三、语篇填空(共10小题,每小题1分;满分10分)
阅读短文,在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空,使短文通顺、连贯。
When she was young, Betty was really 31.
interested
(interest) in skating. But she took up 32.
a
new hobby—swimming, because she was inspired(激励)by Zhang Yufei who got the 33.
first
(one) place in an Olympic swimming competition. After that, Betty looked up to Zhang and wanted to be a world swimming champion(冠军), too.
Everyone wants to be a champion, 34.
but
it is not easy. Because an excellent player must spend time 35.
practicing
(practice) over and over again.
Swimming well has to do 36.
with
speed(速度). To improve her speed, Betty decided to swim much 37.
faster
(fast) every time. Betty faced many difficult 38.
things
(thing), but she never gave up.
Betty wants to become a real swimming champion when she 39.
grows
(grow) up. She also wants to become 40.
her
(she) own champion. She is trying her best to do it.