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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And
__
1__otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always__
2__to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this__
3__after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the
basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__
4__because I didn't have a good sense of balance,
nor did I have the__
5__to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the
teacher who kept insisting on my "__
6__for it", I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__
7__of it! When I first started__
1__the
practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much__
9__what I was doing. Sometimes
I'd get__
10__and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.__
11__, I
wasn't the only one "new" at the game, so I decided to__
12__on learning the game, do my best at each
practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't__
13__"just yet".
I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the__
14__and the "moves". Being part of a team was fun
and motivating. Very soon the competitive__
15__in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With
time, I learned how to play and made friends in the__
16__— friends who respected my efforts to work
hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!
With my__
17__selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from
"__
18__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, __
19__raising my
hand—even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent__
20__I had the right answer. Now I have more
selfconfidence in myself.
( )1. A. as
( )2. A. hoped
( )3. A. continued
( )4. A. idea
( )5. A. right
( )6. A. going
( )7. A. point
( )8. A. enjoying
( )9. A. less
( )10. A. committed
( )11. A. Interestingly
( )12. A. focus
( )13. A. want
( )14. A. steps
( )15. A. role
( )16. A. process
( )17. A. expressed
( )18. A. dreaming
( )19. A. by
( )20. A. lucky |
B. until
B. agreed
B. changed
B. plan
B. chance
B. looking
B. half
B. preparing
B. later
B. motivated
B. Fortunately
B. act
B. do
B. orders
B. part
B. operation
B. improved
B. playing
B. for
B. happy |
C. unless
C. meant
C. settled
C. belief
C. ability
C. cheering
C. rest
C. attending
C. worse
C. embarrassed
C. Obviously
C. rely
C. support
C. rules
C. mind
C. movement
C. preserved
C. relaxing
C. with
C. sure |
D. though
D. chose
D. started
D. saying
D. patience
D. applying
D. basis
D. watching
D. further
D. confused
D. Hopefully
D. try
D. know
D. games
D. value
D. situation
D. recognized
D. hiding
D. to
D. satisfied |