Question

The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

Cathy had some terrible ___in her early childhood. After years of treatment(治療)，she ___became healthy.

Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head－to be a___ .Last summer. she wanted to join our local swim team. She practiced hard and finally __ it. The team practice,___was a hard start. She coughed seriously and could hardly survive(生存)her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing one night, I decided to keep her____swimming. I told her she shouldn't swim after a whole night's coughing, but she refused to ____and went on swimming.

From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and she didn’t ___ single practice. She had a____will(愿望)within herself to be the best she could be. My-ten-year-old daughter was growing and changing right before my eyes. There were moments of difficulty of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race.___ was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a winner -ever. But she never gave up!

Then came the final awards ceremony(頒獎(jiǎng)典禮) )at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award ___ was still there to cheer on her friends. As the ceremony was nearing the end，I suddenly heard the head coach___, “The highest honor goes to Cathy! ＂Looking around, he continued，“Cathy has encouraged us with her __ and enthusiasm (熱情).Although skills and talents bring great success, the most___ thing one can hold is the heart.

It was the greatest____of my daughter’s life. With all she had been through in her ten years, this was the moment of true success.

1.A.trouble B.pressure C.matter D.illness

2.A.usually B.finally C.firstly D.secondly

3.A.swimmer B.runner C.player D.teacher

4.A.increased B.found C.created D.made

5.A.however B.besides C.instead D.although

6.A.from B.in C.with D.at

7.A.take off B.set off C.give up D.show up

8.A.get B.miss C.follow D.start

9.A.rich B.weak C.strong D.kind

10.A.She B.That C.This D.It

11.A.but B.so C.or D.and

12.A.singing B.explaining C.announcing D.laughing

13.A.time B.will C.reason D.mind

14.A.valuable B.interesting C.exciting D.enjoyable

15.A.year B.month C.week D.moment

Answer 1