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I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

A. about	B. before	C. back	D. round
A. taught	B. met	C. caught	D. defeated
A. easy	B. difficult	C. proper	D. bad
A. look at	B. shout at	C. knock at	D. laugh at
A. unbelievable	B.embarrassing	C. reasonable	D. challenging
A. disappointing	B. sadness	C. loss	D. failure
A. day	B. time	C. team	D. game
A. hit	B. limit	C. test	D. cost
A. otherwise	B. therefore	C. besides	D. finally
adult	B. child	C. player	D. parent
course	B. rule	C. lesson	D. opinion
As	B. Although	C. Once	D. Whether
A. argue	B. get	C. tell	D. disagree
A. unacceptable	B. unfortunate	C. unnecessary	D. unimportant
A. carry out	B. care about	C. take up	D. deal with
A. affect	B. disturb	C. order	D. remark
A. begin	B. lose	C. end	D. stop
A. hard	B. certain	C. impossible	D. funny
A. cold	B. friendly	C. immediate	D. slow
Refuse	B. Try	C. Fear	D. Prepare

【小题1】C

【小题2】D

【小题3】A

【小题4】A

【小题5】B

【小题6】C

【小题7】D

【小题8】A

【小题9】B

【小题10】A

【小题11】C

【小题12】D

【小题13】C

【小题14】D

【小题15】D

【小题16】A

【小题17】B

【小题18】A

【小题19】B

【小题20】A

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“ None.”
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“ Didn’t sell a single one.”
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My mother and I had fought this battle almost as long as I could remember. My mother, dissatisfied with my father’s plain workman’s life, determined that I would not grow up like him and his people. But never did she expect that, forty years later, such a successful journalist as me would go back to her husband’s people for true life and love.
【小题1】Why did the boy start his job young?