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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 4 that 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 17 is 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 19 of 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)
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 .
predic
(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
答案:(1)C;(2)A;(3)A;(4)D;(5)B;(6)B;(7)C;(8)D;(9)C;(10)D;(11)A;(12)C;(13)B;(14)D;(15)A;(16)B;(17)D;(18)C;(19)A;(20)B;