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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 the tryouts was only the
7 of it! When I first started
8 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 a 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 to 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 make 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 self-confidence 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 self-confidence 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 |