1 . During my first three years of college, I put on weight quickly. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for ______. Besides, I ate a lot of fast food. Not surprisingly, I _____ a fat stomach.
After leaving college, I ______ to take exercise. Invited by a friend, I ______ working out with exercise machines three times a week. I was the kind of person who did not try something ____. I ate the same food; I did the same thing. M friend, however, became ______. One day, he said, “We’re not getting enough exercise. We should play tennis instead.”
Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his ______. I was not good at sports and I was ______ the exercise machines. ______, weeks later, I found myself standing on a tennis court (球场). As I held my racket (球拍), I felt ______. I ran after every ball he served to me, completely ______ about 90% of them, hitting the rest into the other court.
The first few months were quite ______. But one day, as the ball came flying toward me, my racket and the ball finally met in the place where it is most effective to hit a ball. I watched ______ as my return landed where I had aimed (瞄准) it. I had finally ______ how to play tennis properly!
I learned a ______ during my journey toward learning to play tennis: I can do whatever I set my mind to.
1. A.games | B.holidays | C.research | D.exercise |
2. A.got | B.wanted | C.hated | D.protected |
3. A.decided | B.agreed | C.regretted | D.continued |
4. A.avoided | B.imagined | C.began | D.minded |
5. A.important | B.new | C.simple | D.similar |
6. A.busy | B.careless | C.bored | D.lazy |
7. 8. A.worried about | B.happy with | C.sure of | D.responsible for |
9. A.As usual | B.At first | C.Besides | D.However |
10. A.silly | B.relaxed | C.proud | D.satisfied |
11. A.controlling | B.throwing | C.missing | D.playing |
12. A.interesting | B.painful | C.different | D.easy |
13. A.in secret | B.in anger | C.in fear | D.in surprise |
14. A.asked | B.learned | C.taught | D.remembered |
15. A.lesson | B.skill | C.business | D.task |