I had been playing hockey（冰球）for about 10 years. I was always the one sitting at the end of the bench, and 36 got into a . I went to all the 37 and showed up even when it was so 38 that your ‘breath froze’ and when the otherplayers had decided to stay home. I felt I had 39 enough and thought of quitting. I finally decided to 40 the news to my mom that I was leaving the team. My mom may have looked like a tiny and quiet lady but on 41 my words, she said, “Remember, ‘A quitter never wins and a winner never quits.’ Your mother didn’t raise 42 , so think about yourself in a 43 way and see yourself as a winner!” So I worked harder than ever at getting in better shape, 44 my shot（投球） accuracy and changing my 45 . Once in a match, we 46 our first badly. What’s worse, one of our best players got hurt. I was sitting at my 47 place, at the end of the bench, when the coach came over and told me I was going 48 . 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 49 .  But my mom’s words 50 out in my head like a church bell. Instead of being afraid, I was “pumped” and I very quickly found that all my 51 work was paying off.  I was as fast a skater as anyone else on the ice, and I seemed to get the 52 to score. The crowd went quiet.  All the time I spent on the ice when everyone had gone home had 53 me for this moment. Won! I won! The lesson I learned from my mom’s 54 has stayed with me over the years. I hear them whenever I am faced with a challenge, or whenever I 55 myself. 小题1: A．once B．seldom C．usually D．evenB 小题2: A．meetings B．shows C．matches D．practices 小题3: A．cloudy B．wet C．cold D．windy 小题4: A．suffered B．explained C．planned D．escaped 小题5: A．write B．break C．read D．speak 小题6: A．noticing B．gathering C．hearing D．yzing 小题7: A．talkers B．dreamers C．attackers D．losers 小题8: A．positive B．familiar C．brief D．convenient 小题9: A．testing B．improving C．questioning D．affecting 小题10: A．aim B．taste C．habit D．attitude 小题11: A．lost B．controlled C．practiced D．continued 小题12: A．usual B．safe C．secret D．private 小题13: A．off B．in C．by D．up 小题14: A．annoyed B．awkward C．scared D．bitter 小题15: A．put B．rang C．gave D． stood 小题16: A．exact B．extra C．creative D．casual 小题17: A．chance B．message C．order D．note 小题18: A．spared B．requested C．prepared D．sent 小题19: A．actions B．reasons C．words D．promises 小题20: A．judge B．express C．comfort D．doubt