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 theclassroom. 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 forthe 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__8__thepractice sessions, I didn't even know the rules of the , 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__, Iwasn't the only one "new" at the , so I decided to__12__on learning the , 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 gonefrom "__18__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,__19__raisingmy 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．s D．value D．situation D．recognized D．hiding D．to D．satisfied