It does not always come easy to discover oneself． From a young age， I had a strong sense of who I was to become， （1）　　an accident made me redefine （重审）myself．

    To me， skating was above all． There was（2）　　in this world that filled my heart with such joy． I spent twenty﹣four hours a week practicing my（3）　　． Having no social life or interests but skating， my devotion（ 挚爱） brought me first place medals in nearly every（4）　　．

    Unfortunately， in one show， I fell down and hurt myself（5）　　． After several X﹣rays and MRI（磁共振）scans， the（6）　　told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more． The pain in my back was hard to bear，and even the（7）　　daily tasks became difficult．

    As my passion（激情）was（8）　　， I had little sense of who I was to become． After eight months of suffering ， something had to（9）　　． Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully， I began to put my（10）　　into local community service projects． By volunteering（11）　　a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids， I got an idea of who I（12）　　to become． After a few months， I devoted time to my interest in the arts． Little by Little， I（13）　　out of the shadow（ 阴影）and rebuilt my confidence．

    Sometimes， some（14）　　rocks block （阻碍）our way． We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over． My accident was a rock that（15）　　to stop me from reaching success． Today I'm a very confident and optimistic person．

（1）A． and	B． but	C． or	D． so
（2）A． everything	B． something	C． nothing	D． anything
（3）A． skills	B． behaviors	C． thoughts	D． habits
（4）A． meeting	B． party	C． concert	D． competition
（5）A． quickly	B． softly	C． badly	D． slowly
（6）A． waiter	B． doctor	C． teacher	D． policeman
（7）A． useful	B． basic	C． proper	D． busy
（8）A． found out	B． brought back	C． waken up	D． taken away
（9）A． change	B． remain	C． leave	D． arrive
（10）A． energy	B． duty	C． wealth	D． spirit
（11）A． with	B． for	C． as	D． to
（12）A． wanted	B． started	C． promised	D． lived
（13）A． ran	B． jumped	C． stood	D． stepped
（14）A． small	B． large	C． ugly	D． round
（15）A． managed	B． helped	C． failed	D． continued