It's not always easy to discover oneself. From a young age, I had a strong sense of who I was to become, ___37___ an accident made me redefine ( 重审 ) myself.

To me, skating was above all. There was ___38___ in this world that filled my heart with such joy ( 快乐 ). I spent twenty-four hours a week practicing my ___39___ . It's helpful. It brought me first place medals in nearly every ___40___ .

Unluckily, in one show, I fell down and hurt myself badly. After several checks, the ___41___ told me that I couldn't return to my sport any more.

As my passion ( 激情 ) was ___42___ , I had little sense of who I was to become. And I became silent. I was afraid to speak in public. After eight months of suffering, something had to ___43___ . Instead of wasting my days sitting around painfully, I began to put my energy into local community service projects. By working ___44___ a swimming teacher and summer reading helper for kids in my spare time, I got an idea of who I wanted to become. After a few months, I spent time on my interest in the arts. Little by little, I ___45___ out of the shadow ( 阴影 ) and rebuilt my confidence.

Sometimes, some large rocks block ( 阻碍 ) our way. We can choose to stay behind or try to climb over. My accident was a rock ____46____ failed to stop me from reaching success. Today I'm a very confident person.

37.

A．

and

B．

but

C．

or

D．

so

38.

A．

everything

B．

something

C．

nothing

D．

anything

39.

A．

skills

B．

feelings

C．

thoughts

D．

habits

40.

A．

meeting

B．

exam

C．

concert

D．

competition

41.

A．

waiter

B．

doctor

C．

teacher

D．

driver

42.

A．

found out

B．

brought back

C．

written down

D．

taken away

43 .

A．

change

B．

remain

C．

leave

D．

arrive

44.

A．

to

B．

as

C．

in

D．

at

45.

A．

ran

B．

sang

C．

stood

D．

stepped

46.

A．

who

B．

what

C．

that

D．

whom