完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出合适填入对应空白处的最佳选项。
I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and 1 got into a game. I went to all the 2 and showed up even when it was so 3 that your ‘breath froze’ and when the other players had decided to stay home. I felt I had 4 enough and thought of quitting.
I finally decided to 5 the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on 6 my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise 7 , so think about yourself in a 8 way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, 9 my shot accuracy and changing my 10 .
Once in a match, we 1 our first game badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my 2 place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going 13 . I was nervous, excited and terrified all at the same time.
The opposing team was fast and I had to admit I was a little 14 . But my mom’s words 15 out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my 16 work was paying off. I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the 17 to score. The crowd went quiet. All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 18 me for this moment.
Won! I won!
The lesson I learned from my mom’s 19 has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I 20 myself.
1. A. once B. seldom C. usually D. even
2. A. meetings B. shows C. matches D. practices
3. A. cloudy B. wet C. cold D. windy
4. A. suffered B. explained C. planned D. escaped
5. A. write B. break C. read D. report
6. A. noticing B. gathering C. hearing D. analyzing
7. A. talkers B. dreamers C. attackers D. losers
8. A. positive B. familiar C. brief D. convenient
9. A. testing B. improving C. questioning D. affecting
10. A. aim B. taste C. habit D. attitude
11. A. lost B. controlled C. practiced D. continued
12. A. usual B. safe C. secret D. private
13. A. off B. in C. by D. up
14. A. annoyed B. awkward C. scared D. bitter
15. A. ran B. gave C. stood D. rang 161. A. delicate B. extra C. creative D. casual
17. A. chance B. message C. order D. note
18. A. spared B. requested C. prepared D. sent
19. A. actions B. reasons C. words D. promises
20. A. judge B. express C. comfort D. doubt
1—5BDCA B 6-10CDABD 11—15A ABCD
