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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
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My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became 16 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 17 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t 19 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 20 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 21 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22 in bad weather. If someone 23 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 24 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 25 !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from 26 . Tests and long hours in labs had 27 me exhausted. As other students were 28 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 29 at my destination, and I 30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray 32 along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I 33 then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 34 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, 35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.
1. A．aware B．certain C．surprised D．excited
2. A．attempt B．suggestion C．trouble D．plan
3. A．spend B．earn C．survive D．raise
4. A．strengthen B．soften C．take D．show
5. A．neither B．each C．all D．none
6. A．bicycle B．car C．train D．bus
7. A．especially B．only C．even D．once
8. A．refused B．complained C．cried D．intended
9. A．strangest B．lowest C．softest D．scariest
10. A．on B．in C．by D．for
11. A．work B．home C．town D．college
12. A．led B．made C．found D．proved
13. A．treated B．received C．met D．greeted
14. A．stop B．house C．street D．corner
15. A．stepped off B．went off C．jumped on D．climbed on
16. A．mind B．view C．flower D．leaf
17. A．shining B．flying C．failing D．moving
18. A．understood B．thought C．imagined D．realized
19. A．since B．after C．until D．though
20. A．after all B．above all C．in advance D．in total
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My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became 16 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 17 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 18 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighborhood.
He didn’t 19 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 20 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 21 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home, Dad never met us, 22 in bad weather. If someone 23 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 24 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 25 !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from 26 . Tests and long hours in labs had 27 me exhausted. As other students were 28 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 29 at my destination, and I 30 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 31 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray
32 along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I 33 then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 34 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, 35 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.
16. A. aware B. certain C. surprised D. excited
17. A. attempt B. suggestion C. trouble D. plan
18. A. spend B. earn C. survive D. raise
19. A. strengthen B. soften C. take D. show
20. A. neither B. each C. all D. none
21. A. bicycle B. car C. train D. bus
22. A. especially B. only C. even D. once
23. A. refused B. complained C. cried D. intended
24. A. strangest B. lowest C. softest D. scariest
25. A. on B. in C. by D. for
26. A. work B. home C. town D. college
27. A. led B. made C. found D. proved
28. A. treated B. received C. met D. greeted
29. A. stop B. house C. street D. corner
30. A. stepped off B. went off C. jumped on D. climbed on
31. A. mind B. view C. flower D. leaf
32. A. shining B. flying C. failing D. moving
33. A. understood B. thought C. imagined D. realized
34. A. since B. after C. until D. though
35. A. after all B. above all C. in advance D. in total
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My father was raised in a fatherless home at a time when the family of five struggled to survive, which caused my father to be extremely tightfisted(吝啬) with money.
When we children became 1 that other children got pocket money from their parents, we made a(n) 2 to ask our father from some. Immediately his face turned stone-cold, and he said, “If you’re old enough to ask, you’re old enough to 3 .” And we had to seek odd jobs about the neighbourhood.
He didn’t 4 his attitude as we grew into adulthood. There was a time when 5 of us had a car, so we had to ride a 6 whenever we came home. Though the bus stopped about two miles from home. Dad never met us, 7 in bad weather. If someone 8 (and my brothers did a lot), he’d say in his 9 father-voice. “That’s what your legs are 10 !”
One spring morning I was on the bus home from 11 . Tests and long hours in labs had 12 me exhausted. As other students were 13 at their stops. I looked silently out of the window. Finally, the bus came to a 14 at my destination, and I 15 , carrying my suitcase to begin the long journey home.
The row of privet hedge(树篱) came into 16 , which lined the driveway that climbed the hill to our house. I stopped to put a book in the suitcase. When I stood up, I saw something gray
17 along the top of the hedge toward the house.
It was the top of my father’s head. I 18 . Then, each time I came home, he would stand behind the hedge, watching, 19 he knew I had arrived safely. I held back my tears. He did care, 20 .
Upon reaching home, I found my father innocently in his chair. “So! It’s you!” he said, his face lengthening into surprise.
1. A. aware B. certain C. surprised D. excited
2. A. attempt B. suggestion C. trouble D. plan
3. A. spend B. earn C. survive D. raise
4. A. strengthen B. soften C. take D. show
5. A. neither B. each C. all D. none
6. A. bicycle B. car C.train D. bus
7. A. especially B. only C. even D. once
8. A. refused B. complained C. cried D. intended
9. A. strangest B. lowest C. softest D. scariest
10. A. on B. in C. by D. for
11. A. work B. home C. town D. college
12. A. led B. made C. found D. proved
13. A. treated B. received C. met D. greeted
14. A. stop B. house C. street D. corner
15. A. stepped off B. went off C. jumped on D. climbed on
16. A. mind B. view C. flower D. leaf
17. A. shining B. flying C. failing D. moving
18. A. understood B. thought C. imagined D. realised
19. A. since B. after C. until D. though
20. A. after all B. above all C. in advance D. in total
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