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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And  36  otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always  37  to sit at the back of the classroom. All this  38  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  39  because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the  40  to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “  41  for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the  42  of it! When I first started  43  the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much  44  what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get  45  and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.  46  , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to  47  on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not to be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t  48  “just yet”. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the  49  and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive  50  in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the  51  --friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my  52  self-confidence comes more praise form teachers and classmates. I have gone from “  53  “in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,  54  raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent  55  I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself. 36. A. as                              B. until                        C. unless               D. though 37. A. hoped                        B. agreed                     C. meant               D. chose 38. A. continued                    B. changed                   C. settled               D. started 39. A. idea                           B. plan                        C. belief                D. saying 40. A. right                          B. chance                    C. ability               D. patience 41. A. going                         B. looking                    C. cheering            D. applying 42. A. point                          B. half                         C. rest                  D. basis 43. A. enjoying                     B. preparing                 C. attending           D. watching 44. A. less                           B. later                        C. worse               D. further 45. A. committed                  B. motivated                C. embarrassed      D. confused 46. A. Interestingly               B. Fortunately              C. Obviously         D. Hopefully 47. A. focus                         B. act                          C. rely                  D. try 48. A. want                          B. do                          C. support             D. know 49. A. steps                         B. orders                     C. rules                 D. games 50. A. role                           B. part                        C. mind                 D. value 51. A. process                      B. operation                 C. movement         D. situation 52. A. expressed                   B. improved                 C. preserved          D. recognized 53. A. dreaming                    B. playing                     C. relaxing             D. hiding 54. A. by                             B. for                          C. with                 D. to 55. A. lucky                         B. happy                     C. sure                  D. satisfied 答案：CDBAC  ABCAD   BADCB   ABDDC

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