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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And otherwise assigned a seat by the teacher, I always to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “ for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the of it! When I first started the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid. , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not to be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t “just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the --friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ “in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn’t 100 percent I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

1.A. as B. until C. unless D. though

2.A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D. chose

3.A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started

4.A. idea B. plan C. belief D. saying

5.A. right B. chance C. ability D. patience

6.A. going B. looking C. cheering D. applying

7.A. point B. half C. rest D. basis

8.A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching

9.A. less B. later C. worse D. further

10.A. committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. confused

11.A. Interestingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. Hopefully

12.A. focus B. act C. rely D. try

13.A. want B. do C. support D. know

14.A. steps B. orders C. rules D. games

15.A. role B. part C. mind D. value

16.A. process B. operation C. movement D. situation

17.A. expressed B. improved C. preserved D. recognized

18.A. dreaming B. playing C. relaxing D. hiding

19.A. by B. for C. with D. To

20.A. lucky B. happy C. sure D. Satisfied

Answer 1

1.C

2.D

3.B

4.A

5.C

6.A

7.B

8.C

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.B

16.A

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.C

【解析】文章講述我從一個不愿意表現(xiàn)自己的人，自從參加籃球訓(xùn)練以后滿滿地找回了自信，變得信心滿滿的故事。

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2. 希望；B. 同意；C. 意味著；D. Chose選擇。結(jié)合上文來看，作者不愿意引起注意，所在除非老師指定座位，作者總是選擇坐到教室后面。故選D

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6. for 努力得到；look for 尋找；cheer for為…歡呼；apply for申請；根據(jù)句意可知是教練讓我參加籃球隊。故選A

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12. 聚焦于…;B對…起作用；C依賴于…D試穿。根據(jù)句意可知我把注意力都聚焦于學(xué)習(xí)與籃球有關(guān)上。故選A

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19. to… 從…到…。.故選D

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