题目内容
I was eight years old then. Looking______I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just______. We shook their hands and said, ”Good game!”
It is______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______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______. But during the “Good game” handshake after each______, 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______when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a______on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped;______-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)______ that I have learned this______: There is something to be said for losing well.
____it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can______a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an______blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot______defeat is allowing the event to______his self-worth. In my opinion, when you______in something-though it may be______-look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a______way as you say, “Good game!”______to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.
1.A. round B. before C. about D. back
2.A. taught B. met C. defeated D. caught
3.A. difficult B. easy C. proper D. bad
4.A. laugh at B. shout at C. knock at D. look at
5.A. unbelievable B. reasonable C. embarrassing D. challenging
6.A. loss B. sadness C. disappointing D. failure
7.A. game B. time C. team D. day
8.A. text B. limit C. hit D. cost
9.A. otherwise B. therefore C. besides D. finally
10.A. child B. player C. adult D. parent
11.A. course B. rule C. opinion D. lesson
12.A. As B. Although C. Whether D. Once
13.A. tell B. get C. argue D. disagree
14.A. unimportant B. unfortunate C. unnecessary D. unacceptable
15.A. carry out B. care about C. deal with D. take up
16.A. disturb B. affect C. order D. remark
17.A. begin B. end C. lose D. stop
18.A. certain B. hard C. impossible D. funny
19.A. immediate B. cold C. friendly D. slow
20.A. Try B. Fear C. Refuse D. Prepare