题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16-35各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选春最佳选项。

The journey my daughter Cathy has had with her swimming is as long as it is beautiful.

Cathy suffered some terrible ______ in her early childhood. After years of regular treatment, she ______ became healthy.

Two years ago, while Cathy was watching the Olympics, a dream came into her sweet little head—to be a swimmer. Last summer, she wanted to ______ out local swim team. She practiced hard and finally ______ it. The team practice, ______ was a rough start. She coughed and choked and could hardly ______ her first few weeks. Hearing her coughing bitterly one night, I decided to ______ her from it all. But Cathy woke me up early next morning, wearing her swimsuit ______ to go! I told her she shouldn’t swim after a whole night’s coughing, but she refused to ______ and insisted she go .

From that day on, Cathy kept swimming and didn’t ______ a single practice. She had a ______ intention within herself to be the best she could be. My ten-year-old was growing and changing right before my eyes, into this ______ human being with a passion and a mission. There were moments of ______ of course: often she would be the last swimmer in the race. It was difficult for Cathy to accept that she wasn’t a ______ ever. But that didn’t stop her from trying.

Then came the final awards ceremony at the end of the year. Cathy didn’t expect any award but was still there to ______ her friends and praise their accomplishments. As the ceremony was nearing the end, I suddenly heard the head coach ______, “The highest honor goes to Cathy!” Looking around, he continued, “Cathy has inspired us with her ______ and enthusiasm. ______ skills and talents bring great success, the most valuable asset(财富)one can hold is the heart.”

It was the greatest______ of my daughter’s life. With all she had been ______ in her ten years, this was the hour of true triumph(成功).

1.A. failure        B. pressure        C. loss          D. illness

2.A. usually         B. finally          C. firstly      D. frequently

3.A. improve        B. train           C. join          D. contact

4.A. increased      B. found            C. created       D. made

5.A. however         B. therefore        C. otherwise     D. instead

6.A. use            B. survive         C. save          D. waste

7.A. pull           B. tell             C. hide          D. fire

8.A. afraid         B. nervous         C. ready         D. free

9.A. take off        B. set off         C. give up      D. show up

10.A. attend         B. miss            C. ban           D. Start

11.A. rich          B. weak             C. firm         D. kind

12.A. trusted        B. determined     C. experienced   D. embarrassed

13.A. frustration   B. delight         C. excitement    D. surprise

14.A. beginner       B. learner          C. partner       D. winner

15.A. cheer on       B. compete with     C. respond to    D. run after

16.A. admitting      B. explaining      C. announcing    D. whispering

17.A. humor         B. will             C. honesty       D. wisdom

18.A. Although       B. Since            C.Once           D. Because

19.A. discovery     B. choice           C. influence     D. moment

20.A. through       B. under          C. across        D. around