My daughter Kelly is a cautious person .She needs to warm up to situations, and is hesitant （犹豫） to try new things. When with close friends, she becomes a leader who laughs loudly. But when that comfort zone is not around her, she is shy and nervous.

On Saturday, with a thunderstorm coming soon and my son’s birthday party later in the day, we all went out in the dark of the morning for Kelly to participate in her first triathlon （三项全能）. We practiced transitions （过渡） from swim to bike to run with her, we got all the equipment she’d need, and we kept talking about the race. But as we waited the two hours for the older kids to finish before her turn, she held my leg a little harder and told me she loved me many times. She was nervous but trying to keep it together.

And then it was her turn. From the second she jumped into the water, my face lit up. My daughter changed into the most confident human being I had ever seen. She dominated （主宰） that swim, won that bike ride and ran to the finish with the biggest smile on her face.

I can honestly say that I never felt so proud of someone in my whole life. It wasn’t because she did a sport or anything like that. It was because she was afraid of something and overcame that fear with confidence and a fire I hadn’t seen before.

All day I would find myself just looking over at her and smiling. She might be wearing the finalist medal but I felt like I won that day. I won the chance to see my girl shine.

Shine on, sweet baby.

【小题1】Kelly is nervous when ________.

A．situations are new to her	B．boys are around her
C．she changes into a leader	D．she is away from her mom

【小题2】We can know from Paragraph 2 ________.

A．the race began in the early morning	B．the whole family gave Kelly support
C．Kelly was eager for her turn in the race	D．Kelly prepared for her brother’s birthday party

【小题3】Seeing Kelly’s performance in the race, the writer felt ________.

A．excited and proud	B．anxious and uneasy
C．curious and concerned	D．worried and hesitant

【小题4】It’s clear that the writer ________.

A．won the gold medal in the final competition	B．played a leading part in Kelly’s changing
C．wasn’t so happy like this before	D．watched her daughter grow up

【小题5】The best title of the passage should be ________.

A．My Independent Girl	B．Anything is Possible
C．Overcome the Fear	D．Learn from My Daughter