题目内容：

Learn to Meet Challenges

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(伤疤). The true ________of my condition, however, was social: I lived a life of loneliness. Doctors predicted that I would never fully recover, but my parents encouraged me to hope for the future, teaching me that any 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 self-confidence 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 refused 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, which________ 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.

1.A. judged    B. suffered    C. prevented    D. separated

2.A. pain    B. sign    C. value    D. meaning

3.A. important    B. different    C. leading    D. active

4.A. developed    B. improved    C. increased    D. removed

5.A. joy    B. goal    C. will    D. life

6.A. over    B. like    C. for    D. in

7.A. ability    B. quality    C. leadership    D. friendship

8.A. taught    B. found    C. managed    D. followed

9.A. mistake    B. method    C. effort    D. right

10.A. satisfied    B. familiar    C. patient    D. strict

11.A. desires    B. talents    C. ideas    D. tasks

12.A. remind    B. guide    C. show    D. help

13.A. discouraged    B. disturbed    C. encouraged    D. educated

14.A. adopted    B. admired    C. trusted    D. tested

15.A. surprise    B. delight    C. pride    D. hope

16.A. As    B. If    C. Because    D. Although

17.A. deleted    B. changed    C. regretted    D. considered

18.A. birth    B. hand    C. gift    D. rise

19.A. crazy    B. happy    C. successful    D. independent

20.A. instantly    B. indirectly    C. unusually    D. undoubtedly