A Leap(跳跃)to Honor
Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木)is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.
To perfect her skills, Lola _________ for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.
That’s especially impressive, _________ she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t _________ how far away things are.
When she was little, her mom ________that even though she couldn’t see ________, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the _______right away and gymnastics became her favorite.
Though learning gymnastics has been more _______ for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her __________ stop her from doing anything that she wants to.
She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest ___________ is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to _________ your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.
To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most ______ for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t ______ the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.
Lola doesn’t want to be _______ differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision _________. She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her _________ attitude.Lola never thinks about _________. She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her ________ is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to________ what she’s learned to other kids when she grew up.Lola is ______of all her hard work and success. She says it has helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her ________ for others is “just believe yourself”.
16. A.runs | B.teaches | C.trains | D.dances |
17. A.since | B.unless | C.after | D.though |
18. A.tell | B.guess | C.fancy | D.predict |
19. A.doubted | B.Remembered | C.imagined | D.noticed |
20. A.deeply | B.well | C.ahead | D.carefully |
21. A.task | B.sport | C.event | D.show |
22. A.boring | B.enjoyable | C.difficult | D.unsatisfying |
23. A.talent | B.quality | C.nature | D.condition |
24. A.doubt | B.advantage | C.challenge | D.program |
25. A.examine | B.express | C.open | D.trust |
26. A.fearful | B.harmful | C.unfair | D.inconvenient |
27. A.fall down | B.fall over | C.fall off | D.fall behind |
28. A.greeted | B.treated | C.served | D.paid |
29. A.pains | B.stresses | C.injuries | D.problems |
30. A.positive | B.friendly | C.selfless | D.devoted |
31. A.defending | B.quitting | C.winning | D.bargaining |
32. A.standard | B.range | C.view | D.goal |
33. A.go through | B.pass by | C.hand down | D.give out |
34. A.proud | B.tired | C.ashamed | D.confident |
35. A.plan | B.advice | C.reward | D.Responsibility |