IusedtohatebeingcalleduponinclassmainlybecauseIdidn’tli...

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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn’t like attention drawn to myself. And ___21___otherwise assigned（指定）a seat by the teacher, I always ___22___to sit at the back of the classroom.

All this ___23___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___24___ because I didn’t have a good sense of balance, nor did I have the___25___ to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me. But for the teacher who kept insisting on my “___26___for it”, I wouldn’t have decided to give it a try.

Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the ___27___ of it! When I first started ___28___ the practice sessions, I didn’t even know the rules of the game, much ___29___ what I was doing. Sometimes I’d get ___30___ and take a shot at the wrong direction—which made me feel really stupid.___31___ , I wasn’t the only one “new” at the game, so I decided to ___32___ on learning the game, do my best at each practice session, and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn’t ____33____“just yet”.

I practiced and practiced. Soon I knew the ___34___and the “moves”. Being part of a team was fun and motivating. Very soon the competitive ___35___in me was winning over my lack of confidence. With time, I learned how to play and made friends in the ___36___ — friends who respected my efforts to work hard and be a team player. I never had so much fun!

With my ___37___ self-confidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates. I have gone from “ ___38___ ” in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself, ___39___ raising my hand— even when I sometimes wasn’t and not 100 percent ___40___I had the right answer. Now I have more self-confidence in myself.

21. A. as B. until C. unless D. though

22. A. hoped B. agreed C. meant D. chose

23. A. continued B. changed C. settled D. started

24. A. idea B. plan C. belief D. saying

25. A. right B. chance C. ability D. patience

26. A. going B. looking C. cheering D. applying

27. A. point B. half C. rest D. basis

28. A. enjoying B. preparing C. attending D. watching

29. A. less B. later C. worse D. further

30. A. committed B. motivated C. embarrassed D. confused

31. A. Interestingly B. Fortunately C. Obviously D. hopefully

32. A. focus B. act C. rely D. try