This was the fifth time I'd been to the National Annual Competition. Reporters had been saying that I looked unbeatable. Everyone expected me to ________. But I knew something was ________ because I couldn't get this one picture out of my head: a picture of me, falling. “Go away,” I'd say. But the image wouldn't ________.
It was time to skate. The music started, slowly, and I told myself, “Have fun, Michael! It's just a(n) ________.”
Once the music picked up, I started skating faster. I'd practiced the routine so many times, and I didn't have to think about ________ came next. But when I came down from the jump, my foot slipped from under me. I put a hand on the ice to ________ myself, but it didn't do any good.
Things kept getting ________. On a triple flip (三周跳)I spun through the air, and just as I landed, my whole body went down again. There I was, flat on the ice, with the whole world ________.
I didn't think I'd be able to pull myself together. But as I got up, I heard an amazing ________ .People were clapping in time to the music. They were trying to give me courage.
I wasn't surprised by my scores. However, the audience's clapping woke me up! I was so busy trying not to ________ that I forgot to feel what was in my heart-the love for skating.
1. A.win | B.enjoy | C.share | D.relax |
2. A.challenging | B.missing | C.wrong | D.dangerous |
3. A.return | B.leave | C.appear | D.stay |
4. A.sport | B.activity | C.picture | D.accident |
5. 6. A.prepare | B.catch | C.comfort | D.measure |
7. A.clearer | B.easier | C.heavier | D.worse |
8. A.watching | B.expecting | C.ignoring | D.changing |
9. A.voice | B.story | C.sound | D.idea |
10. A.collapse | B.resist | C.fall | D.escape |