1.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 make her skills perfect,Lola(11)D 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,(12)Ashe is almost blind,born with an unusual condition that makes her eyes unable to see properly.She often sees double an d can't (13)Chow far away things are.
When she was little,her mom (14)A that even though she couldn't see(15)B,she was fearless.So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three.She loved the (16)C right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more (17)Bfor her than for some her teammates,she has never given up.She doesn't let her (18)D stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport.Her biggest (19)Ais the balance beam.Because she has double sight,she often sees two beams.She must use her sense of touch to help her during her practice.Sometimes she even closes her eyes."You have to (20)C 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 (21)Afor anyone because it's four inches wide.At the state competition,Lola didn't fall (22)Cthe beam.In fact,she got 8.1 out of 10----her highest score ever.
Lola doesn't want to be (23)D differently from the other girls on her team.In the competition,the judges don't know about her sight (24)B.She doesn't tell them,because she doesn't think they need to know.Her mom is amazed by her(25)C attitude.
Lola (26)A thinks about giving up.She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics.Her (27)D is to reach level 9.She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she's learned to other kids(28)Bshe grew up.
Lola is (29)Aof all her hard work and success.She says it's helpful her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics,too.Her (30)Cfor others is"just believe yourself".
11.A.runs | B.teaches | C.dances | D.train s |
12.A.since | B.unless | C.after | D.though |
13.A.talk | B.guess | C.tell | D.predict |
14.A.noticed | B.remembered | C.imagined | D.doubted |
15.A.deeply | B.well | C.ahead | D.closely |
16.A.task | B.event | C.sport | D.show |
17.A.boring | B.difficult | C.enjoyable | D.unsatisfactory |
18.A.talent | B.quality | C.nature | D.condition |
19.A.challenge | B.advantage | C.favor | D.program |
20.A.examine | B.express | C.trust | D.open |
21.A.fearful | B.harmful | C.unfair | D.inconvenient |
22.A.to | B.on | C.off | D.against |
23.A.greeted | B.paid | C.served | D.treated |
24.A.pains | B.problems | C.injuries | D.feeling |
25.A.negative | B.friendly | C.positive | D.careful |
26 A.never | B.sometimes | C.often | D.just |
27.A.prize | B.range | C.view | D.goal |
28.A.until | B.when | C.as | D.before |
29.A.proud | B.tired | C.ashamed | D.confident |
30.A.plan | B.love | C.advice | D.duty. |