完型填空    He Had a Go   

It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After ______ (36) up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors. There was something about him that caught my ______ (37).   

Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really ______ (38) his problems when I looked at him. 

He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punching   bags. I watched him from a ______ (39) and wanted to help him to punch straighter and   better. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was ______ (40) watching him.   

After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the   ______ (41). The trainer went up to him and ______ (42) to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He ______ (43) eye contact with the ceiling at once. 

Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. ______ (44) rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯臥撐), ______ (45) all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He ______ (46) to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded again and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he   ______ (47). This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters. 

It was clear to me that he could not ______ (48) for long.   

When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He ______ (49) the bag a few times and then stopped again.

 I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”

He replied with a very shy ______ (50) on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”    

What else could I do than ______ (51) this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我強加的) ______ (52) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for   even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his ______   (53). 

There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I ______ (54) admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ______ (55) ordinariness from greatness.   

So what will you have a go at?   

36. A. lifting B. running C. warming D. going   

37. A. heart B. attention C. breath D. imagination   

38. A. experienced B. mentioned C. overcame D. understood   

39. A. distance B. box C. poster D. screen   

40. A. still B. even C. also D. ever   

41. A. bags B. walls C. ceiling D. trainer   

42. A. offered B. promised C. seemed D. planned   

43. A. made B. broke C. kept D. avoided   

44. A. Before B. Through C. During D. Between   

45. A. for B. but C. or D. so   

46. A. struggled B. preferred C. refused D. decided   

47. A. slowed B. stopped C. continued D. hesitated   

48. A. stand B. stay C. concentrate D. remember   

49. A. hit B. felt C. grasped D. watched  

 50. A. view B. look C. sight D. scene   

51. A. accept B. appreciate C. motivate D. notice   

52. A. targets B. burdens C. limitations D. minds   

53. A. worst B. fullest C. greatest D. hardest   

54. A. really B. hardly C. merely D. nearly   

55. A. prevents B. protects C. transforms D. separates  
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