Life is always full of challenges and difficult experiences．They can help you find out who you really are．
About two years ago，I was（1） in one of my first taekwondo（跆拳道）championships．I was very confident in（2） ．My opponent（对手 ）was very thin．The thoughts in my head were something like "She's so tiny and of course you'll win．"（3） the match started，my opponent's true personality came out． She came straight at me and gave a head kick to me， （4） three points in the first five seconds． I was so shocked，scared and forgot everything my coach said．I was kicking blindly，in hopes of not losing．But the（5） hit me． I lost 21﹣5．I had never lost before．I was afraid of the girl， and to me， her name was（6） with failure．
The experience lasted with me．I worked and trained harder than before．I listened to my（7） wholeheartedly and made sure I was not overconfident． The following year， I（8） the same girl once again at the championships． I was（9） ． But with the encouragement from my coach，I（10） some confidence． When the competition started， I did not panic（恐慌） like the past match but listened to my coach's（11） ． His voice （12） me around the ring（拳击场） to fight at key moments．
The main thought in my head was not about winning or losing，（13） doing my best． Finally， I won．My hard work and listening to my coach all worked． My opponent had the same thin figure（身形） ， but did not make me scared anymore．
From this experience， I learned not to be too proud． It is important to（14） the fact that there are people better than you． But with this idea in mind， you can work hard to become that person who is better． This experience also taught me not to judge others by their（15） ． We should be modest and learn more from others ， especially from our opponents．
（1）A． competing |
B． beating |
C． playing |
D． training |
（2）A． me |
B． mine |
C． myself |
D． my |
（3）A． When |
B． Unless |
C． Since |
D． Though |
（4）A． taking |
B． catching |
C． reaching |
D． scoring |
（5）A． satisfaction |
B． courage |
C． fact |
D． memory |
（6）A． compared |
B． connected |
C． mixed |
D． filled |
（7）A． teammate |
B． teacher |
C． coach |
D． friend |
（8）A． realized |
B． faced |
C． admired |
D． reminded |
（9）A． afraid |
B． moved |
C． pleased |
D． helpful |
（10）A． remembered |
B． borrowed |
C． lost |
D． developed |
（11）A． effort |
B． influence |
C． performance |
D． advice |
（12）A． showed |
B． led |
C． kept |
D． included |
（13）A． but |
B． or |
C． so |
D． and |
（14）A． support |
B． refuse |
C． receive |
D． accept |
（15）A． description |
B． words |
C． looks |
D． behavior |
L is a meal that you have in the middle of the day．
A doctor in the family!
After studying for a long time， my brother has now graduated and we are very（1） ___ （luck） to have a doctor in the family! My mom and dad，my sister and I are all interested in arts and languages．No one in the family has ever studied medicine before﹣it's so difficult and takes such a long time（2） （study）． So we're all very proud of him． As well as this， we have a doctor of our own to ask （3） any medical problems we have! How good is that？
I think Micky will make（4） excellent doctor． He's patient and understanding， and he （5） （care） a lot about people． He（6） （help） at car accidents and done some small operations． I admire him very much，I can't stand the sight of blood， so I could never do what he does!
Micky says he wants to work in hospitals where he can help people with different（7） ____ （ill）．Though he knows doctors in hospitals work very long hours，he doesn't mind．In（8） （I） opinion，it's wonderful if you can have a job that you（9） （real）enjoy and Micky has found one．I just hope he isn't（10） busy that the rest of us have to make an appointment（预约） to say hello．
Eddie was filled with excitement． The mountain bike（1） was about to start and he had been training hard． Perhaps， this year， he would finally（2） ． The waiting crowd shouted encouragement， and Eddie's dad was among them， smiling（3） ．
The starter's gun（4） and Eddie got away quickly．The road was bumpy（起伏不平）with lots of sudden turns，but Eddie was（5） for these challenges，As he went around a corner， he（6） that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him．
Putting in more effort， Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was（7） ． He was going to win!
Eddie could（8） the finish line at the top of the next hill．The crowd began to（9） __ and Eddie heard his father's voice supporting him．
Moments later， Eddie heard a cry． He looked around to see Riley（10） on the road with his bike on top of him． Any minute now， the other（11） would rush toward him over the hill，
Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley．His friend was unhurt and the boys（12） __ moved Riley's bike off the road．
The other riders（13） past to the finish line， and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner．
Slowly， Eddie（14） his bike to the finish line， Tears of disappointment filled his eyes．
Then，to his surprise，Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for（15） ．And there was his dad， with the proudest smile of all．
|
（1）A． show |
B． race |
C． trip |
D． exercise |
|
（2）A． pay |
B． stop |
C． rest |
D． win |
|
（3）A． proudly |
B． softly |
C． politely |
D． weakly |
|
（4）A． broke up |
B． showed up |
C． went off |
D． fell off |
|
（5）A． ready |
B． thankful |
C． famous |
D． late |
|
（6）A． dreamed |
B． decided |
C． expected |
D． realized |
|
（7）A． side by side |
B．on the top |
C． in the lead |
D． far behind |
|
（8）A． pass |
B．see |
C．touch |
D． draw |
|
（9）A． laugh |
B． hide |
C． cheer |
D． leave |
|
（10）A． standing |
B． lying |
C． training |
D． travelling |
|
（11）A． riders |
B． parents |
C． winners |
D． crowds |
|
（12）A． secretly |
B． suddenly |
C． separately |
D． quickly |
|
（13）A． sped |
B． walked |
C． spread |
D．ran |
|
（14）A． threw |
B． pushed |
C． sent |
D． tied |
|
（15）A． them |
B． themselves |
C． him |
D． himself |
As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1） me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2） ．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3） German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4） term I would ever have．
The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5） for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6） a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7） ．
I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8） that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9） helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …
Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10） another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．
|
（1）A． gave |
B． helped |
C． troubled |
|
（2）A． listening |
B． spelling |
C． speaking |
|
（3）A． perfect |
B． broken |
C． beautiful |
|
（4）A． hardest |
B． easiest |
C． happiest |
|
（5）A． useless |
B． meaningless |
C． practical |
|
（6）A． relaxed |
B． feared |
C． wondered |
|
（7）A． purposes |
B． progress |
C． mistakes |
|
（8）A． slowly |
B． quickly |
C． clearly |
|
（9）A． nothing |
B． anything |
C． everything |
|
（10）A． creating |
B． teaching |
C． learning |
﹣My parents work in Yongzhou． What about （you）？
﹣They work in Guangzhou． I'm going to visit them this summer holiday．