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

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。