A 10-year-old boy decided to study judo* although he had lost his left arm in a car accident. The boy began
11 with a Japanese judo coach. The boy was doing well, so he couldn’t know
12 the coach taught him only one move. After three months of
13 , the boy finally asked, “Sir, should I start to learn more moves?”
“This is the only move you know,
14 this is the only move you’ll need to know,” the coach replied. Not quite understanding, but the boy
15 his teacher. So he kept training.
Several months
16 , the coach took the boy to his first match. To his surprise, the boy
17 won his first match. The second match was more difficult. But after some time, his opponent* became impatient. The boy used his one move to win the match again.
18 of the people in the stadium were amazed by his success. The boy was now in the finals.
This time, his opponent was bigger,
19 , and more experienced. For a while, the boy seemed to
20 . Worried that the boy
21 get hurt, someone shouted, “Stop! Stop! Stop!” However, the coach said, “No,
22 .”
As the match was keeping on, his opponent made a big mistake: he dropped his guard. Quickly, the boy used his move to
23 him. The boy won the final match. He was the winner.
24 the way home, the boy asked his coach: “Sir, how did I win the match with only one move?”
“You won for
25 reasons,” the coach answered, “First, you’ve almost known one of the most difficult moves in all of judo. And second, the only defense* for that move is for your opponent to catch your left arm.”
The boy’s greatest weakness had become his greatest strength.
| 小题1: | | A．class | B．learn | C．lessons | D．work |
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| 小题3: | | A．doing | B．running | C．writing | D．training |
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| 小题5: | | A．asked for | B．depended on | C．believed in | D．came out |
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| 小题6: | | A．later | B．ago | C．before | D．after |
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| 小题7: | | A．slowly | B．easily | C．carefully | D．hardly |
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| 小题8: | | A．None | B．Both | C．All | D．Either |
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| 小题9: | | A．weaker | B．worse | C．cuter | D．stronger |
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| 小题11: | | A．might | B．can | C．must | D．should |
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| 小题12: | | A．stop | B．play | C．stay | D．continue |
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