题目内容：

I was the fool at school, regarded as a special needs student. I was termed as such. Obviously, because I was not interested in school and did not care for my _______.

    Over time, I started to believe in my stupidity. I _______ the fact that I was in special needs classes and poured it out as anger and depression. But one activity _______ this view of myself: chess.

I started to play chess with my father after school _______because I wanted to beat him at something. My father was a _______ man, fond of physics, writing, religion, …, almost every___field. He was called a walking dictionary. So, winning in chess against my father would be a _______ that I had intellectual power. On the small chessboard, I had a chance to _______ my so-called inability.

Game after game, I wanted to beat my father even more. I started to study chess books and play against a chess computer to _______ my skills. One weekend, I finally checkmated(将杀) my father on a ferry ride, which made me feel _______.

Two years later, I became the second board _______ my school chess team, with our top board being the best high school player in the state. But before the tournament season, our top player _______to come. There came my chance to play as top board against the best players in other states.

I was determined to show who I had become: a(n)_______ person able to win with calculation, logic and will. My most _______ game came in the final round. Our team was facing a high school which only excellent students attended. It was _______ a match between a special needs student and a smart soul. My opponent(对手) was playing well and kept _______ while I kept defending to keep my king safe. He spent long trying to break down my defenses, but could not find the final push. I _______ with more defensive moves, trying to make it as difficult for him as possible. With little _______ left, he started to make rapid moves._______ he could make the final decision, he ran out of time. Honestly, as his clock flag fell, I jumped up out of my seat and kissed the floor out of excitement. Of course it was not the most sportsmen-like _______, but I could not control my emotions.

   While holding my winner’s cup, I knew I was not _______. The inferiority complex(自卑感) had melted away, and I realized that underneath our thoughts, each person is a genius.

1.A. habits    B. grades    C. plans    D. benefits

2.A. noticed    B. explained    C. accepted    D. ignored

3.A. changed    B. supported    C. questioned    D. showed

4.A. especially    B. obviously    C. simply    D. hopefully

5.A. smart    B. strict    C. quiet    D. strong

6.A. dream    B. lesson    C. theory    D. sign

7.A. turn over    B. turn down    C. get over    D. get through

8.A. teach    B. sharpen    C. choose    D. invent

9.A. overjoyed    B. disappointed    C. puzzled    D. interested

10.A. for    B. in    C. of    D. on

11.A. promised    B. managed    C. happened    D. failed

12.A. brave    B. lucky    C. active    D. intelligent

13.A. terrible    B. memorable    C. dangerous    D. popular

14.A. normally    B. possibly    C. actually    D. partly

15.A. attacking    B. smiling    C. pausing    D. escaping

16.A. returned    B. quit    C. won    D. exchanged

17.A. patience    B. time    C. energy    D. wisdom

18.A. Once    B. Until    C. Before    D. Unless

19.A. spirit    B. thought    C. comment    D. behavior

20.A. proud    B. stupid    C. bright    D. lazy