题目内容：

I was eight years old then. Looking______I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just______. We shook their hands and said, ”Good game!”

It is______to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(倾向) to slap (拍) the hand-instead of shaking it-and______the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was______. But during the “Good game” handshake after each______, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn’t look my opponents (对手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good______when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a______on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped;______-I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents’ hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I’m happy today as a(n)______ that I have learned this______: There is something to be said for losing well.

____it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can______a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an______blow is not allowing the event to define (定义) him, while someone who cannot______defeat is allowing the event to______his self-worth. In my opinion, when you______in something-though it may be______-look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a______way as you say, “Good game!”______to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

1.A. round    B. before    C. about    D. back

2.A. taught    B. met    C. defeated    D. caught

3.A. difficult    B. easy    C. proper    D. bad

4.A. laugh at    B. shout at    C. knock at    D. look at

5.A. unbelievable    B. reasonable    C. embarrassing    D. challenging

6.A. loss    B. sadness    C. disappointing    D. failure

7.A. game    B. time    C. team    D. day

8.A. text    B. limit    C. hit    D. cost

9.A. otherwise    B. therefore    C. besides    D. finally

10.A. child    B. player    C. adult    D. parent

11.A. course    B. rule    C. opinion    D. lesson

12.A. As    B. Although    C. Whether    D. Once

13.A. tell    B. get    C. argue    D. disagree

14.A. unimportant    B. unfortunate    C. unnecessary    D. unacceptable

15.A. carry out    B. care about    C. deal with    D. take up

16.A. disturb    B. affect    C. order    D. remark

17.A. begin    B. end    C. lose    D. stop

18.A. certain    B. hard    C. impossible    D. funny

19.A. immediate    B. cold    C. friendly    D. slow

20.A. Try    B. Fear    C. Refuse    D. Prepare