June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water.    1   else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which   2    her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of  3   , June began to tire   4   . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June    5    to swim, realizing her head was    6  . Breathing became   7  . Her sight wasn’t so   8   . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.
She found    9    in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim.  10   , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭）  11    it difficult for June to get out of the pool.  12   she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her    13  .
Realizing she needed help but    14   to even say anything, she   15     the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.
  16   at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was   17   at her. It was the    18   . June was just able to    19    her hand, telling him she was okay.
Have you ever found yourself in a(n)  20   where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

It is a fact that there is a (n) _______ towards regional cooperation.

I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

We have every reason to believe that our business has shown a(n) ____ to improve.

A．direction                              B．tendency

C．aspect                                D．effect

June was lying by the Olympic size swimming pool in her new swimsuit. She was really hot and dived into the water.    1   else was in the pool. The refreshing water cooled her body immediately, which   2    her to continue doing some laps there. Not having swum in the past several years and being a bit out of  3   , June began to tire   4   . “Ah, no pains, no gains,” June thought to herself. June    5    to swim, realizing her head was    6  . Breathing became   7  . Her sight wasn’t so   8   . She saw the lifeguard and a couple others around the pool. She did not want to bother anyone. She continued.

She found    9    in the middle of the pool. Deciding not to ask for help, she continued to swim.  10   , she made it to the other side of the pool. Sickness, weakness and exhaustion（精疲力竭）  11    it difficult for June to get out of the pool.  12   she stood, her body slowly shook back and forth, losing her    13  .

Realizing she needed help but    14   to even say anything, she   15     the pool side and stood there. Several minutes later she had enough energy to only pull her body up out of the pool.

  16   at the side of the pool with her feet in the water she felt that someone was   17   at her. It was the    18   . June was just able to    19    her hand, telling him she was okay.

Have you ever found yourself in a(n)  20   where you’re in trouble and you don’t ask for help? There is nothing wrong in asking for help. June could have drowned. However, we all have the tendency, as June did.

1.                A．Someone       B．Everyone       C．Anyone   D．No one

2.                A．encouraged     B．advised         C．allowed   D．forced

3.                A．shape          B．time           C．mind D．fashion

4.                A．hardly          B．falsely          C．easily D．unexpectedly

5.                A．remained       B．stopped         C．happened     D．continued

6.                A．suffered        B．hurt            C．suffering D．hurting

7.                A．loose          B．difficult         C．easy D．tight

8.                A．sure           B．clean           C．clear     D．poor

9.                A．one            B．it              C．herself   D．her

10.               A．Lastly          B．Finally          C．Suddenly D．Surprisingly

11.               A．found          B．made          C．let   D．felt

12.               A．Since          B．As             C．Until D．Unless

13.               A．balance        B．courage        C．chance    D．life

14.               A．ready          B．unable         C．proud     D．afraid

15.               A．came across     B．lay on          C．leaned against D．fought with

16.               A．Jumping        B．Standing        C．Sitting D．Walking

17.               A．laughing        B．staring         C．glimpsing D．shrugging

18.               A．policeman      B．lifeguard        C．doctor    D．nurse

19.               A．hold           B．lend           C．wave D．move

20.               A．situation        B．condition       C．atmosphere    D．environment