短文填空。(每空2分,共16分)根据下面短文内容,在短文的空格处填上一个恰当的词,使短文完整、通顺。
Peter was the best table tennis player in his school and hardly ever lost a match. He hated losing anything. When he 小题1: ,he would feel really good. If he lost, he would feel terrible. It seemed to Peter that losing was the 小题2: thing in the world .
A new kid, Albert, came to Peter’s school .He was good at table tennis, too. Soon there would be a match 小题3: Peter and Albert. Peter worked hard to get ready for the match, but Albert didn’t seem to think 小题4: of it. When the match began, Albert was a real player. There was always a 小题5: on his face, while Peter looked serious all the time. Peter thought it was so important to win the match that he even wanted to cheat(舞弊) , but he lost in the end.
“ You played very well, Peter. I think we can play again sometime, ”said Albert.
But Peter didn’t 小题6: happy and couldn’t fall asleep that night .
One day, Peter saw Albert playing basketball. 小题7: he lost again and again, the happy smile never left his face. Peter found Albert was great at table tennis but bad at basketball. However, he enjoyed 小题8: of them.
Whether he won or lost the game, Albert enjoyed it. Peter came to realize that enjoying a game was much more important than winning or losing it. He felt happier than ever before.