I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself．And 1 otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always 2 to sit at the back of the classroom．
All this 3 after I joined a sports team．It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team．At first I thought it was a crazy 4 because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the 5 to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me．But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ 6 for it”, I wouldn't have decided to give a try．
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the 7 of it! When I first started 8 the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much 9 what I was doing．Sometimes I'd get 10 and take a shot at the wrong direction－which made me feel really stupid． 11 , I wasn't the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to 12 on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't 13 “just yet”．
I practiced and practiced．Soon I knew the 14 and the “moves”．Being part of a team was fun and motivating．Very soon the competitive 15 in me was winning over my lack of confidence．With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the 16 －friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player．I never had so much fun!
With my 17 self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates．I have gone from 18 in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, 19 raising my hand－even when I sometimes wasn't and not 100 percent 20 I had the right answer．Now I have more self-confidence in myself．
Recently, a professor of philosophy in the U.S．has written a book called Money and the Meaning of Life．He has discovered that how we 1 money in our day-to-day life has more meaning than we usually think．One of the exercises he asked his students to do is to 2 every penny they spend for a week． 3 they spend their money, they can see what they really 4 in life．
He says our relation with others often becomes clearly 5 when money enters the picture．You might have wonderful 6 with somebody and you think that you are very good friends．But you will know him only when you ask him to lend you some money．If he does, it brings 7 to the friendship that seems stronger than ever before．Or it can suddenly 8 the friendship it he doesn't．
Since money is so important to us, we consider those who possess a lot of it 9 very important．The author interviewed some millionaires for his book．Questions：What is the most surprising thing you have discovered about being rich, because you are a self-made man? Answer：What makes me surprised most is how people give me 10 I am nothing．I don't know much．
(1)
[ ]
A．
get through
B．
deal with
C．
give away
D．
look after
(2)
[ ]
A．
keep a record of
B．
run out or
C．
keep up with
D．
use up
(3)
[ ]
A．
In this way
B．
By this means
C．
By the way
D．
From the way
(4)
[ ]
A．
insist
B．
value
C．
dream
D．
offer
(5)
[ ]
A．
doubtful
B．
uncertain
C．
definite
D．
distrustful
(6)
[ ]
A．
communication
B．
quarrel
C．
words
D．
friendship
(7)
[ ]
A．
everything
B．
nothing
C．
anything
D．
something
(8)
[ ]
A．
strengthen
B．
weaken
C．
threaten
D．
protect
(9)
[ ]
A．
is
B．
to be
C．
being
D．
is to be
(10)
[ ]
A．
so less respect
B．
so much respect
C．
so much money
D．
so much envy
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As a physician who travels quite a lot, I spend a lot of time on planes listening for that dreaded “Is there a doctor on board?” announcement．I've been 1 only once-for a woman who had merely fainted．But the 2 made me quite curious about how 3 this kind of thing happens．I wondered what I would do if 4 with a real mid-air medical emergency-without access 5 a hospital staff and the usual emergency equipment．So 6 the New England Journal of Medicine last week 7 a study about in-flight medical events, I 8 it with interest．
The study estimated that there are a(n) 9 of 30 in-flight medical emergencies on U．S．flights every day．Most of them are not 10 ; fainting and dizziness are the most frequent complaints． 11 13％ of them-roughly four a day-are serious enough to 12 a pilot to change course．The most common of the serious emergencies 13 heart trouble, strokes, and difficult breathing．
Let's face it：plane rides are 14 ．For starters, cabin pressures at high altitudes are set at roughly 15 they would be if you lived at 5,000 to 8,000 feet above sea level．Most people can tolerate these pressures pretty 16 , but passengers with heart disease 17 experience chest pains as a result of the reduced amount of oxygen flowing through their blood． 18 common in-flight problem is deep venous thrombosis(血栓)-the so-called economy class syndrome(综合症)． 19 happens, don't panic．Things are getting better on the in-flight emergency front．Thanks to more recent legislation(立法), flights with at 20 one attendant are starting to install emergency medical equipments to treat heart attacks．
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