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 two 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”.

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．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

 

 

As is known to all，________you develop good eating habits，you won’t keep healthy.

 A．if                                                   B．unless   

C．until                                                D．though

As a saying goes, every bean has its black．It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life．My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no ___1__．Several decades ago, he made a mistake — a（n） ___2__ mistake, though．

       On a cold Saturday, Grandpa was building some wooden cases for the clothes his ___3___ was sending to an orphanage （孤儿院） in Congo．On his way home, he __4___ into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone．So he drove back to the church．His search proved ___5__．When he ___6___ replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened．The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases．His brand new glasses, having ___7___ him ＄20 that very morning, were heading for Congo! He had to drive home ___8__．

       Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church, __9___ Grandpa and his family also attended．

       “But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the __10__ you sent last year．You see, the bandits（土匪） had just swept through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses．I was desperate．”

       “__11___I had the money, there was simply no way of __12___ those glasses．___13___ not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day．Then your cases arrived．When my staff ___14___ the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top．”

       Then, still gripped （吸引注意） with the __15___, he continued: “Folks, when I tried ___16___ the glasses, it was as thought they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

       The people listened, ___17___ for the miraculous glasses．But the director surely must have __18___ their church with another, they thought．There were no glasses on their __19___ of items to be sent overseas．But an ordinary carpenter was sitting __20___ in the back, with tears streaming down his face．

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．luck                    D．exception

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

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4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．mentally                B．physically            C．anxiously             D．directly

7．A．charged                B．spent                   C．paid                    D．cost

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．Unless                 B．As long as           C．Until                   D．Even though

12．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

13．A．Except                B．Along with           C．Rather than          D．As for

14．A．opened                B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

15．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction          D．wonder

16．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

17．A．pity                     B．happy                  C．curious               D．eager

18．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

19．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．orphanage

20．A．happily          B．quietly           C．sadly               D．excitedly

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no   1  . Several decades ago he made a mistake — a(n)   2  mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   3   was sending to an orphanage (孤儿院) in China. On his way home, he  4   into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved   5  .

When he   6   replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having   7   him ＄20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home   8  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a report on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,    9   Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all,” he said, “I must thank you for the   10  you sent last year. You see, the bandits(土匪) had just  11   through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  12   I had the money, there was simply no way of   13   those glasses.   14   not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff   15   the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped (吸引注意) with the  16   of it all, he continued: “Folks, when I tried   17   the glasses, it was as thought they had been custom-made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,    18   for the miraculous glasses. But the director surely must have  19   their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their  20   of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears streaming down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．comment             D．exception

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

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4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．mentally                B．physically            C．anxiously             D．directly

7．A．charged                B．spent                   C．paid                    D．cost

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．cut                      B．swept                  C．pulled                  D．broken

12．A．Unless                 B．As long as           C．Until                   D．Even though

13．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

14．A．Except                B．Along with           C．Rather than          D．As for

15．A．nailed                  B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

16．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction         D．wonder

17．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

18．A．pity                     B．happy                  C．curious               D．eager

19．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

20．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．orphanage

As a saying goes, every bean has its black. It is impossible to make no mistakes all one’s life. My grandpa Nybakken, a carpenter, is no   1  . Several decades ago, he made a mistake – a（n）   2  mistake, though.

On a cold Saturday, Mother’s father was building some wooden cases for the clothes his   3  was sending to an orphanage（孤儿院）in China. On his way home, he   4  into his shirt pocket to find his glasses, but they were gone. He remembered putting them there that morning, so he drove back to the church. His search proved   5  .

When he   6  replayed his earlier actions, he realized what happened. The glasses had slipped out of his pocket unnoticed and fallen into one of the cases, which he had nailed shut. His brand new glasses, having   7  him $ 20 that very morning, were heading for China! He had to drive home   7  .

Several months later, the director of the orphanage came to give a speech on Sunday night at my grandfather’s church,  8  Grandpa and his family also attended.

“But most of all, ”he said, “I must thank you for the   10  you sent last year. You see, the bandits（土匪）had just   11  through the orphanage, destroying everything, including my glasses. I was desperate.”

“  12  I had money, there was simply no way of   13  those glasses. Along with not being able to see well, I experienced headaches every day. Then your cases arrived. When my staff   14  the covers, they found a pair of glasses lying on top.”

Then, still gripped（吸收）with the   15  of it all, he continued: “Folks, when I tried   1  the glasses, it was as though they had been made just for me! I want to thank you for being a part of that!”

The people listened,  17  at the special glasses. But the director surely must have   18  their church with another, they thought. There were no glasses on their   19  of items to be sent overseas.

But sitting quietly in the back, with tears  20  down his face, an ordinary carpenter realized the Master Carpenter had used him in an extraordinary way.

1．A．expectation            B．success               C．comment             D．exception

2,4,6

2．A．perfect                  B．foolish                 C．avoidable             D．common

3．A．factory                 B．church                C．family                 D．country

4．A．turned                   B．reached               C．filled                   D．put

5．A．proper                  B．reasonable           C．fruitless               D．unnecessary

6．A．mentally                B．physically            C．anxiously             D．directly

7．A．charged                B．spent                   C．paid                    D．cost

8．A．disappointed          B．pleased                C．nonstop               D．quick

9．A．which                   B．what                   C．where                 D．when

10．A．cases                  B．clothes                C．glasses                D．wishes

11．A．  cut                    B．swept                  C．pulled                  D．broken

12．A．Unless                 B．As long as           C．Until                   D．Even though

13．A．replacing             B．finding                C．wearing               D．changing

14．A．nailed                  B．burnt                   C．removed              D．took

15．A．preparation          B．pleasure               C．satisfaction          D．wonder

16．A．out                     B．over                    C．for                      D．on

17．A．curious               B．amazed                C．anxious               D．eager

18．A．confused             B．associated            C．combined            D．compared

19．A．cases                  B．order                   C．list                      D．ship

20．A．sinking           B．looking                C．streaming           D．floating