You never know where life will lead you. When I was a young boy, I got ___(1)___ up my nose one time. After that I ___(2)___ wanted to get in the water again. I thought swimming was not for me.

One day, I ___(3)___ my skateboard and broke my leg so badly, and the doctors said I could never really skateboard again. They said swimming was the only ___(4)____ that would be good for me.

Well, I gave it a ___(5)___. Every week, I got a little ____(6) ___ and hated swimming a little less, I worked at it so much that one day my high school swimming coach asked me to ____(7)____ the school team. You can imagine how that made me and my family feel ___(8)___ I was so afraid of the water before!

Much to everyone’s surprise, I won third place in the city finals. ____(9)____ is a big part of my life now. You never know which road life will take you down. Look at me—a swimmer!

For this reason, I say: don’t limit (限制) your ____(10)____. And remember, life is a swimming pool. Jump in and start swimming! You might be surprised where you end up.

(1).

A．

water

B．

sand

C．

juice

D．

air

(2).

A．

still

B．

never

C．

also

D．

even

(3).

A．

turned down

B．

looked at

C．

waited for

D．

fell off

(4).

A．

exercise

B．

story

C．

housework

D．

journey

(5).

A．

visit

B．

band

C．

try

D．

call

(6).

A．

better

B．

slower

C．

higher

D．

heavier

(7).

A．

check

B．

catch

C．

join

D．

invite

(8).

A．

or

B．

as

C．

if

D．

so

(9).

A．

Skating

B．

Swimming

C．

Jumping

D．

Coaching

(10).

A．

excuses

B．

praises

C．

words

D．

choices