It was the summer before my third grade. Our girls' softball team was facing real pitchers(投球手)for the first time. Before that, we could just hit the ball on the tee(球座). When the coach started pitching, hitting became _____ for me. I missed every single pitch. From the side, I heard my teammate Emily laughing at me. My face got hot and my throat felt like it had a softball stuck in. At that moment, I was starting to _____ playing softball.
The next afternoon, when Mum said it was time to play the game, I told her I was _____. She allowed me to lie down for a while. So I went to my room and _____ myself in bed. This was difficult for me because I was fine.
Soon Mum came in and said, "Time to go!" She didn't even ask if I felt _____. I imagined Emily laughing from the sideline, and _____ I really did feel sick to my stomach. I began crying loudly. Still, Mum pulled my team T-shirt over my head. She said, "You have to play for the rest of the season, and only after that we can talk about _____ you′ll continue next year." She added that practice was what I needed, not giving up. She promised to practice with me.
I got two hits that afternoon, and Emily didn't make a _____. Every week after that, I practiced at home _____ I got to be one of the best hitters on the team.
That ______ taught me being afraid is part of life, and I can do whatever is expected of me if I keep working and practicing.
1.A. noisy B. natural C. hard D. possible
2.A. remember B. hate C. enjoy D. practice
3.A. bored B. sick C. shy D. sad
4.A. helped B. dressed C. threw D. taught
5.A. safer B. better C. warmer D. happier
6.A. usually B. probably C. carefully D. suddenly
7.A. what B. where C. which D. whether
8.A. plan B. sound C. choice D. decision
9.A. until B. unless C. after D. though
10.A. accident B. business C. relationship D. experience
1.C
2.B
3.B
4.C
5.B
6.D
7.D
8.B
9.A
10.D
【解析】本文講述了作者在三年級(jí)前的那個(gè)暑假，在打壘球時(shí)失敗，被同學(xué)嘲笑，自己想逃避、放棄，在媽媽的鼓勵(lì)下，每天回家努力練習(xí)，最后成為最棒的投球手的過程。作者由此得出害怕只是生活的一部分，只要努力，只要堅(jiān)持不懈，就可以得到你所期望得到的東西。
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