Question

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

Answer 1

【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
【小题6】C
【小题7】A
【小题8】A
【小题9】C
【小题10】C

解析【小题1】根据句式“too…to太……而不能”,故选答案“too”。
【小题2】根据句意“后来发生了一些事，影响了我的生活”应选“something”。
【小题3】根据上下文的意思，母亲让作者参加英语演讲比赛，作者认为这是一个“可怕”(terrible)的主意。
【小题4】发表演讲应该用“speak”。
【小题5】根据句意作者记住(remember)了演讲稿并且练习了100遍。
【小题6】根据句式“with one’s help在……帮助下”故选答案“with”。
【小题7】根据句意 “我获得冠军的消息传来，几乎不敢相信我的耳朵。”故选ears。
【小题8】“cheers”此处是指来自老师和同学赞美和鼓励。
【小题9】句意“以前看不起我的同学也来想我祝贺”故选“classmates”。
【小题10】“tell myself”是指作者在心中暗暗告诫自己---找到自我不仅为个人还为了一个国家。