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A Leap（跳跃）to Honor

Leaping on a narrow balance beam（平衡木） is not easy. But Lola Walter, a 13-year-old gymnast, is an expert at it. To perfect her skills, Lola 41 for four hours a day, five days a week. At the state championships in March, she finished seventh out of 16 girls.

That’s especially impressive. 42 she is legally blind, born with a rare condition that causes her eyes to shift constantly. She often sees double and can’t 43 how far away things are.

When she was little, her mom 44 that even though she couldn’t see 45 , she was fearless. So her mom signed her up for gymnastics when she was three. She loved the 46 right away and gymnastics became her favorite.

Though learning gymnastics has been more 47 for her than for some of her tournaments, she has never quit. She doesn’t let her 48 stop her from doing anything that she wants to.

She likes the determination it takes to do the sport. Her biggest 49 is the balance beam. Because she has double vision, she often sees two beams. She must use her sense of touch to help her during her routine. Sometimes she even closes her eyes. ‘You have to 50 your mind that it’ll take you where you want to go.’ says Lola.

To be a top-level gymnast, one must be brave. The beam is probably the most 51 for anyone because it’s four inches wide. At the state competition, Lola didn’t fall 52 the beam. In fact, she got an 8.1 out of 10---- her highest score yet.

Lola doesn’t want to be 53 differently from the other girls on her team. At the competitions, the judges don’t know about her vision 54 . She doesn’t tell them, because she doesn’t think they need to know. Her mom is amazed by her 55 attitude.

Lola never thinks about 56 . She is presently at level 7 while the highest is level 10 in gymnastics. Her 57 is to reach level 9. She says she wants to be a gymnastics coach to pass down what she’s learned to other kids 58 she grew up.

Lola is 59 of all her hard work and success. She says it’s helped her overcome problems in her life outside gymnastics, too. Her 60 for others is ‘just believe yourself’.

41.A. runs B. teaches C. trains D. dances

42.A. since B. unless C. after D. though

43.A. tell B. guess C. assume D. predict

44.A. suspected B remembered C. imagined D. noticed

45.A. deeply B. well C. ahead D. closely

46.A. task B. sport C. event D. show111]

47.A. boring B. enjoyable C. difficult D. unsatisfactory

48.A. talent B. quality C. nature D. condition

49.A. doubt B. advantage C. challenge D. program

50.A. examine B. express C. open D. trust

51. A. fearful B. harmful C. unfair D. inconvenient

52. A. to B. on C. off D. against