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A Leap to Honor

   Leaping on a narrow balance beam(平衡木) is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it.

   To perfect her skills，Lola__41__for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive, __42__she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t __43__how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom __44__that even though she couldn’t see__45__, she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the __46__right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more __47__for her than for some of her teammates, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her __48__stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest __49__is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees to beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. “You have to __50__your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go,” says Lola.

To be a top-­level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most __51__for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition. Lola didn’t fall __52__the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10—her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be __53__differently from the other girls on her team. At competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision __54__ doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her __55__attitude.

Lola never thinks about __56__ is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her __57__is to reach level says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids __58__she grows up.

Lola is __59__of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics too. Her __60_for others is “just believe in yourself.”

41. A. trains                       B. teaches                          C. runs                         D. dances

42. A. unless                       B. since                            C. after                       D. though

43. A. guess                        B. tell                                 C. assume                  D. predict

44. A. suspected                B. remembered                   C. noticed                  D. imagined 

45. A. deeply                       B. closely                         C. ahead                        D. well

46. A. task                         B. show                             C. event                        D. sport 

47. A. difficult                    B. enjoyable                        C. boring                   D. unsatisfactory

48. A. talent                       B. quality                          C. nature                       D. condition

49. A. doubt                        B. advantage                        C. challenge               D. program

50. A. examine                  B.  trust                           C. open                         D. express

51. A. unfair                   B. harmful                          C.  fearful                         D. inconvenient

52. A. off                              B. on                                   C.  to                          D. against

53. A. greeted                  B. paid                             C. served                       D. treated  

54. A. pains                        B. problems                     C. injuries                     D. stresses   

55. A. flexible                     B. friendly                         C. positive                     D. cautious

56. A. quitting             B. defending                   C. winning                      D. bargaining

57. A. goal                     B. range                            C. view                        D. standard  

58. A. until                        B. as                                   C. when                          D. before

59. A. tired                    B. proud                                C. ashamed                  D. confident

60. A. plan                         B. responsibility                     C. reward                    D. advice

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41-45 ABBCD           46-50 DADCB   51-55 CADBC  56-60 AACBD

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