1．Our school basketball team ________ the first prize last week.

2．She ________ by a famous tennis player yesterday.

Last night Molly watched a basketball game. Her little brother, Sam, played in it. Sam did his best in the game, but his team   41   the game. Sam was very sad. Molly tried to make him   42  , but he was still unhappy with the result.

Molly thought for a long time and finally she came up with a good   43  . She decided to make his favorite cake for him though she was not good at it. She just wanted him to know that every loss has its own   44   and we can improve our performances next time. She thought it was enough if we had tried our best.

After Molly finished making the cake, she gave Sam a piece. When Sam tried a piece of it, he smiled, “No matter what others   45   the cake, I like it very much,” Sam continued, “because I know you have made it with your   46   and you have tried your best. ” Hearing this, Molly said, “This is just   47   I want to say to you.   48   your team didn’t win the game, you had tried your best. You are the greatest in my heart all the time!”

From then on, every time Sam   49   to do something, he thinks of Molly’s words. He is no longer   50   failing. Instead he becomes stronger to face all his troubles in his life.

1.A. won               B. beat             C. lost           D. missed

2.A. play              B. smile            C. come           D. cry

3.A. idea              B. manner           C. game           D. ball

4.A. lesson            B. school           C. time           D. term

5.A. point at          B. think of         C. stick to       D. take away

6.A. money             B. love             C. material       D. time

7.A. why               B. what             C. who            D. how

8.A. Since             B. So               C. Though         D. Because

9.A. helps             B. wants            C. forgets        D. fails

10.A. crazy about   B. good at  C. afraid of    D. interested in

Life is not easy, so I’d like to say “When anything happens, believe in yourself.”

When I was 14, I was ???? nervous to talk to anyone. My classmates often ???? me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later ???? happened. It changed my life. It was an English speech(演讲) contest. My mother asked me to take part in it. What a(n) ???? idea! It meant I had to ???? in front of all the teachers and students of my school!

“Come on, boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to ? ? .” Then, Mother and I talked about many different topics（题目）. At last I ? ?? the topic “Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to ? ?? all the speech and practiced it over 100 times. ?? ?? my mother’s great love, I did well in the contest. I could not ?? ?? my ears when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers(喝彩声)?? ?? the teachers and students. Those ?? ? who once looked down on（瞧不起）me, now all said “Congratulations” to me. My mother hugged me and cried ?? ?? .

Since then, everything has changed for me. When I do anything, I try to tell ? ?? to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person ? ??? for a country.

1.A. so? ????????????? B. too????????????? C. very????????????? D. quite

2.A. made faces at????????????? B. looked after????????????? C. caught up with????????????? D. laughed at

3.A. something????????????? B. nothing????????????? C. anything????????????? D. everything

4.A. interesting????????????? B. exciting????????????? C. terrible????????????? D. wonderful

5.A. write????????????? B. speak????????????? C. tell????????????? D. say

6.A. win????????????? B. lose????????????? C. beat????????????? D. pass

7.A. reached????????????? B. brought ????????????? C. chose????????????? D. thought

8.A. remember????????????? B. see????????????? C. spell????????????? D. hear

9.A. At????????????? B. To? ????????????? C. With????????????? D. As

10.A. hit????????????? B. hurt????????????? C. say????????????? D.? believe

11.A. about????????????? B. on? ????????????? C. to????????????? D. from

12.A. teachers????????????? B. classmates????????????? C. boys????????????? D. girls

13.A. angrily????????????? B. sadly????????????? C. quietly????????????? D. excitedly

14.A. me????????????? B . my ????????????? C. mine????????????? D. myself

15.A. however????????????? B. but also????????????? C. so that????????????? D. as a result

A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began   11   with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know   12   the coach taught him only one move. After three months of   13  , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”

“This is the only move you know,   14   this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy   15   his teacher. So he kept training.

Several months   16  , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy   17   won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.   18   of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.

This time, his opponent was bigger,   19  , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to   20  . Worried that the boy   21   get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,   22  .”

As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to   23   him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.

24   the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”

“You won for  25   reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”

The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.

1.A. class         B. learn             C. lessons            D. work

2.A. why             B. what              C. when             D. how

3.A. doing   B. running           C. writing            D. training

4.A. so       B. but               C. or                D. until

5.A. asked for B. depended on        C. believed in         D. came out

6.A. later      B. ago               C. before             D. after

7.A. slowly  B. easily             C. carefully           D. hardly

8.A. None  B. Both              C. All                D. Either

9.A. weaker     B. worse              C. cuter              D. stronger

10.A. win      B. lose               C. take               D. throw

11.A. might     B. can               C. must              D. should

12.A. stop    B. play               C. stay               D. continue

13.A. fail      B. win               C. get                D. beat

14.A. In    B. At                C. On                D. For

15.A. one    B. two               C. three              D. four