A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

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

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive.   37   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t   38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39   that even though she couldn’t see   40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the   41   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more   42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her   43   stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   44   is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to   45   your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46   for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall   47   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be   48   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision   49   . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her   50   attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51   . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52   is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids   53   she grew up.

Lola is   54   of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55   for others is “just believe yourself”.

36. A. runs            B. teaches              C. trains                D. dances

37. A. since           B. unless                C. after                  D. though

38. A. tell               B. guess                 C. assume              D. predict

39. A. suspected     B remembered        C. imagined            D. noticed

40. A. deeply          B. well                   C. ahead                D. closely

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

42. A. boring          B. enjoyable            C. different            D. unsatisfactory

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

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

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

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

47. A. to                B. on                     C. off                    D. against

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

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

50. A. positive        B. friendly              C. flexible              D. caution

51. A. defending     B. quitting              C. winning             D. bargaining

52. A. standard       B. range                 C. view                 D. goal

53. A. until             B. as                      C. when                D. before

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

55. A. plan             B. advice                C. reward              D. responsibility

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ 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 closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.
Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.
Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

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

To perfect her skills, Lola   36   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive,          37    she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _38   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   39  that even though she couldn’t see         40   , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    41    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more    42   for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her _43  stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest          44_ 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 closes her eyes. “You have to          45_ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   46  for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall      47  the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be          48    differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _49 _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _50          attitude.

Lola never thinks about   51__. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her   52         is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    53  she grew up.

Lola is   54  of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   55        for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.                A．runs           B．teaches         C．trains D．dances

2.                A．since           B．unless          C．after D．though

3.                A．tell            B．guess          C．assume   D．predict

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

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

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

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

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．to             B．on            C．off   D．against

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

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

15.               A．positive        B．friendly        C．flexible    D．caution

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

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

18.               A．until           B．as             C．when D．before

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

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

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

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

To perfect her skills, Lola   41   for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive,   42   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t   43   how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom   44   that even though she couldn’t see   45  , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the   46   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more   47  for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her   48   stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
 She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   49   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 closes her eyes. “You have to   50   your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.” says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most   51   for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall   52   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be   53   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision   54  . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her   55   attitude.

Lola never thinks about   56  . She is presently at Level 7 while the highest is Level 10 in gymnastics. Her   57   is to reach Level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids   58   she grew up.

Lola is   59   of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her   60   for others is “just believe yourself”.

41. A. runs                         B. teaches                       C. trains                       D. dances

42. A. since                        B. unless              C. after                            D. though

43. A. tell                           B. guess                         C. assume                    D. predict

44. A. suspected                 B remembered         C. imagined             D. noticed

45. A. deeply                      B. well                            C. ahead                      D. closely

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

47. A. boring                      B. enjoyable                    C. different            D. unsatisfactory

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

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

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

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

52. A. to                            B. on                              C. off                          D. against

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

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

55. A. positive                    B. friendly                       C. flexible                    D. caution

56. A. defending                 B. quitting                       C. winning                   D. bargaining

57. A. standard                   B. range                          C. view                       D. goal

58. A. until                         B. as                              C. when                      D. before

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

60. A. plan                         B. advice                        C. reward                    D. responsibility

A Leap（跳跃）to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola 1  for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, 2   she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 3 how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom 4that even though she couldn’t see 5  , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 6   right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more 7  for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 8 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 9 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 closes her eyes. “You have to 10 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 11 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 12 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be 13   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 14. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 15 attitude.
Lola never thinks about 16. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her  17is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 18 she grew up.
Lola is 19of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 20 for others is “just believe yourself”.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      runs
   2. B.
      teaches
   3. C.
      trains
   4. D.
      dances
2. 2.
   1. A.
      since
   2. B.
      unless
   3. C.
      after
   4. D.
      though
3. 3.
   1. A.
      tell
   2. B.
      guess
   3. C.
      assume
   4. D.
      predict
4. 4.
   1. A.
      suspected
   2. B.
      remembered
   3. C.
      imagined
   4. D.
      noticed
5. 5.
   1. A.
      deeply
   2. B.
      well
   3. C.
      ahead
   4. D.
      closely
6. 6.
   1. A.
      task
   2. B.
      sport
   3. C.
      event
   4. D.
      show
7. 7.
   1. A.
      boring
   2. B.
      enjoyable
   3. C.
      difficult
   4. D.
      unsatisfactory
8. 8.
   1. A.
      talent
   2. B.
      quality
   3. C.
      nature
   4. D.
      condition
9. 9.
   1. A.
      doubt
   2. B.
      advantage
   3. C.
      challenge
   4. D.
      program
10. 10.
    1. A.
       examine
    2. B.
       express
    3. C.
       open
    4. D.
       trust
11. 11.
    1. A.
       fearful
    2. B.
       harmful
    3. C.
       unfair
    4. D.
       inconvenient
12. 12.
    1. A.
       to
    2. B.
       on
    3. C.
       off
    4. D.
       against
13. 13.
    1. A.
       greeted
    2. B.
       treated
    3. C.
       served
    4. D.
       paid
14. 14.
    1. A.
       pains
    2. B.
       stresses
    3. C.
       injuries
    4. D.
       problems
15. 15.
    1. A.
       positive
    2. B.
       friendly
    3. C.
       flexible
    4. D.
       caution
16. 16.
    1. A.
       defending
    2. B.
       quitting
    3. C.
       winning
    4. D.
       bargaining
17. 17.
    1. A.
       standard
    2. B.
       range
    3. C.
       view
    4. D.
       goal
18. 18.
    1. A.
       until
    2. B.
       as
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       before
19. 19.
    1. A.
       proud
    2. B.
       tired
    3. C.
       ashamed
    4. D.
       confident
20. 20.
    1. A.
       plan
    2. B.
       advice
    3. C.
       reward
    4. D.
       Responsibility