中考英语阅读真题每日一练（54）

　　Life is not easy， so I‘d like to say ”When anything happens， believe in yourself. ”When I was a young boy，I was 46 shy to talk to anyone. My classmates often 47 me. I was sad but could do nothing. Later， 48 happened， and it changed my life. It was an English speech contest. My mother asked me to 49 it. What a terrible idea! It meant I had to speak 50 all the teachers and students of my school!

　　”Come on， boy. Believe in yourself. You are sure to 51 . ” Then mother and I talkedabout many different topics. At last I 52 the topic ”Believe in yourself”. I tried my best to remember all the speech and practiced it over 100 53 . With my mother‘s great love， I did 54 in the contest. I could hardly believe my 55 when the news came that I had won the first place. I heard the cheers (赞美) 56 the teachers and students. Those classmates 57 once looked down on (瞧不起) me， now all said ”Congratulations!” 58 me. My mother hugged me and cried excitedly.

　　59 then， everything has changed for me. When I do anything， I try to tell 60 to be sure and I will find myself. This is true not only for a person but also for a country.

　　46. A. too   B. so 　　C. quite 　　D. very

　　47. A. made faces at　　 B. looked after 　　C. caught up with　　 D. laughed at

　　48. A. nothing 　　B. something 　　C. everything　　 D. anything

　　49. A. take part in 　　B. join　　 C. get 　　D. make

　　50. A. with 　　B. to　　 C. among 　　D. before

　　51. A. lose 　　B. win　　 C. pass 　　D. beat

　　52. A. brought 　　B. reached　　 C. thought 　　D. chose

　　53. A. words 　　B. times 　　C. topics　　 D. sentences

　　54. A. well 　　B. good　　 C. bad 　　D. interested

　　55. A. result　　 B. speech　　 C. eyes　　 D. ears

　　56. A. from　　 B. of 　　C. for 　　D. to

　　57. A. when 　　B. what C. which 　　D. who

　　58. A. to 　　B. at　　 C. with 　　D. on

　　59. A. Except 　　B. Since 　　C. Before　　 D. From

　　60. A. someone 　　B. me 　　C. everyone 　　D. myself