When I was six, I went to a local grade school. In grade school, I was  36  the other children because of my speech and reading  37  . All the children would shout, “You are a dummy, you are a dummy, ” and so on. I thought they were   38  because all my grades showed it. I had no self-confidence（自信心）
Through the first five years of grade school, I was small and very clumsy（笨拙的）. I would 39
Cups and trays in the café, and sometimes  40   myself and fall onto the floor when I walked. In sixth grade, I became interested in  41   The class had its annual field day. Each class would have its own teams  42   against each other. I went out for all of the  43   I was not the best  44   I was not bad. The thing that I could do was run and run fast. This  45   the other children because I was so clumsy, and then   46  a lot more name-calling from the children. When somebody else won a race, the children told how  47   he was. When I won, they called me  48
I did not know why they were doing this. I think that it was unfair, and it   49  me.
Between seventh and eighth grade, I started to  50  In three months, I grew seven inches. At the start of eighth grade, I began to play football. I was much bigger than everybody else. I was  51   than most of the backs we played against. The other team would not  52   the ball towards me, so I just ran them  53   It was the first time in my life that I was really good at something and   54   it. It was a new feeling of    55  .

A．above B．before C．behind D．among

A．materials B．questions C．skills D．problems

A．right B．smart C．rude D．foolish

A．clean B．drop C．collect D．serve

A．trip B．help C．enjoy D．injure

A．studies B．sports C．books D．talks

A．stand B．fight C．quarrel D．compete

A．teams B．subjects C．tests D．and

A．because B．if C．but D．and

A．interested B．shocked C．delighted D．disappointed

A．happened B．continued C．made D．came

A．famous B．good C．happy D．leaders

A．names B．numbers C．classmates D．worried

A．frightened B．ashamed C．hurt D．play

A．progress B．change C．grow D．harder

A．faster B．taller C．cleverer D．catch

A．push B．run C．hand D．away

A．back B．down C．off D．away

A．judged B．recognized C．decided D．knew

A．courage B．sadness C．pride D．regret