Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招数). “Sensei,” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament（联赛）.____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”

Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”

A. considering         B. for            C. despite            D. though

A. right arm           B. left arm        C. right leg         D. left leg

A. poorly              B. badly        C. hardly         D. well

A. why                 B. how         C. that         D. what

A. Mustn’t            B. Shouldn’t        C. Haven’t         D. Wouldn’t

A. stopped        B. resisted         C. kept         D. hated

A. first        B. second         C. third         D. final

A. Finding        B. Moving        C. Wondering         D. Surprising

A. uncomfortable        B. injured        C. impatient        D. excited

A. win        B. lose        C. defeat         D. beat

A. much fatter         B. more excited         C. stronger   D. more skillful

A. opponent         B. boy         C. sensei         D. referee

A. Concerning        B. Believing in        C. Supposing     D. Cared

A. angry        B. lost         C. hurt        D. tired

A. when         B. while        C. which        D. how

A. stop         B. lose        C. train        D. continue

A. fell        B. dropped         C. wore        D. put on

A. reviewed        B. remembered        C. reminded        D. restored

A. information         B. strength        C. courage        D. energy

A. never        B. almost        C. seldom         D. hardly

Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.

The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招数). “Sensei” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves(招数)?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.

Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament（联赛）.____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”

Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”

“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”

A. considering         B. for            C. despite            D. though

A. right arm           B. left arm        C. right leg         D. left leg

A. poorly              B. badly        C. hardly         D. well

A. why                 B. how         C. that         D. what

A. Mustn’t            B. Shouldn’t        C. Haven’t         D. Wouldn’t

A. stopped        B. resisted         C. kept         D. hated

A. first        B. second         C. third         D. final

A. Finding        B. Moving        C. Wondering         D. Surprising

A. uncomfortable        B. injured        C. impatient        D. excited

A. win        B. lose        C. defeat         D. beat

A. much fatter         B. more excited         C. stronger   D. more skillful

A. opponent         B. boy         C. sensei         D. referee

A. Concerning        B. Believing in        C. Supposing     D. Cared

A. angry        B. lost         C. hurt        D. tired

A. when         B. while        C. which        D. how

A. stop         B. lose        C. train        D. continue

A. fell        B. dropped         C. wore        D. put on

A. reviewed        B. remembered        C. reminded        D. restored

A. information         B. strength        C. courage        D. energy

A. never        B. almost        C. seldom         D. hardly

阅读下列各小题，根据括号内的汉语提示，用句末括号内的英语单词完成句子，并将答案写在答题卡上的相应题号后。

1.With so much work on hand, you                            to see the movie last night. (go)

手头有这么多工作，你昨晚本不应该去看电影的。

2.I hear your new boss is not                            , so you should be more careful. (get)

听说你的新老板不容易相处，因此你应该更小心些。

3.You have no idea                             during the last few months, which has affected me for a long time. (go)

你不知道在过去的几个月里我经历了些什么, 而这些影响了我很长时间。

4.Excited by his move to London, John                             begin his new life. (wait)

约翰因为要搬到伦敦去而激动不已，迫不及待要开始他的新生活。

5.                           of the skill, you will find it easier to solve such problems. (once)

一旦你掌握了这门技能，你会发现解决这些问题更容易。

6.She was                             when her daughter didn’t come home on time. (more)

她女儿没有按时回家时，与其说她生气倒不如说她担心。

7.He expressed his gratitude to his head teacher, without                            , he wouldn’t have made such great progress in his studies. (help)

他向他的班主任表达了感激之情。没有他的帮助，他不可能在学习上取得这么大的进步。

8.This is the second time that he                             for speeding this month. (fine)

这是他这个月第二次因超速而被罚款了。

9.But the one million people of the city,                             these events, were asleep as usual that night. (think)

但是，唐山市的一百万居民几乎没有把这些情况当回事，当天晚上照常睡着了。

10.Was it on a lonely island                             one month after the boat went down. (save)

他是不是沉船一个月之后在一座孤岛上获救的？

Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo（柔道） __1__ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his __2_ with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not __3__ why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.
“Sir,” the boy finally said, “I think I should __4__ more moves.”
“But this is the __5__ move you will ever need to know,” the master replied.
Not quite understanding, the boy kept __6__. Several months later, the teacher __7__ the boy to his first tournament（锦标赛）. __8__ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more __9__. However, after some time, the opponent（对手） became impatient. The boy used his one move to __10__ the match. Now the boy was in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more __11__. Concerned that the boy might get __12__, the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.
“No,” the teacher __13__, “let him continue.”
Soon his opponent made a mistake. __14__ the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion.
On the way home, the boy and the teacher __15__ every move in every match. Then the boy asked __16__was really on his mind. “How did I win the tournament __17__ only one move?”
“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve __18__ one of the most difficult moves in Judo. And second, the only known __19__ for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you’ve lost it.” The boy’s biggest __20__ had become his biggest strength.

Sometimes things happen beyond expectation. A 10-year-old boy decided to study Judo（柔道） __36__ he had lost his left arm in a car accident. He began his __37__ with an old Japanese Judo teacher. He was doing well, but he could not __38__ why the teacher had taught him only one move for quite a long time.

“Sir,” the boy finally said, “I think I should __39__ more moves.”

“But this is the __40__ move you will ever need to know,” the master replied.

Not quite understanding, the boy kept __41__. Several months later, the teacher __42__ the boy to his first tournament（锦标赛）. __43__ himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more __44__. However, after some time, the opponent（对手） became impatient. The boy used his one move to __45__ the match. Now the boy was in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger, stronger and more __46__. Concerned that the boy might get __47__, the referee(裁判) wanted to stop the match.

“No,” the teacher __48__, “let him continue.”

Soon his opponent made a mistake. __49__ the boy used his move to attack him. The boy won the match and became the champion.

On the way home, the boy and the teacher __50__ every move in every match. Then the boy asked __51__was really on his mind. “How did I win the tournament __52__ only one move?”

“You won for two reasons,” the teacher answered. “First, you’ve __53__ one of the most difficult moves in Judo. And second, the only known __54__ for that move is to grasp your left arm. But you’ve lost it.” The boy’s biggest __55__ had become his biggest strength.