第二节完型填空(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上涂黑。
This little story I’m about to tell you happened when I was about 11 years old, and I’II never forget it. I was at my friend Jenny’s __41__ after school one day, and we were doing (or not doing) homework.. __42__ I was there, Jenny’s mom came over to visit.
I don’t remember her name__43__ what her face looked like. I just remember her hands, her voice and the__44__ she taught me.
I can still see her hand __45__ for mine in our introduction. __46__ were so beautiful, I thought; rich, dark skin__47__ complemented(涂了) by the orange colored polish on her nails. Then I __48__ her saying, and not at all in a condescending(居高临下的) __49__ .“Oh no, that is NOT how you shake hands. Let me show you _50___.”
After that, I just remember her voice __51__ the importance of a good handshake, conveying(传递) a positive sense of self, looking at _52___ person in the eye, making that first moment matter…I think in that exchange I first understood__53__.
I respected her for __54__ the time to teach me about one of those subtleties(细微之处) in life. I appreciated the fact __55__ she didn’t look down upon me because I was 11 or because I didn’t know something. And so because of that I felt somewhat respected. I mean the _56___ she treated me. It felt good to be __57__ like a real person. I also appreciate her idea that _58__ someone doesn’t pay attention to something, be patient and point him or her__59__ the right direction. I__60__ her every time I meet someone and shake hands. And I’m so thankful for her little lesson.
41 A. office B. house C. family D. room
42 A. Although B. As C. During D. If
43 A. and B. but C. even D. or
44 A. homework B. English C. lesson D. knowledge
45 A. reaching down B. reaching up C. reaching out D. reaching far
46 A. It B. That C. These D. They
47 A. patiently B. beautifully C. strongly D. thickly
48 A. listened B. found C. heard D. saw
49 A. manner B. means C. method D. voice
50 A. that B. it C. how D. what
51 A. explains B. explained C. explain D. explaining
52 A. the other B. other C. another D. others
53 A. politeness B. saying C. friendship D. respect
54 A. costing B. spending C. taking D. using
55 A. what B. which C. that D./
56 A. place B. position C. way D. time
57 A. talking about B. talked to C. talking to D. talked about
58 A. as soon as B. as long as C. once D. if
59 A. from B. at C. in D. to
60 A. think over B. think of C. think about D. think out
In Renee Smith's classroom, attendance is up. Trips to the headmaster's office are down and students are handing in assignments on time. The Springfield High School teacher says she has seen great __1__ since adding a few new students to her class―five Labrador puppies and their father.
The seven __2__ students in Smith's class have a history of discipline __3__. But since they've started teaching the dogs obedience (顺从), their own __4__ has improved. A dog trainer Chuck Reynolds __5__ the students a new trick each week that they then workon with the puppies. At night, the dogs go home with the staff members who have raised them. They get dropped off in the morning, __6__ a parent would take a child to day care.
Smith said she came up with the idea when her dog had puppies and she say, how __7__ her own children responded to them. She consulted with school psychologist Kristin Edinger, __8__ they took the idea―along with letters from students __9__ the program ―to the school board. A pet therapist said, "What you are trying to teach is __10__ and that thereare consequences for the decisions you make."
A.disappointment B.progress C.disturbance D.promotion
A.human B.dog C.new D.Labrador
A.problems B.questions C.issues D.troubles
A.habit B.attitude C.action D.behavior
A.guides B.teaches C.permits D.aids
A.such as B.much as C.so that D.even if
A.well B.quickly C.poorly D.carelessly
A.but B.so. C.and D.because
A.revising B.describing C.opposing D.supporting
A.self-importance B.self-respect C.self-control D.self-criticism
课文填空(每空1分,共15分)请根据课文内容填出正确的词或短语。
Our eating habits have changed, as_____________ our way of life, and the fuel we need for our body is also different. Other nutrients, such as fiber and minerals, help keep our body_______________ well. Vitamins, which we can get from eating vegetables, fruit, fish and drinking milk, help our body_______________ disease. It is probably better, however, if we spend our time and money in buying good food and ______________ a balanced diet. If we eat healthy food in the right______________, we do not have to buy any supplements. The same goes for “crash diets” that some companies say will make us________________ fast. ________________ eating expensive diet food or going on unhealthy diets, we can simply try to eat less fat and sugar and ________________ more.
Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival _______________ the culture and history of African Americans. Kwanzaa is a time for learning_______________ joy. On the last day of Kwanzaa, family and friends _________________ to enjoy a large meal and to celebrate the new year.
_______________ a new festival may seem an unusual way to celebrate history and culture, but we are in fact creating new festivals every year. __________________ we celebrate a festival it changes a little and in that way we keep our culture________________ . The Spring Festival, Christmas, Ramadan, Kwanzaa and all the other holidays and festivals help us understand who we are, remember where we come from, and _________________ our hopes for a happy future.
Once again, science supports what your grandmother told you: A good night's sleep helps your body fight a cold.
People who averaged fewer than seven hours of sleep per 1 in the weeks before being exposed to the cold virus were nearly three times 2 likely to get sick as those who 3 eight hours or more, a new study found.
Researchers used frequent telephone 4 to track the sleep 5 of more than 150 men and women aged 21 to 55 over the course of a few weeks. Then they 6 the subjects to the virus, quarantined them for five days and kept 7 of who got sick.
8 sleeping more, sleeping better also seemed to 9 the body fight illness: Patients who fared better on a measure 10 as 'sleep efficiency' - the percentage of time in bed that you're actually sleeping - were also 11 likely to get sick.
The results held 12 even after researchers 13 for variables such as body-mass index, age, sex, smoking and pre-existing antibodies to the 14 .
15 your grandmother, the researchers aren't exactly sure 16 sleeping better makes you less likely to 17 a cold. But they 18 take a stab at the answer: 'Sleep disturbance influences the regulation of proinflammatory cytokines(促炎细胞因子), histamines, and other symptom mediators that are released in response to infection.' In plain English, maybe tossing and turning when you're 19 with the cold virus 20 to the symptoms that define a cold.
The researchers were based at Carnegie Mellon, the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Virginia, and the study was funded by the National Institutes of Health.
( ) 1. A. day B. night C. week D. month
( ) 2. A. more B. as C. less D. same
( ) 3. A. occurred B. worked C. averaged D. longed
( ) 4. A. interviews B. reports C. announcements D. demands
( ) 5. A. hobbies B. quality C. progress D. habits
( ) 6. A. exposed B. placed C. protected D. prayed
( ) 7. A. touch B. check C. track D. reward
( ) 8. A. Except B. Besides C. Within D. Through
( ) 9. A. benefit B. guard C. help D. assist
( ) 10. A. known B. acted C. appointed D. classified
( ) 11. A. more B. less C. far D. totally
( ) 12. A. ideal B. false C. actual D. true
( ) 13. A. adopted B. adjusted C. enlarged D. employed
( ) 14. A. bodies B. cells C. virus D. medicines
( ) 15. A. Like B. As C. Against D. By
( ) 16. A. What B. When C. Where D. Why
( ) 17. A. develop B. form C. fight D. prevent
( ) 18. A. did B. often C. do D. never
( ) 19. A. infected B. surrounded C. limited D. attached
( ) 20. A. pulls B. promotes C. speeds D. contributes
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I was successful at my job . I worked very hard , but it ___21___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle . I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___22___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was __23__ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there __24__ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___25___.” I’d been so well respected ; ___26___ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very __27__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could __28__ things needed doing, but would not do anything . My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(积极的) in everything ___29___ me .
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I __30___ the same final, so he was ___31___ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me ___32___ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I ___33___ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so ___34___. My life had been so much devoted to __35__ for so long , and I felt __36__ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
___37___ , being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being ___38____ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional ___39___ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how __40__ it is to achieve real balance in life.
A.promised B.afforded C.showed D.left
A.Therefore B.Anyhow C.Otherwise D.However
A.quickly B.gently C.partly D.easily
A.until B.after C.as D.so
A.failed B.finished C.tried D.changed
A.suddenly B.finally C.immediately D.shortly
A.secret B.quiet C.lonely D.dark
A.see B.get C.suggest D.understand
A.defended B.directed C.deserted D.disturbed
A.watched B.missed C.lost D.won
A.disappointed B.worried C. honoured D.delighted
A.cheering B.taking C.leading D.passing
A.just B.even C.still D.almost
A.hopeful B.meaningful C.difficult D.strange
A.work B.family C.matches D.performances
A.successful B.thoughtful C.thankful D.peaceful
A.Naturally B.Doubtfully C.Disagreeably D.Unexpectedly
A.employed B.comforted C.valued D.encouraged
A.education B.experience C.relationship D.future
A.important B.interesting C.simple D.surprising
阅读下面短文,从短文后1~20题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
One of my father's favorite sayings as I was growing up was "Try it!" I couldn't say I didn't like1, whatever it might be,2I tried it. Over the years I've come to3how much of my success I owe to my4of those words as one of my values. My5job was just one I decided to try for a couple of years until I6what I wanted to do as a career (职业) .7I believed I would work for a few years, get married, stay home and raise a family, so I didn't think the job I took8that much . I couldn't have been more9. I mastered the skills of that beginning level position and I was given the opportunity (机会) to10through the company into different11. I adopted each new opportunity with the12, "Well, I'll try it; if I don't like it I can always go back to my13position." But I was with the same company for the past 28 years , and I've14every career change I've made. I've discovered I15a large number of different talents (才能) and skills that I never would have thought were within me had it not been for my being16trying new opportunities. I've also discovered that if I17what I'm doing and word hard at achieving my18. I will succeed. That's why I am so19to be a part of CareerFables.com. I think20has come and I am determined to make it a success.
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M: Well, Stella? Why do you look (44) u_________? W: Oh, Bill, I have just had a quarrel with Mr. Philips. M: Mr. Philips! What on earth was it (45) a_____? W: Well, I have made three bad (46) m_____ so far this week. Today I (47) f_________ to give him an important message, so he got really angry with me. M: But I don’t understand. You are usually very careful and (48) n_____ make mistakes. W: I’m just so tired, I don’t know (49) w______ I am doing. M: Why? Have you been going to bed late these days? W: No, I’m usually in bed by about eleven. But I keep being (50) w______ up by half past four every morning. And then I cannot go back to sleep. M: Why? W: It’s my (51) n_____, the milkman next door. He has to get up at half past four and he always turns the radio on (52) l_____. M: Ask him to turn it down then. W: It’s difficult. I don’t know him yet. M: If you don’t want to see him, write him a letter. W: Do you think it’s a good idea? M: Yes, I do. I’ll help you (53) w______ the letter. W: OK, let’s try. |
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W: You look so happy. M: I have just (44) p_____ the College English Test Band 4. W: Oh, really? (45)C_________! Could you tell me some more information (46) a_______ it? M: Of (47) c_______. Recently CET-4 has introduced three new types of questions, that is, Compound Diction, Translation and Short Answer Questions. The (48) p______ of Compound Dictation is to test students’ ability to (49) u_____ information in the listening materials. The Translation (50) t_______ is to test students’ ability to understand the reading materials. And in the Short Answer Questions section, (51) s________ are required to answer questions. W: Then, (52) h__________ can I do a good job? M: Well, regular practice will help you a (53) a_________. |
(44) __________ (45) __________ (46) __________ (47) __________ (48) __________ (49) __________ (50) __________ (51) __________ (52) __________ (53)___________ |
完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Throughout history man has had to accept the fact that all living things must die. But people now live longer than they 1 . Yet, all living things still show the 2 of aging, which will eventually 3 death.
Aging is not a disease, but as a person passes maturity (成熟期), the cells of the body and the 4 they form do not function as well as they 5 in childhood and teenage years. The body provides less 6 against disease and is more 7 to have accident.
A number of related causes may 8 aging. Some cells of the body have a fairly long life, but they are not 9 when they die. As a person ages, 10 of brain cells and muscle cells decreases. 11 body cells die and are replaced by new cells. In an aging person the 12 cells may not be as workable or as capable 13 growth as those of a young person.
Another 14 in aging may be changes within the cells 15 . Some of the protein chemicals in cells are known 16 with age and become less elastic (有弹性的). This is why the skin of old people wrinkles (皱纹) and 17 . This is also the reason why old people 18 in height. There may be other more important chemical changes in the cells. Some complex cell chemicals, such as DNA and RNA, store and 19 information that the cells need. Aging may affect this 20 and change the information-carrying molecules so that they do not transmit the information as well.
1. A.would B.be used to C.used to D. used
2. A.function B.effect C.affect D. sign
3. A.lead in B.give in C.run into D. result in
4. A.hands B.feet C.heart D. organs
5. A.do B.has done C.did D. had done
6. A.energy B.protection C.vigor D. power
7. A.likely B.probable C.possible D. alike
8. A.attend to B.contribute to C.add to D. devote to
9. A.replaced B.reborn C.recovered D. surrendered
10. A.a number B.the amount C.the number D. a great deal
11. A.The others B.The other C.Another D. Other
12. A.old B.left C.new D. other
13. A.to B.for C.of D. in
14. A.factor B.effect C.reason D. element
15. A.for themselves B.of themselves C.themselves D. on their own
16. A.change B.to have changed C.to change D. to be changed
17. A.hangs loose B.hangs loosely C.is hanging loosely D. is hanging loose
18. A.increase B.shrink C.lengthen D. decrease
19. A.pass away B.pass by C.pass off D. pass on
20. A.improvement B.procession C.approach D. process
完形填空(共20小题,每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从1—20题各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
The simplest way to say it is this: I believe in my mother. My __1_ began when I was just a kid.I __2__ becoming a doctor.
My mother was a domestic.Through her work, she observed that __3__ people spent a lot more time reading than they __4__ watching television. She announced that my brother and I _5__ watch two to three pre-selected TV programs during the week. With our free time, we had to read two books each from the Detroit Public Library and __6__ her written book reports. She would mark them up with check marks and highlights. Years later we realized her marks were a _7__. My mother was illiterate.
When I entered high school I was a(n) __8__, but not for long. I wanted the fancy clothes. I wanted to _9__ the guys. I went from being an A-student to a B-student to a C-student. One night my mother came home from _10__ her various jobs and I complained about not having enough Italian knit shirts. She said, “Okay, I'll give you all the money I make this week scrubbing floors and cleaning bathrooms, and you can buy _11_ food and pay the bills. With everything __12_, you can have all the Italian knit shirts you want.” I was very __13__ with that arrangement but once I got through allocating money, there was __14__ left. I realized my mother was a financial genius to be able to __15__ our heads and any kind of food on the table, __16_ buy clothes. I also realized that immediate satisfaction wasn't going to get me anywhere. Success required intellectual preparation. I went back to my __17__ and became an A-student again, and eventually I __08__ my dream and I became a doctor.
My story is really my mother's story—a woman with __19__ formal education or property who used her position as a parent to change the lives of many people around the globe. There is no job __20__ than parenting. This I believe.
1.A.belief B.work C.education D.promise
2.A.majored in B.got used to C.dreamed of D.got tired of
3.A.lazy B.easy-going C.successful D.reliable
4.A.spent B.paid C.took D.did
5.A.could only B.could not C.must not D.should often
6.A.read to B.present to C.teach D.explain to
7.A.joke B.means C.tool D.trick
8.A.A-student B.B-student C.C-student D.D-student
9.A.get rid of B.hang out with C.break away from D.keep in touch with
10.A.making B.stopping C.working D.getting
11.A.your brother B.yourself C.your sister D.the family
12.A.left over B.paid off C.used up D.carried out
13.A.angry B.pleased C.disappointed D.bored
14.A.anything B.everything C.something D.nothing
15.A.put an idea into B.gave an impression on
C.keep a roof over D.have eyes in the back of
16.A.let alone B.let out C.let in D.leave alone
17.A.guys B.mother C.studies D.play
18.A.made B.fulfilled C.changed D.tried
19.A.little B.much C.few D.high
20.A.more interesting B.less important C.more important D.less interesting
Even though it was only October, my students were already whispering about Christmas plans. With each passing day everyone became more __36__wthting for the final school bell. Upon its _37____everyone would run for their coats and go hone, everyone except David
David was a small boy in ragged clothes. I had often _38___what kind of home life David had, and what kind of mother could send her son to school dressed so __39__for the cold winter months, without a coat, boots, or gloves. But something made David __40__I can still remember he was always __41____a smile and willing to help. He always __42__after school to straighten chairs and mop the floor. We never talked much He__43___just smile and ask what else he could do ,then thank me for letting him stay and slowly__44___home
Weeks passed and the __45___ovre the coming Christmas grew into restlessness until the last day of__46__before the holiday break. I smiled in ___47 __as the last of them hurried out the door. Turning around I saw David ___48___standing by my desk.
“I have something for you” he said ____49____from behind his back a small box. __50___it to me, he said anxiously. “Open it “I took the box from him, thanked him and slowly unwrapped it. I lift the lid and to my __51__saw nothing I looked at David‘s smiling face add back into the box and said. “The box is nice, David, but it’ s__52__”
“Oh no it isn’t” said David “It’s full of love, my mum told me before she died that love was something you couldn’t see or touch unless you know it’s there”
Tears filled my eyes ___53___Iooked at the proud dirty race that I had rarely given____54___to. After that Christmas, David and I became good friends and I never forgot the meaning ___55___the little empty box set on my desk
A.anxious B.courageous C.serious D.cautious
A.warning B.ringing C.calling D.yelling
A.scolded B.wondered C.realized D.learned
A.modestly B.naturally C.inaccurately D.inappropriately
A.popular B.upset C.special D.funny
A.expressing B.delivering C.wearing D.sharing
A.practised B.wandered C.studied D. stayed
A.would B.should C.might D.could
A.aim at B.turn to C.put off D.head for
A.argument B.excitement C.movement D.program
A.school B.year C.education D.program
A.relief B.return C.vain D.control
A.weakly B.sadly C.quietly D.helplessly
A.searched B.found C.raised D.pulled
A.Holding B.Handing C.Sending D.Leaving
A.delight B.expectation C.appreciation D.surprise
A.cheap B.empty C.useless D.improper
A.as B.until C.because D.though
A.advice B.support C.attention D.command
A.from B.behind C.over D.towards
I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister. Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.” ____ 1____, I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my ___ 2____, a boy sprang up(跳起来), 3__ to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 50 naira. Peanut 200 naira!” Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 4__ to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He 5__ . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have 6__ , so I told him not to worry. He was 7__ and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 8__ this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should 9__ this country as the son of a 10___. But it was hare to find pleasure in a place where it was so 11___ to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in 12___ English, “I … I no get money o buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around 13___ before sticking his hand into the car 14___ the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 15___ only 50,000 each year.
The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).” 16__ it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 17___. After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road. “Are you in school now?” He nodded. A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 18___ what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 19__ hurt. “It’s a gift.” I said. Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to 20___ these to you.”
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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招数). “Sensei,” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament(联赛).____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”
Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”
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I returned to Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after graduation. I had been there before my mother became a minister. Two weeks later, I told my mother I was bored. She said, “Here’re the car keys. Go and buy some fruit.” ____ 1____, I jumped into the car and speeded off.
Seeing me or rather my ___ 2____, a boy sprang up(跳起来), 3__ to sell his bananas and peanuts. “Banana 50 naira. Peanut 200 naira!” Looking at his black-striped bananas, I 4__ to 200 total for the fruit and nuts. He 5__ . I handed him a 500 naira note. He didn’t have 6__ , so I told him not to worry. He was 7__ and smiled a row of perfect teeth.
When, two weeks later, I 8__ this same boy, I was more aware of my position in Nigerian society. I should 9__ this country as the son of a 10___. But it was hare to find pleasure in a place where it was so 11___ to see a little boy who should have been in school selling fruit.
“What’s up?” I asked. He answered in 12___ English, “I … I no get money o buy book.” I took out two 500 naira notes. He looked around 13___ before sticking his hand into the car 14___ the bills. One thousand naira means a lot to a family that 15___ only 50,000 each year.
The next morning, security officers told me, “In this place, when you give a little, people think you’re a fountain of opportunity(机会).” 16__ it’s right, but this happens everywhere in the world. I wondered if my little friend had actually used the money for 17___. After six months’ work in northern Nigeria, I returned and saw him again standing on the road. “Are you in school now?” He nodded. A silence fell as we looked at each other, then I 18___ what he wanted. I held out a 500 naira note. “Take this.” He shook his head fiercely and stepped back 19__ hurt. “It’s a gift.” I said. Shaking his head again, he handed me a basket of bananas and peanuts. “I’ve been waiting to 20___ these to you.”
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Sometimes your biggest weakness can become your biggest strength. Take, for example, the story of one boy who decided to study judo(柔道)____ 1____the fact that he had lost his____ 2____in a car accident.
The boy began lessons with an old Japanese judo master. The boy was doing__ 3__, but he couldn’t understand____ 4__ , after three months of training, the master had taught him only one move(招数). “Sensei” the boy finally said, “____5____I be learning more moves(招数)?” Not quite understanding, but believing in his teacher, the boy____ 6____training.
Several months later, the sensei took the boy to his____ 7____ tournament(联赛).____8____himself, the boy easily won his first two matches. The third match proved to be more difficult, but after some time, his opponent became____ 9____and charged; the boy skillfully used his one move to____10____the match. Still amazed by his success, the boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was____11____and more experienced. Soon the____12____appeared to be overmatched.____ 13____ the boy might get__14__ , the referee would call a time-out. He was about to stop the match____15____the sensei stopped it. “No,” the sensei insisted, “Let him__16 __.”
Soon after the match renewed, his opponent made a deadly mistake: he____17____his guard. Instantly, the boy used his move to beat him. On the way home, the boy and sensei 18____every move in every match. Then the boy gathered the____19____to ask his master, “Sensei, how did I win the tournament with only one move?”
“Two reasons,” the sensei answered. “First, you’ve____20____mastered one of the most difficult throws. Second, your opponent always failed to grab your left arm.”
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