1 . When handball was introduced to Sri Lankan schools in 2010, I wanted to bring it to my school in a remote village. This became a(n) _______ task as the sports teacher was unwilling to initiate anything _______ traditional sports like basketball. Despite being an English language teacher before _______ my post as deputy principal (副校长), I was _______ to start this game at any cost.
40 students aged between 13 and 19 _______ to play. I had the support of their parents but I still couldn’t _______ the sports teacher to agree. _______ , I used my position to get the game going.
Heshan Pradeep, an alumnus (校友) and member of the Air Force handball team, volunteered to _______ the team. Although handball is an indoor game, we trained outdoors due to limited _______. Training started early in the morning before class and ________ after school until it was dark. The boys loved the game and were ________ training. After three months of devoted training, we were able to send an under-19s boys’ team to ________ with 50 other schools. Our boys played remarkably well and ________ the semifinals. The following year, nobody could ________ our team from winning the all-island schools handball championship.
The ________ sent the whole village into carnival mode. Heshan and I were much honored to have shown the boys that dreams can be fulfilled.
1. A.appealing | B.challenging | C.confusing | D.amusing |
2. A.regardless of | B.in relation to | C.other than | D.in terms of |
3. A.leaving | B.assuming | C.offering | D.creating |
4. A.determined | B.resistant | C.forbidden | D.grateful |
5. A.woke up | B.grew up | C.sped up | D.signed up |
6. A.allow | B.encourage | C.convince | D.force |
7. A.Ultimately | B.Occasionally | C.Similarly | D.Unfortunately |
8. A.protect | B.contact | C.coach | D.assess |
9. A.prospects | B.appliances | C.qualifications | D.facilities |
10. A.ended | B.continued | C.changed | D.functioned |
11. A.passionate about | B.particular about | C.embarrassed about | D.objective about |
12. A.debate | B.compete | C.associate | D.cooperate |
13. A.watched | B.hosted | C.reached | D.predicted |
14. A.stop | B.free | C.separate | D.excuse |
15. A.motivation | B.tendency | C.innovation | D.victory |