I’m an 18-year-old premedical student, tall and good-looking, with two short story books and quite a number of essays to my credit. Why am I singing such_________of myself? Just to explain that the attainment of self-pride comes from a great deal of self-love, and to_________it, one must first learn to accept oneself as one is. That was_______ my struggle began.
Born and_________in Africa, I had always taken my African origin as a(n)_________. My self-dislike was further_________when my family had to move to Norway, where I attended a high school. Compared to all the white girls around me, with their golden hair and delicate lips, I, a black girl, had curly-hair and full, red lips. My nose often had a thin sheet of sweat on it, _______the weather was like. I just wanted to_________myself in my shell crying “I’m so different!”
What also_________to my self-dislike was my occasional stuttering (口吃), which had weakened my self- confidence. It always__________between me and any fine opportunity. I’d taken it as an excuse to avoid any public speaking sessions, and unknowingly let it rule over me.
__________, as I grew older, there came a turning point. One day a white girl caught my eye on the school bus when she suddenly turned back. To my__________, she had a thin sheet of sweat on her nose too, and it was in November! “Wow,” I whispered to myself, “this isn’t a genetic disorder__________. It’s perfectly normal.” Days later, my life took another twist (转折). Searching the internet for stuttering cures, I accidentally learned that such__________people as Isaac Newton and Winston Churchill also stuttered. I was greatly relieved and then an idea suddenly hit me — if I’m smart, I shouldn’t allow my stuttering to stand between me and my success. In other words, stuttering is no__________to success.
Another________to my self-confidence came days later as I was watching the news about Oprah Winfrey, the famous talk show host and writer — she’s black too! Whenever I think of her story and my__________dislike of my color, I’m practically filled with shame.
Today, I’ve grown to accept what I am__________pride; it simply gives me feeling of uniqueness. The idea of self-love has ________a whole new meaning for me: there’s always something fantastic about us, and what we need to do is learn to__________it.
16. A.poems | B.sentences | C.songs | D.praises |
17. A.plan | B.avoid | C.attain | D.pray |
18. A.which | B.where | C.what | D.who |
19. A.found | B.set | C.based | D.raised |
20. A.burden | B.question | C.chance | D.danger |
21. A.removed | B.changed | C.fueled | D.switched |
22. A.however | B.whatever | C.whenever | D.wherever |
23. A.devote | B.seat | C.bury | D.cover |
24. A.contributed | B.resulted | C.applied | D.tended |
25. A.ran | B.stood | C.travelled | D.happened |
26. A.Naturally | B.Unluckily | C.Fortunately | D.Normally |
27. A.sadness | B.embarrassment | C.relief | D.astonishment |
28. A.after all | B.in all | C.above all | D.for all |
29. A.fortunate | B.promising | C.celebrated | D.generous |
30. A.barrier | B.key | C.solution | D.answer |
31. A.boom | B.decrease | C.decline | D.boost |
32. A.familiar | B.former | C.flexible | D.final |
33. 34. A.take down | B.take up | C.take on | D.take off |
35. A.adapt | B.appreciate | C.abandon | D.approve |