完形填空 I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself. And __ 1 __otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher, I always__ 2 __to sit at the back of the classroom. All this__ 3 __after I joined a sports team. It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the basketball team. At first I thought it was a crazy__ 4 __because I didn't have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the__ 5 __to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my '__ 6 __for it',   I wouldn't have decided to give it a try. Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__ 7 __of it! When I first started__ 1 __the practice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the game, much__ 9 __what I was doing. Sometimes I'd get__ 10 __and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.__ 11 __,   I wasn't the only one 'new' at the game, so I decided to__ 12 __on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't__ 13 __'just yet'. I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the__ 14 __and the 'moves'. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive__ 15 __in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the__ 16 __— friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun! With my__ 17 __selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from '__ 18 __' in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,  __ 19 __raising my hand—even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent__ 20 __I had the right answer. Now I have more selfconfidence in myself. (     )1. A. as (     )2. A. hoped (     )3. A. continued (     )4. A. idea (     )5. A. right (     )6. A. going (     )7. A. point (     )8. A. enjoying (     )9. A. less (     )10. A. committed (     )11. A. Interestingly (     )12. A. focus (     )13. A. want (     )14. A. steps (     )15. A. role (     )16. A. process (     )17. A. expressed (     )18. A. dreaming (     )19. A. by (     )20. A. lucky B. until B. agreed B. changed B. plan B. chance B. looking B. half B. preparing B. later B. motivated B. Fortunately B. act B. do B. orders B. part B. operation B. improved B. playing B. for B. happy C. unless C. meant C. settled C. belief C. ability C. cheering C. rest C. attending C. worse C. embarrassed C. Obviously C. rely C. support C. rules C. mind C. movement C. preserved C. relaxing C. with C. sure D. though D. chose D. started D. saying D. patience D. applying D. basis D. watching D. further D. confused D. Hopefully D. try D. know D. games D. value D. situation D. recognized D. hiding D. to D. satisfied