A mother was criticizing (批评) her daughter because the girl was not good enough to compete at a championship level in the gymnastics camp.
The scene reminded me of my ______ of the day when one of my own gymnastic performances put me to tears.
My mother became seriously injured when she was young, and she has______ a wheelchair ever since. But she never let that ______ her. She raised five children and had a career.
One day I joined a gymnastics program at a nearby park. Before long, I was totally ______in it. By 1972, I was on the National Gymnastics Team for the Olympic Games. I couldn’t think of anything else but ______ a gold medal.
Before the competition, all in my mind was ______ not to disgrace (使……丢脸) my country and myself. But, though I tried my best, I didn’t win a gold medal. I was so ______. When the winners were receiving ______, I joined my parents in the stands, and we all cried. “I’m sorry. I did my best.” I said.
Mother said nothing but ten words I never ______, “Doing your best is more important than being the best. ” Suddenly I understood her______than ever before. She had never let her handicap(残疾) ______ her from doing her best.
Now I approached the crying girl and put a(n) ______ around her. “Honey, ” I said. “I know you have done your best, and doing your best is more important than being the best. I’m ______ you. ”
She ______ me with tears in her eyes. Maybe somewhere, someday, she’ll ______ those words along.
1.A.joy | B.success | C.regrets | D.memories |
2.A.needed | B.made | C.wanted | D.expected |
3.A.control | B.challenge | C.discourage | D.disturb |
4.A.confident | B.absorbed | C.caught | D.trapped |
5.A.finding | B.winning | C.earning | D.making |
6.A.determination | B.satisfaction | C.encouragement | D.effort |
7.A.annoyed | B.disappointed | C.embarrassed | D.surprised |
8.A.flowers | B.rewards | C.gifts | D.awards |
9.A.remembered | B.ignored | C.understood | D.forgot |
10.A.faster | B.better | C.closer | D.quicker |
11.A.prevent | B.save | C.protect | D.forbid |
12.13.A.curious about | B.concerned in | C.proud of | D.sure of |
14.A.listened to | B.smiled at | C.laughed at | D.shouted to |
15.A.continue | B.treat | C.pass | D.use |