To Be Lucky, Be Prepared I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck. I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 1 . There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 2 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 3 because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining. or “It was snowing. It makes 4 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck. On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 5 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 6 the name of John. John had never been 7 in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 8 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him. One day, we 9 a match with our biggest opponent . John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 10 . He rolled over, and his opponent 11 him halfway through his roll. He was pinned 12 ! The match was over. I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 13 John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky. And John said, “That’s so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, 14 he exploited it. We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had 15 there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity 16 preparation. John’s opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of 17 John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the 18 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion. In other words, the real 19 is “Be prepared! It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 20 it. 1． A. luck B. risk C. difficulty D. opportunity 2． A. accuse B. blame C. doubt D. keep 3． A. stress B. injury C. weather D. standard 4． A. judgment B. progress C. sense D. way 5． A. also B. even C. only D. once 6． A. under B. for C. in D. by 7． A. hurt B. chosen C. trained D. defeated 8． A. although B. because C. unless D. until 9． A. went for B. waited for C. fought for D. played for 10．A. sign B. step C. task D. move 11．A. fixed B. threw C. caught D. carried 12．A. accidentally B. fortunately C. unfairly D. instantly 13．A. calm B. comfort C. convince D. forgive 14．A. so B. or C. and D. but 15．A. set B. put C. left D. used 16．A. meets B. suits C. gets D. fits 17．A. striking B. beating C. knocking D. controlling 18．A. equal B. exact C. rest D. right 19．A. message B. passage C. decision D. suggestion 20．A. receive B. follow C. seize D. save [答案] 1．A.作者认为和其他运动相比.摔跤毫无“运气可言.本段最后也有线索提示. 2．B.垫子上只有两名选手.因而不能把比赛失利“归咎于队友或教练.A项表示“控告,指控 .不符合常识. 3．C.根据后半句可知摔跤运动在室内举行.不受“天气影响. 4．C.根据作者的上述解释可知说摔跤运动最不能靠运气的很有“道理 .make sense为固定搭配.“有意义.有道理 . 5．A.作者所在的队中既有世界知名冠军.“也有国家冠军. 6．D.他们中有一个名叫约翰的小伙子.by the name of表示“名叫--的 . 7．D.根据本段最后一句可知在作者的记忆中他在高中任何摔跤比赛中都没有被“击败过. 8．B.他之所以有如此辉煌的成就是“因为他是国家冠军. 9．A.此处go for表示“参加 .fight for表示“为争取--而斗争 .与后面的宾语搭配不合题意. 10．D.在比赛中的最后关头.他试图做一个特别的“动作以出奇制胜. 11．C.对手在他刚翻过一半身时“击中了他.A项表示“固定,安装,修理 ,B项表示“扔 ,D项表示“携带 .都与比赛常识不符. 12．D.由于他被对手击中.他“瞬间动弹不得. 13．B.他以前是常胜将军.未曾遇到过对手.如今却输给了对方.所以队友会来“安慰他. 14．C.对手看到机会自动上门.自然会加以利用.此处表示顺承关系. 15．B.教练在摔跤房外“竖起一块大牌子. 16．A.当机会“遇到事先的准备后.就会有运气发生. 17．B.对手“打败约翰的可能性不大.而且对手也十分清楚这一点. 18．D.但是他在关注时机.等待“适当的时机自己出现. 19．A.换句话说.真正的“信息是要作好准备. 20．C.不仅仅是发现机会.还必须准备好“抓住机会. 【查看更多】

To Be Lucky, Be Prepared

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling team, Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wresting is probably the sport that has the least 1 . There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 2 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 3 because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 4 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team were two world champions; one of them had been world champion five times. We 5 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 6 the name of John.

John had never been 7 in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 8 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.

One day, we 9 a match with our biggest opponent（对手）. John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 10 . He rolled over, and his opponent 11 him halfway through his roll. He was pinned 12 !

The match was over.

I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 13 John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” And John said, “That’s so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, 14 he exploited it.”

We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had 15 there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity 16 preparation.”

John’s opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of 17 John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the 18 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.

In other words, the real 19 is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 20 it.

1．A．luck B．risk C．difficulty D．opportunity

2．A．accuse B．blame C．doubt D．keep

2,4,6

3．A．stress B．injury C．weather D．standard

4．A．judgment B．progress C．sense D．way

5．A．also B．even C．only D．once

6．A．under B．for C．in D．by

7．A．hurt B．chosen C．trained D．defeated

8．A．although B．because C．unless D．until

9．A．went for B．waited for C．fought for D．played for

10．A．sign B．step C．task D．move

11．A． fixed B．threw C．caught D．carried

12．A．accidentally B．fortunately C．unfairly D．instantly

13．A．calm B．comfort C．convince D．forgive

14．A．so B．or C．and D．but

15．A．set B．put C．left D．used

16．A．meets B．suits C．gets D．fits

17．A．striking B．beating C．knocking D．controlling

18．A．equal B．exact C．rest D．right

19．A．message B．passage C．decision D．suggestion

20．A．receive B．follow C．seize D．save

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I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least1.There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot2it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no3because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 4to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We5had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy6the name of John.
John had never been 7in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 8he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 9a match with our biggest opponent(对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular10He rolled over, and his opponent11him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(压住)12!
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to13John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The14presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big 15in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 16.”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not17and he knew it. But he waited for the 18opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real19is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to20it.

1.
1. A.
  luck
2. B.
  risk
3. C.
  difficulty
4. D.
  opportunity
2.
1. A.
  accuse
2. B.
  blame
3. C.
  doubt
4. D.
  keep
3.
1. A.
  stress
2. B.
  injury
3. C.
  change
4. D.
  weather
4.
1. A.
  reason
2. B.
  sure
3. C.
  safe
4. D.
  sense
5.
1. A.
  also
2. B.
  even
3. C.
  too
4. D.
  once
6.
1. A.
  under
2. B.
  for
3. C.
  in
4. D.
  by
7.
1. A.
  hurt
2. B.
  met
3. C.
  trained
4. D.
  defeated
8.
1. A.
  although
2. B.
  as
3. C.
  yet
4. D.
  until
9.
1. A.
  went for
2. B.
  waited for
3. C.
  fought for
4. D.
  played for
10.
1. A.
  act
2. B.
  step
3. C.
  task
4. D.
  move
11.
1. A.
  fixed
2. B.
  threw
3. C.
  caught
4. D.
  carried
12.
1. A.
  accidentally
2. B.
  fortunately
3. C.
  unfairly
4. D.
  immediately
13.
1. A.
  control
2. B.
  comfort
3. C.
  convince
4. D.
  forgive
14.
1. A.
  success
2. B.
  moment
3. C.
  opportunity
4. D.
  situation
15.
1. A.
  warning
2. B.
  sign
3. C.
  sentence
4. D.
  note
16.
1. A.
  occasion
2. B.
  challenge
3. C.
  time
4. D.
  preparation
17.
1. A.
  obvious
2. B.
  strong
3. C.
  little
4. D.
  slight
18.
1. A.
  equal
2. B.
  exact
3. C.
  rest
4. D.
  right
19.
1. A.
  message
2. B.
  theme
3. C.
  key
4. D.
  suggestion
20.
1. A.
  receive
2. B.
  follow
3. C.
  seize
4. D.
  save

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     I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
     I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there's one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that
wrestling is probably the sport that has the least__1__. There are only two people out on the mat, so
you cannot__2__it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no__3__because
we do the whole thing indoors, so you can't say, "It was raining." or "It was snowing." It makes__4__
to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
     On our team were two world champions; one of them had been world champion five times. We
__5__had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy__6__the name of John.
     John had never been__7__in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember,
__8__he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
     One day, we __9__a match with our biggest opponent(对手). John went out on the mat, and
about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular__10__. He rolled over, and
his opponent__11__him halfway through his roll. He was pinned__12__!
     The match was over.
     I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to__13__John by saying,
"Oh, he just got lucky." And John said, "That's so stupid. The opportunity presented itself, __14__he
exploited it."
     We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had__15__there. "Luck is what
happens when opportunity__16__preparation."
     John's opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of__17__John was not
much, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the __18__opportunity to present itself, and he defeated
and pinned a fivetime national champion.
     In other words, the real__19__is "Be prepared!" It's not just finding the opportunity; you have to be
prepared to__20__it.

(     )1.  A. luck
(     )2.  A. accuse
(     )3.  A. stress
(     )4.  A. judgment
(     )5.  A. also
(     )6.  A. under
(     )7.  A. hurt
(     )8.  A. although
(     )9.  A. went for
(     )10.  A. sign
(     )11.  A. fixed
(     )12.  A. accidentally
(     )13.  A. calm
(     )14.  A. so
(     )15.  A. caught
(     )16.  A. meets
(     )17.  A. striking
(     )18.  A. equal
(     )19.  A. message
(     )20.  A. receive

B. risk
B. blame
B. injury
B. progress
B. as
B. for
B. chosen
B. because
B. waited for
B. step
B. threw
B. fortunately
B. comfort
B. or
B. put
B. suits
B. beating
B. exact
B. passage
B. follow

C. difficulty
C. doubt
C. weather
C. sense
C. only
C. in
C. trained
C. unless
C. fought for
C. task
C. caught
C. unfairly
C. convince
C. and
C. left
C. gets
C. knocking
C. rest
C. decision
C. seize

D. opportunity
D. keep
D. standard
D. way
D. once
D. by
D. defeated
D. until
D. played for
D. move
D. carried
D. instantly
D. forgive
D. but
D. used
D. fits
D. controlling
D. right
D. suggestion
D. save

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I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck. I was on the wrestling (摔跤) team. Now, if there's one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 1 .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 2 it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no 3 problem because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can't say, "It was raining" or "It was snowing." It makes 4 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck. On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We 5 had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy 6 the name of John. John had never been 7 in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 8 he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him. One day, we 9 a match with our biggest opponent (对手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 10 He rolled over, and his opponent 11 him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (压住) 12 ! The match was over. I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 13 John by saying, "Oh, he just got lucky." John said, "That's so stupid. The 14 presented itself, and he just drew upon it." We used to have this big 15 in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: "Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 16 ." John's opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not 17 and he knew it. But he waited for the 18 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion. In other words, the real 19 is "Be prepared!" It's not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 20 it.
( )1. A. luck ( )2. A. trust ( )3. A. alarm ( )4. A. reason ( )5. A. also ( )6. A. as ( )7. A. teased ( )8. A. although ( )9. A. went for ( )10. A. act ( )11. A. fixed ( )12. A. accidentally ( )13. A. control ( )14. A. power ( )15. A. sample ( )16. A. occasion ( )17. A. tiny ( )18. A. equal ( )19. A. message ( )20. A. attain	B. relief B. blame B. injury B. difference B. even B. for B. met B. as B. waited for B. scratch B. forgave B. controversially B. comfort B. moment B. sign B. challenge B. strong B. subtle B. theme B. follow	C. difficulty C. doubt C. change C. privilege C. thus C. beneath C. scolded C. yet C. fought for C. task C. caught C. unfairly C. pat C. opportunity C. sentence C. time C. acute C. rest C. formula C. seize	D. chance D. betray D. weather D. sense D. once D. by D. defeated D. until D. played for D. move D. interrupted D. immediately D. depress D. situation D. symbol D. preparation D. slight D. right D. suggestion D. create

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　　I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck．

　　I was on the wrestling(摔跤)team．Now, if there's one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least 　　1　　．There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot 　　2　　 it on your teammates or your coach．And guess what? There is no 　　3　　 problem because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can't say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing．” It makes 　　4　　 to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck．

　　On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times．We 　　5　　 had five people who were national champions．One of them was a guy 　　6　　 the name of John．

　　John had never been 　　7　　 in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 　　8　　 he was a national champion．There was nobody locally who could touch him．

　　One day, we 　　9　　 a match with our biggest opponent(对手)．John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular 　　10　　 He rolled over, and his opponent 　　11　　 him halfway through his roll．He was pinned(压住)　　12　　!

　　The match was over．

　　I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to 　　13　　 John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky．” John said, “That's so stupid．The 　　14　　 presented itself, and he just drew upon it．”

　　We used to have this big 　　15　　 in our wrestling room that the coach had put there：“Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 　　16　　．”

　　John's opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity．The possibility of beating John was not 　　17　　 and he knew it．But he waited for the 　　18　　 opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion．

　　In other words, the real 　　19　　 is “Be prepared!” It's not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to 　　20　　 it．

(1)


[　　]
A．	luck
B．	relief
C．	difficulty
D．	chance

(2)


[　　]
A．	trust
B．	blame
C．	doubt
D．	betray

(3)


[　　]
A．	alarm
B．	injury
C．	change
D．	weather

(4)


[　　]
A．	reason
B．	difference
C．	privilege
D．	sense

(5)


[　　]
A．	also
B．	even
C．	thus
D．	once

(6)


[　　]
A．	as
B．	for
C．	beneath
D．	by

(7)


[　　]
A．	teased
B．	met
C．	scolded
D．	defeated

(8)


[　　]
A．	although
B．	as
C．	yet
D．	until

(9)


[　　]
A．	went for
B．	waited for
C．	fought for
D．	played for

(10)


[　　]
A．	act
B．	scratch
C．	task
D．	move

(11)


[　　]
A．	fixed
B．	forgave
C．	caught
D．	interrupted

(12)


[　　]
A．	accidentally
B．	controversially
C．	unfairly
D．	immediately

(13)


[　　]
A．	control
B．	comfort
C．	pat
D．	depress

(14)


[　　]
A．	power
B．	moment
C．	opportunity
D．	situation

(15)


[　　]
A．	sample
B．	sign
C．	sentence
D．	symbol

(16)


[　　]
A．	occasion
B．	challenge
C．	time
D．	preparation

(17)


[　　]
A．	tiny
B．	strong
C．	acute
D．	slight

(18)


[　　]
A．	equal
B．	subtle
C．	rest
D．	right

(19)


[　　]
A．	message
B．	theme
C．	formula
D．	suggestion

(20)


[　　]
A．	attain
B．	follow
C．	seize
D．	create

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