I will never forget the very moment that caused me to leave my gift behind because I wanted the gift that my older sister Maria had.
My family was spending a week at the beach. One morning, Maria went to the beach early, but I stayed behind to finish a drawing of a seashell. After finishing the drawing, I walked to join Maria. She was a top gymnast (体操运动员). Her show was perfect as she wheeled along the beach. The beauty of that sight froze me, and I decided immediately that I too would become a gymnast like her.
I knew that I had never been very good at sports. However, when I told my parents I wanted to take a gymnastics class, they agreed with me in surprise. The next week, I went to a beginners’ class.
If only my parents had talked me out of this misguided plan! Five minutes into the first class, it was clear that I didn’t have the gift of a gymnast. But I kept at it.
During this time, drawing and painting—which had been my two favorites—all but left my mind. It must have been hurting for my family as they watched my hopeless efforts. I blindly decided to be like Maria. I just would not give up.
At the same time, on the advice of Ms. White, my art teacher, I hurriedly handed in my seashell drawing for an art contest in our town. One night as I was having a hard time practicing, the phone rang. It was Ms. White. “Alice, you won the contest!” she said loudly.
“Really?” was all I could reply.
“Yes,” Ms. White said. “They’re going to give you a prize. And that’s not all. The winner is also accepted into Wildale’s Summer Fine Arts Institute.” I couldn’t believe what I heard. Only a handful of young artists were accepted each summer.
That night I didn’t go back into the living room to continue practicing. Gymnastics was Maria’s gift, not mine. It had taken me a while, but I realized that I had a gift of my own.
【小题1】Alice wanted to be a gymnast because ________.
A.she had been good at sportsB.her sister’s show was perfect
C.she hated drawing and paintingD.her parents wanted her to do so
【小题2】 How did Alice feel about learning gymnastics at last?
A.Satisfied.B.Worried.C.HopefulD.Regretful.
【小题3】 From the story, we can infer that ________.
A.Alice’s parents disagreed with her choice of gymnastics
B.Alice did not realize her gift in drawing and painting at first
C.Alice spent a hard time preparing for the art contest in the town
D.Alice couldn’t believe the news that she got the prize for painting
【小题4】 What does the writer want to tell us according to the passage?
A.We should value our own gifts.B.It takes time to find one’s gifts.
C.We could develop different gifts.D.It’s never too late to show our gifts.

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say,“When anything happens, believe in yourself.”When I was 14,  I was__1__ nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often laughed at me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later__2_ happened. It affected my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a/an__3 idea! It meant I had to___4__ in front of all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win.” Then mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I chose the topic” Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to _5_ all the speech and practised it over 100 times.  __6__my mother’s great help, I did well in the contest. I could hardly (几乎不) believe my _7_ when the news came —— I won the first place. I heard the   8 from the teachers and students. Those__9__looked down on (瞧不起)me before, but they now all said congratulations to me. My mother hugged (拥抱)me and cried excitedly.
Since then, everything changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  10 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.
【小题1】A. so            B. too         C. very
【小题2】A. something     B. nothing     C. anything
【小题3】A. interesting   B. exciting     C. terrible
【小题4】A. say          B. speak        C. tell
【小题5】A. remember      B. see          C. hear
【小题6】A. At            B. To           C. With
【小题7】A. ears          B. eyes        C. result(结果)
【小题8】A. cheers        B. wishes       C. thanks
【小题9】A. boys          B. girls       C. classmates
【小题10】A. my mother     B. him          C. myself


Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself”
When I was a young boy, I was 36 shy to like talking to anyone. My classmates often  37 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later, 38 happened, and it changed my life. It was an English contest. My mother encouraged me to 39 it.. What a terrible idea I thought! It meant I had to speak  40  all the teachers and students of my school!
“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 41  ”Then mother and I talked  about many different topics. At last I 42  the topic “Believe in yourself”. I did the best to remember the whole speech and practiced it over 100 43  .With my mother ’s love, I did 44  in the contest. I could hardly believe my  45 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(赞美) 46 the teachers and students. Those classmates  47 once looked down on (瞧不起) me, now all said “Congratulations”  48  me. My mother hugged me tightly for a while and gave me a kiss on my forehead.
 49  then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell  50  to be confident and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

【小题1】
A.tooB.soC.quite D.very
【小题2】
A.made faces at B.smiled at C.caught up withD.laughed at
【小题3】
A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything
【小题4】
A.took part in B.joinC.getD.enter
【小题5】
A.withB.toC.amongD.before
【小题6】
A.loseB.winC.passD.beat
【小题7】
A.broughtB.reachedC.thoughtD.chose
【小题8】
A.wordsB.timesC.topicsD.sentences
【小题9】
A.wellB.goodC.badD.interested
【小题10】
A.resultB.speechC.eyesD.ears
【小题11】
A.fromB.ofC.forD.to
【小题12】
A.whenB.whatC.whichD.who
【小题13】
A.toB.onC.inD.at
【小题14】
A.ExceptB.SinceC.BeforeD.From
【小题15】
A.someoneB.meC.everyoneD.myself

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was too ???? to talk to anyone. My classmates often???? me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,???? happened. It changed my life.

It was an English speech(演讲)contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ??? . ”Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics. At last I? ?? ? the topic“Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and ???? it over 100 times. With my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe my ???? when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the???? ? from the teachers and students. Those classmates who once ???? ? on me, now all said “Congratulations!”to me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself.

1.A. shy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. excited????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. happy????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. interested

2.A. made faces at????????????? ??? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? ????????????? B. nothing????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. anything????????????? ????????????? D. everything

4.A. write????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. speak????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. tell????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. say

5.A. win????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. lose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. beat????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. pass

6.A. reached????????????? ????????????? ??? B. brought????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. chose????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. thought

7.A. wrote????????????? ????????????? ????????????? B. taught????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. listened????????????? ????????????? D. practised

8.A. eyes????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ??? B. ears????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. heart????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. mouth

9.A. thanks????????????? ????????????? ??? B. noises????????????? ????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. cheers????????????? ????????????? ????????????? D. wishes

10.A. looked for????????????? ????????????? B. looked after????????????? ????????????? ????????????? C. looked over????????????? ????????????? D. looked down

 

Life is not easy, so I' d like to say "When anything happens, believe in yourself. "

     When I was a young boy, I was so shy to talk to anyone that my classmates   17  laughed at(嘲笑) me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later,  18  happened, and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest (比赛). My   19   asked me to take part in it. What a  20 idea! It meant I had to speak before all the teachers and students of my school.

     "  21  , boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to win the contest. " Then Mother and I talked about many different topics.  22  I chose the topic "Believe in yourself", I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it  23   100 times. With the help of my mother, I did well in the contest. I could hardly believe myself when the  24  came that I had won the first place; I heard the cheers from the teachers and the students. Those classmates who once looked down on me, now all  25   "Congratulations!" to me. My mother hugged (拥抱) me and cried excitedly.

     Since then, everything has changed for me.   26   I do anything, I try to tell myself to be sure and I will find myself. This is not only for a person but also for a country.

1.A. never              B. often              C. also              D. still

2.A. something          B. anything            C. everything         D. nothing

3. A. father              B. teacher             C. friend             D. mother

4.A. funny              B. good               C. terrible            D. special

5.A. Hurry up           B. Come on           C. Look out          D. Hold on

6. A. At last            B. In fact            C. At once          D. At first

7. A. at                 B. in                 C. with              D. over

8.A. letter               B. topic               C. news              D. report

9.A. said                B. passed              C. sent               D. gave

10. A. Although            B. If                  C. Because           D. When

 

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