimes, some
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rocks block（阻碍）our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident was a rock that
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to stop me from reaching success. Today I'm a very confident and positive person.
（
B
）1. A. and B. but C. or D. so
（
C
）2. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
（
A
）3. A. skills B. actions C. rules D. habits
（
D
）4. A. meeting B. party C. condition D. competition
（
B
）5. A. useful B. basic C. wise D. busy
（
A
）6. A. change B. remain C. leave D. arrive
（
C
）7. A. at B. for C. as D. in
（
D
）8. A. ran B. jumped C. stood D. walked
（
B
）9. A. small B. large C. ugly D. round
（
C
）10. A. managed B. helped C. failed D. continued
