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 ______ 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, ______ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t ______ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ______ that even though she couldn’t see ______, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the ______ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ______ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit (放弃). She doesn’t let her ______ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ______ 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 ______ 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 ______ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8. 1 out of 10 –– her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be ______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision ______. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her ______ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ______. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ______ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids ______ she grew up.

Lola is ______ of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ______ for others is “just believe yourself”.

1.A. runs            B. teaches                   C. trains                       D. dances

2.A. as                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

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 to 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”.

36. A. runs            B. teaches              C. trains                D. dances

37. A. since           B. unless                C. after                  D. though

38. A. tell               B. guess                 C. assume              D. predict

39. A. suspected     B remembered        C. imagined            D. noticed

40. A. deeply          B. well                   C. ahead                D. closely

41. A. task             B. sport                 C. event                 D. show

42. A. boring          B. enjoyable            C. different            D. unsatisfactory

43. A. talent           B. quality               C. nature               D. condition

44. A. doubt           B. advantage           C. challenge           D. program

45. A. examine       B. express              C. open                 D. trust

46. A. fearful         B. harmful              C. unfair                D. inconvenient

47. A. to                B. on                     C. off                    D. against

48. A. greeted        B. treated               C. served               D. paid

49. A. pains           B. stresses             C. injuries              D. problems

50. A. positive        B. friendly              C. flexible              D. caution

51. A. defending     B. quitting              C. winning             D. bargaining

52. A. standard       B. range                 C. view                 D. goal

53. A. until             B. as                      C. when                D. before

54. A. proud          B. tired                  C. ashamed            D. confident

55. A. plan             B. advice                C. reward              D. responsibility

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 ____ 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，____she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动)constantly.She often sees double and can't ____ how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom ___ that even though she couldn't see ____ , she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the ____ right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more ____ for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit.She doesn't let her ____ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest ____ 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 ____ 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 ____ for anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition, Lola didn't fall ____ the beam.In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10——her highest score yet.

Lola doesn't want to be ____ differently from the other girls on her team.At competitions, the judges don't know about her vision ____.She doesn't tell them, because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her ____ attitude.

Lola never thinks about ____.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her ____ is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids ____ she grows up.

Lola is____of all her hard work and success.She says it's helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too.Her ____ for others is “just believe in 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．satisfactory

8.A.talent? B．quality? C．nature? D．condition

9.A.doubt? B．advantage? C．challenge? D．progress

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．cautious

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

His proposals were _____ with cheers.

A. greeted   B. grown  C. grasped  D. guessed

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    31    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.   32     she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift(移动） constantly. She often sees double and can’t    33  how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom     34__ that even though she couldn’t see       35    , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the    36    right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more    37    for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her ___38         stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest   39   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      40   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    41    for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall    42   the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be    43   differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision __44  _. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her __45         attitude.

Lola never thinks about    46   . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her  47  is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids    48    she grows up.

Lola is   49       of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her    50  for others is “just believe yourself”.

31. A. runs                  B. teaches                  C. trains                      D. dances

32. A. since                 B. unless                     C. after                       D. though

33. A. tell                     B. guess                            C. assume                  D. predict

34. A. suspected         B. remembered           C. imagined                D. noticed

35. A. deeply               B. well                         C. ahead                     D. closely

36. A. task                   B. sport                       C. event                      D. show

37. A. boring               B. enjoyable                C. difficult                    D. unsatisfactory

38. A. talent                B. quality                     C. nature                    D. condition

39. A. doubt                B. advantage                     C. challenge               D. program

40. A. examine            B. express                   C. open                       D. trust

41. A. fearful               B. harmful                   C. unfair                      D. inconvenient

42. A. to                      B. on                           C. off                           D. against

43. A. greeted             B. treated                    C. served                    D. paid

44. A. pains                 B. stresses                  C. injuries                   D. problems

45. A. positive             B. friendly                   C. flexible                    D. cautious

46. A. defending         B. quitting                   C. winning                   D. bargaining

47. A. standard           B. range                      C. view                        D. goal

48. A. until                   B. as                           C. when                      D. before

49. A. proud                B. tired                        C. ashamed                D. confident

50. A. plan                  B. advice                     C. reward                    D. responsibility