Question

Weakness

A boy lost his left arm in a car accident. When he was 10 years old, he decided to study judo(柔道). The boy began lessons____ an old Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t understand______ after three months of training, the coach had taught him only one action. “Sir,” the boy finally said, “shouldn’t I be learning more actions?” “This is the only move you know, but this is the only action you’ll ever need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding,_______believing in his coach, the boy kept____ .

Several months _____, the coach took the boy to his first competition. Surprising himself, the boy______won his first two matches. The third match proved to be_____ , but after some time, his opponent(对手) became impatient and rushed over; the boy quickly used his move to win the match. Still amazed by his______ , the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and______ . For a while, the boy appeared to be defeated(被击败的). Being worried that the boy might get hurt, the referee(裁判) called a time-out(暂停). He was about to call a time-out when the coach stopped. “No,” the coach cried, “let him______ . ”

Soon after the match began again, his opponent made a big mistake: he lost his guard. Immediately, the boy used his move to defeat his opponent. The boy had______ the match and the competition. He was the champion.

On the way home, the boy and the coach______ every move in each and every match. Then the boy showed the courage to ask______ was really on his mind, “Sir, how did I win the competition with only one move?”

“You won for _____ reasons,” the coach answered. “First, you’ve ______ mastered(掌握) one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only known defence（防卫）for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm. ”

The boy’s greatest weakness（弱点）had become his greatest strength.

1.A. to B. on C. with D. from

2.A. why B. when C. where D. how

3.A. so B. or C. but D. and

4.A. ask B. train C. asking D. training

5.A. later B. ago C. for D. away

6.A. easy B. easily C. hard D. difficult

7.A. easy B. easier C. difficult D. more difficult

8.A. failure B. success C. fall D. succeed

9.A. old B. experienced C. more experienced D. older

10.A. stop B. continue C. to continue D. to leave

11.A. won B. beat C. broke D. defeated

12.A. talked B. talk about C. review(回顾) D. reviewed

13.A. that B. which C. what D. whatever

14.A. one B. two C. three D. four

15.A. near B. never C. hardly D. almost

Answer 1