It is not always easy to discover yourself.From a young age，I had a strong sense of who I would become ﹣ but an （1） 　 　changed everything.

To me，skating was more important than anything else in the world.Nothing else filled my heart with so much （2） 　 　.I spent twenty﹣four hours a week developing my skills.I had no （3） 　 　life or interests other than skating.But I was rewarded with first place medals in nearly every competition.

（4） 　 　，during one competition，I fell and was badly injured.The doctor told me that I couldn't skate anymore.The pain in my back was hard to bear and even basic daily tasks became （5） 　 　.

My passion （激情） had been taken away.I lost （6） 　 　 and had no idea what I would become.After eight months of suffering，something had to change.Instead of sitting around and （7） 　 　my days，I began to work with local community service projects.By volunteering as a swimming teacher and summer reading assistant for kids，I（8） 　 　an idea of who I wanted to become.After a few months，I found a new interest.Little by little，I stepped out of the shadow and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes，challenges in life will get in our way.We can （9） 　 　 to stay behind or try to get past these challenges.My accident was a challenge that failed to stop me from reaching success.Today，I'm a very confident and optimistic person.

（1）A.exam	B.accident	C.illness
（2）A.joy	B.pride	C.experience
（3）A.simple	B.social	C.comfortable
（4）A.Unluckily	B.Finally	C.Recently
（5）A.strange	B.relaxing	C.difficult
（6）A.power	B.heart	C.chance
（7）A.wasting	B.valuing	C.enjoying
（8）A.got	B.knew	C.heard
（9）A.learn	B.choose	C.refuse