Question

A Leap （跳跃）to Honor

Leapirg on a narrow balance beam( 平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Water. a 13-year-old gymnast is an expert at it.

To perfect her skills. Lola_____ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the slate championships in March，she finished seventh out of 16 girts. That's especially impressive. ___she is legaly blind, horn with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift (转移)canstantly. She offen sees double and can't___ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ___ even though she couldn’t____, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the____right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more_____for her than for some of her tournaments( 锦际赛). she has never quit(放弃). She doesn’t let her____ stop her from doing anything that she warts to. She likes the determination (决心）it takes to do the sport. Her biggest __ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision , she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even clones her eyes. "You have to______your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go”, says Lola.

To be a top-level gymmast, one must be brave The beam is probably the most __ for anyone because it’s only four inches wide At the state competition, Lob didn 't____the beam, In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10 一 her highest scone yet.

Lola doesn’t waat to be ____, differently from the other girls un her team, At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision____. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _______altitude.

Loda never thinks about____. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her____is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach 10____what she s learned to other kids when she grew up.

Lola is____of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life

Outside gymnastics,too. Her __for others is “just be1ieve yourself ”.

1.A. runs B. leaches C. trains D. daneeft

2.A. since B. uritciab C. after D. ihDUgh

3.A. tell B. guess C. fancy D. pmlict

4.A. doubied B. remembered C. imagined D. noticed

5.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. carefully

6.A. task B. sport C. event D. show

7.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfying.

8.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

9.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

10.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

11.A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

12.A. full down B. fall over C. fall off D. fall behind

13.A. greeted B. treated C. served D. paid

14.A. pains B. stresses C. injuries D. problems

15.A. positive B. friendly C. selfless D. devoted

16.A. defending B. quilting C. winning D. bargaining

17.A. standard B. ranga C. view D. goal

18.A. go through B. pass by C. hand down D. give out

19.A. proud B. tired C. ashamed D. confident

20.A. plan B. advice C. reward D. Responsibility

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