文章大意:本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己从小就不喜欢运动,甚至产生了恐惧的心理,但是大学的时候作者偶然接受朋友的邀请去跳了尊巴舞,这项运动消除了作者对于运动的恐惧,与过去的不愉快和解,开始享受保持健康。
1 . Exercise and I had never had a good relationship due to my fear of sports. From a young age, my dad _______ me into a dozen sports. I didn’t like any of them, _______.
When I entered the University of Regina, my dad _______ telling me “You have to find a way to stay _______.” or “You don’t want to get the Freshman 15, do you?” So I _______ to give swimming a shot, but I _______ managed to go to the pool twice during the fall semester (学期). Worse still, I was _______ to convince myself that’s OK.
The spring semester came. A friend of mine _______ me if I wanted to try Zumba (尊巴) with her. All I knew about Zumba was that it was basically a kind of exercise: dancing to Latin pop songs. It didn’t sound too bad, but I couldn’t be _______.
I went, and that was it. Zumba became my ________ of tea. The instructor would always say, “Don’t worry about the steps. Have fun. Do your own thing.” That removed my ________ of sports. I didn’t have to be ________. I didn’t even have to be good. I just needed to ________ the music and move. Zumba did ________ me from the Freshman 15, and it also did so much more. It let me make ________ with my unpleasant past about physical exercise, and enjoy staying healthy.
1. A.expected | B.allowed | C.forced | D.invited |
2. A.therefore | B.though | C.instead | D.besides |
3. A.avoided | B.risked | C.regretted | D.kept |
4. A.in shape | B.for fun | C.at ease | D.on business |
5. A.refused | B.happened | C.bothered | D.decided |
6. A.hardly | B.merely | C.constantly | D.gradually |
7. A.eager | B.content | C.embarrassed | D.disappointed |
8. A.cheated | B.comforted | C.asked | D.annoyed |
9. A.happy | B.proud | C.careful | D.sure |
10. A.cup | B.part | C.share | D.mouth |
11. A.curiosity | B.passion | C.fear | D.confidence |
12. A.perfect | B.positive | C.adorable | D.official |
13. A.accept | B.feel | C.display | D.compare |
14. A.witness | B.separate | C.discourage | D.save |
15. A.trouble | B.sense | C.peace | D.contact |