Our 13-year-old son won a local “Hoop (篮球)Shooting" competition and entered the regional competition. So on Saturday morning we _______ our bags and headed down to Green Bay, Wisconsin to _______ many other basketball shooters for an _______ to move forward to the state championships.
In the competition, my son _______ waited his turn. Nearly an hour later, he went to the hoops. His first basket was a _______ . We could see the frustration(沮丧)in his eyes. He tried _______ to shoot another hoop. Then another failure -- he shook his head in _______ . But he continued. Finally, he _______ to shoot a few balls and scored 20 points. My son _______ from his hoop, frustrated and disappointed, being ________ that he didn't make it because there were several guys getting over 40 points, already ________ his.
If it had been up to our ________ son to decide, he would have left before watching the game and ________ himself in our hotel. Instead, we took this chance to help him ________ this life disappointment: giving him time for frustration and then sharing our opinion on this ________. We told him: It's because of his earlier ________ that we were able to watch this game; it's ________ to fail. We all fail at some point in our lives. We were proud of him though he didn't ________ the prize.
In the end, we ________, watched the game, and had a great time! When you are ________ by life, don’t let it keep you down. As the old saying goes, “When life hands you lemons, make lemonade!”
【小题1】A.pulled | B.drew | C.tidied | D.packed |
【小题2】A.contact | B.join | C.gather | D.visit |
【小题3】A.invitation | B.instruction | C.opportunity | D.announcement |
【小题4】A.desperately | B.anxiously | C.casually | D.politely |
【小题5】A.success | B.burden | C.shame | D.miss |
【小题6】A.in vain | B.on purpose | C.by accident | D.in public |
【小题7】A.trouble | B.silence | C.disbelief | D.discomfort |
【小题8】A.expected | B.attempted | C.offered | D.managed |
【小题9】A.recovered | B.excused | C.withdrew | D.dismissed |
【小题10】A.relieved | B.astonished | C.aware | D.doubtful |
【小题11】A.doubling | B.improving | C.guessing | D.ignoring |
【小题12】A.nervous | B.guilty | C.worried | D.embarrassed |
【小题13】A.cheered | B.blamed | C.encouraged | D.trained |
【小题14】A.work through | B.carry out | C.go over | D.reflect on |
【小题15】A.occasion | B.practice | C.dilemma | D.situation |
【小题16】A.arrangement | B.accomplishment | C.preparation | D.persuasion |
【小题17】A.acceptable | B.easy | C.awkward | D.annoying |
【小题18】A.deserve | B.desire | C.reject | D.receive |
【小题19】A.left | B.remained | C.agreed | D.arrived |
【小题20】A.acknowledged | B.welcomed | C.raised | D.beaten |