Question

I used to be shy at school. I hated being called in class because I _______ like others to notice me. And if I was not told to have a seat _______ the teacher, I always chose to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this changed after I joined a sports team. It began _______ a teacher suggested I join the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy idea because I didn’t have _______ good sense of balance. I didn’t think I have the ability to keep up with _______ in the team and they would laugh at me, _______ because the teacher kept insisting on (堅(jiān)持) my “going for it”, I decided to give a try.

Getting up the courage to try was only the half of it! When I first started _______ the practice courses, I didn’t even know the rules of the game. Sometimes I’d get confused (迷惑的) and take a shot at the wrong direction — _______ made me feel really silly. _______, I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to learn the game, do my best at each practice course, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t know.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the rules and the “moves”. Being part of a team was not so difficult. Very soon the exciting part for me was WINNING though I didn’t have enough confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends ____________ others. I never had so much ____________ !

With ____________ self-confidence coming from more praise of teachers and classmates, ever since then, I ____________ from “hiding” at the back of the classroom and not wanting any attention to myself, to ____________ my hand — even when I sometimes wasn’t sure I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in ____________.

1.A.do B.did C.don’t D.didn’t

2.A.by B.to C.among D.between

3.A.unless B.when C.before D.if

4.A.the B.an C.a D./

5.A.other B.the other C.others D.the others

6.A.then B.while C.but D.so

7.A.attend B.attending C.being attended D.attended

8.A.what B.how C.which D.that

9.A.Luck B.Lucky C.Luckier D.Luckily

10.A.to B.as C.with D.from

11.A.funny B.fun C.funniness D.funnier

12.A.many B.little C.more D.less

13.A.change B.changed C.am changing D.have changed

14.A.raising B.raised C.raise D.raises

15.A.I B.us C.mine D.myself

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