I am Ali.I have always believed in myself.My parents taught me to be _1_ and that I could be the best at anything.I _2_ challenging my neighborhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest.Of course I knew when I made _3_ that I would win.I never even _4_ losing.
I started my boxing(拳擊) _5_ when I was 12.In high school I boasted(自夸) _6_,if not daily,that one day I was _7_ to be the champion of the would.As part of my training,I would run down the street.I would rush in and out of shops to _8_ them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to _9_ a gold medal.I never thought of failing.I only thought of the glory(榮譽) I was going to _10_ when I won.When I said I was going to be the “Greatest of All Time”,I _11_ myself.And I still do.
But I didn’t know that my will would be _12_ when I retired.In 1984,I had Parkinson’s disease.But my confidence and will to continue to live will _13_ be defeated(打敗).
In1996,I was asked to _14_ the cauldron(圣火) at the Summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.Of course my answer was _15_.I never thought that the disease would be a problem.
When the _16_ came for me to light the cauldron,I realized I had the _17_ of the world on me.Then I heard an extremely loud _18_.I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic experience in Rome,_19_ I won the gold medal.I remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and _20_ that I had come full circle.Nothing in life has defeated me.I am still “The Greatest”.
1.A.brave B.confident C.honest D.polite
2.A.enjoy B.continue C.remember D.suggest
3.A.challenge B.plan C.promise D.record
4.A.gave up B.went on C.thought of D.heard of
5.A.diary B.match C.training D.watching
6.A.yearly B.loudly C.proudly D.weekly
7.A.willing B.sure C.hopeful D.active
8.A.tell B.ask C.wish D.take
9.A.win B.lose C.find D.buy
10.A.need B.get C.decide D.make
11.A.believed in B.cared about C.turned to D.went through
12.A.forced B.increased C.damaged D.tested
13.A.forever B.never C.seldom D.almost
14.A.protect B.carry C.light D.touch
15.A.short B.simple C.no D.yes
16.A.news B.chance C.choice D.moment
17.A.spirit B.duty C.eyes D.honors
18.A.cheer B.laugh C.noise D.shout
19.A.because B.when C.after D.although
20.A.expected B.supposed C.proved D.realized
【答案】1-5 BCACC 6-10 DBAAB 11-15 ADBCD 16-20 DCABD