To Be Lucky, Be Prepared

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling team, Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wresting is probably the sport that has the least  1  . There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot  2  it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no  3  because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes  4  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team were two world champions; one of them had been world champion five times. We  5  had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy  6  the name of John.

John had never been  7  in my high school wrestling competition that I could remember,  8  he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.

One day, we   9  a match with our biggest opponent（對(duì)手）. John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular  10  . He rolled over, and his opponent  11  him halfway through his roll. He was pinned  12  !

The match was over.

I remember on the bus on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  13  John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” And John said, “That’s so stupid. The opportunity presented itself,  14  he exploited it.”

We used to have this big sign in our wrestling room that the coach had  15  there. “Luck is what happens when opportunity  16  preparation.”

John’s opponent was prepared to exploit this opportunity. The probability of  17  John was not strong, and he knew it. But he paid attention to the   18  opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.

In other words, the real  19  is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to  20  it.

1．A．luck                      B．risk                     C．difficulty             D．opportunity

2．A．a(chǎn)ccuse                  B．blame                  C．doubt                  D．keep

4．A．judgment               B．progress              C．sense                  D．way

5．A．a(chǎn)lso                      B．even                    C．only                    D．once

6．A．under                    B．for                      C．in                       D．by

7．A．hurt                      B．chosen                C．trained                D．defeated

8．A．a(chǎn)lthough                B．because               C．unless                 D．until

9．A．went for               B．waited for            C．fought for           D．played for

10．A．sign                    B．step                    C．task                    D．move

11．A．  fixed                  B．threw                  C．caught                D．carried

12．A．a(chǎn)ccidentally         B．fortunately           C．unfairly               D．instantly

13．A．calm                   B．comfort               C．convince             D．forgive

14．A．so                       B．or                       C．a(chǎn)nd                     D．but

15．A．set                      B．put                      C．left                     D．used

16．A．meets                  B．suits                    C．gets                    D．fits

17．A．striking               B．beating                C．knocking             D．controlling

18．A．equal                   B．exact                   C．rest                     D．right

19．A．message              B．passage               C．decision              D．suggestion

20．A．receive             B．follow                 C．seize                  D．save

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least1.There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot2it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no3because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes 4to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We5had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy6the name of John.
John had never been 7in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 8he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we 9a match with our biggest opponent(對(duì)手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular10He rolled over, and his opponent11him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(壓住)12!
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to13John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The14presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big 15in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets 16.”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not17and he knew it. But he waited for the 18opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real19is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to20it.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      luck
   2. B.
      risk
   3. C.
      difficulty
   4. D.
      opportunity
2. 2.
   1. A.
      accuse
   2. B.
      blame
   3. C.
      doubt
   4. D.
      keep
3. 3.
   1. A.
      stress
   2. B.
      injury
   3. C.
      change
   4. D.
      weather
4. 4.
   1. A.
      reason
   2. B.
      sure
   3. C.
      safe
   4. D.
      sense
5. 5.
   1. A.
      also
   2. B.
      even
   3. C.
      too
   4. D.
      once
6. 6.
   1. A.
      under
   2. B.
      for
   3. C.
      in
   4. D.
      by
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hurt
   2. B.
      met
   3. C.
      trained
   4. D.
      defeated
8. 8.
   1. A.
      although
   2. B.
      as
   3. C.
      yet
   4. D.
      until
9. 9.
   1. A.
      went for
   2. B.
      waited for
   3. C.
      fought for
   4. D.
      played for
10. 10.
    1. A.
       act
    2. B.
       step
    3. C.
       task
    4. D.
       move
11. 11.
    1. A.
       fixed
    2. B.
       threw
    3. C.
       caught
    4. D.
       carried
12. 12.
    1. A.
       accidentally
    2. B.
       fortunately
    3. C.
       unfairly
    4. D.
       immediately
13. 13.
    1. A.
       control
    2. B.
       comfort
    3. C.
       convince
    4. D.
       forgive
14. 14.
    1. A.
       success
    2. B.
       moment
    3. C.
       opportunity
    4. D.
       situation
15. 15.
    1. A.
       warning
    2. B.
       sign
    3. C.
       sentence
    4. D.
       note
16. 16.
    1. A.
       occasion
    2. B.
       challenge
    3. C.
       time
    4. D.
       preparation
17. 17.
    1. A.
       obvious
    2. B.
       strong
    3. C.
       little
    4. D.
       slight
18. 18.
    1. A.
       equal
    2. B.
       exact
    3. C.
       rest
    4. D.
       right
19. 19.
    1. A.
       message
    2. B.
       theme
    3. C.
       key
    4. D.
       suggestion
20. 20.
    1. A.
       receive
    2. B.
       follow
    3. C.
       seize
    4. D.
       save

閱讀下面兩篇短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.

I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least   31   .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot   32   it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no   33     because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes   34  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.

On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We   35   had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy   36   the name of John.

John had never been   37   in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38   he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.

One day, we   39   a match with our biggest opponent (對(duì)手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular   40   He rolled over, and his opponent  41   him halfway through his roll. He was pinned (壓住) 42  !

The match was over.

I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  43   John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44   presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”

We used to have this big   45   in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets   46  .”

John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not   47   and he knew it. But he waited for the  48   opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.

In other words, the real  49   is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to   50   it.

1..  A. luck                B. risk             C. difficulty           D. opportunity

2..   A. accuse             B. blame            C. doubt                D. keep

3..   A. stress                 B. injury           C. change           D. weather

4..   A. reason             B. sure                 C. safe                 D. sense

5..  . A. also              B. even                 C. too              D. once

6..  A. under               B. for              C. in               D. by

7..   A. hurt                   B. met              C. trained          D. defeated

8..   A. although           B. as               C. yet              D. until

9..   A. went for           B. waited for           C. fought for           D. played for

10..   A. act                   B. step                 C. task             D. move

11..  A. fixed              B. threw                C. caught               D. carried

12..   A. accidentally      B. fortunately          C. unfairly         D. immediately

13..   A. control           B. comfort          C. convince         D. forgive     

14..   A. success           B. moment           C. opportunity      D. situation

15..  A. warning            B. sign                 C. sentence         D. note

16..   A. occasion          B. challenge            C. time             D. preparation

17..   A. obvious           B. strong           C. little               D. slight

18..   A. equal                 B. exact            C. rest                 D. right

19..  A. message            B. theme                C. key              D. suggestion

20..  . A. receive          B. follow           C. seize                D. save

閱讀下面兩篇短文，從短文后所給各題的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。
I remember the exact moment I learned the principle of preparing for luck.
I was on the wrestling team. Now, if there’s one thing I can tell you about any sport, it is that wrestling is probably the sport that has the least   31  .There are only two people out on the mat, so you cannot   32  it on your teammates or your coach. And guess what? There is no   33    because we do the whole thing indoors, so you can’t say, “It was raining” or “It was snowing.” It makes   34  to say wrestling is the sport with the least luck.
On our team were two world champions; one of them had been a world champion five times. We   35  had five people who were national champions. One of them was a guy   36  the name of John.
John had never been   37  in any high school wrestling competition that I could remember, 38  he was a national champion. There was nobody locally who could touch him.
One day, we   39  a match with our biggest opponent(對(duì)手). John went out on the mat, and about a minute and 30 seconds into the match he tried to make a particular   40  He rolled over, and his opponent  41  him halfway through his roll. He waspinned(壓住) 42 !
The match was over.
I remember on the way home, one of our teammates tried to  43  John by saying, “Oh, he just got lucky.” John said, “That’s so stupid. The 44  presented itself, and he just took advantage of it.”
We used to have this big   45  in our wrestling room that the coach had put there: “Luck is what happens when opportunity meets   46 .”
John’s opponent was prepared to make use of this opportunity. The possibility of beating John was not   47  and he knew it. But he waited for the  48   opportunity to present itself, and he defeated and pinned a five-time national champion.
In other words, the real  49  is “Be prepared!” It’s not just finding the opportunity; you have to be prepared to   50  it.
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