My classmates called me “the alien”,and they avoided me like the plague(瘟疫). As a young boy, I from a serious skin disease, which filled my arms with scars (疤痕). The true of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness.
Doctors predicted (预言) that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that my difficulty could be overcome. I therefore took a/an role in fighting against my disease, trying many medications and herbs, and my health greatly before I graduated. I realized that my personal had led to this improvement. I regained selfconfidence and made many friends at school.
Years later, my personal battle against disease, I learned a great deal about by overcoming difficulties.
I joined the Culture Club as a Special Event Director. I a group of six students in organizing various activities. I was the most advanced ESL student among the group. So I considered myself the most capable. But I quickly learned my . While preparing for our first presentation, I was with my team members and often rejected (拒绝) their . I performed most of their tasks myself, allowing them to me only with small details. As a result, the presentation was not very successful. The setback (挫折) me, and I spoke of it to the club's director. She responded that she my ability to succeed in the future. This comment filled me with , for I realized that I had never trusted my own team members. they were weak in English, they had many valuable talents. I immediately my policy, allowing my team members to choose the tasks they desired and to complete them on their own. For our program, we had many meetings, which gave to many good ideas. Most importantly, the atmosphere among us improved dramatically. We were and eager to devote time to the program, and I learned what true leadership is.
My experiences improved my ability to handle challenging situations.
A.judged B.suffered C.prevented D.separated
A.pain B.sign C.value D.meaning
A.important B.different C.leading D.active
A.developed B.removed C.increased D.improved
A.joy B.goal C.will D.life
A.over B.for C.like D.in
A.ability B.leadership C.quality D.friendship
A.taught B.found C.followed D.managed
A.method B.mistake C.effort D.right
A.satisfied B.strict C.patient D.familiar
A.ideas B.talents C.desires D.tasks
A.help B.guide C.show D.remind
A.disturbed B.discouraged C.encouraged D.educated
A.adopted B.admired C.trusted D.tested
A.pride B.delight C.surprise D.hope
A.As B.If C.Because D.Although
A.deleted B.considered C.regretted D.changed
A.birth B.hand C.gift D.rise
A.crazy B.successful C.happy D.independent
A.instantly B.undoubtedly C.unusually D.probably