It was a cool spring evening in Melbourne, Australia. I drove to my boxing gym for a Friday night training session. After up, I started training. Then I noticed a tall and slim young man walking through the doors.There was something about him that caught my .
Before long, I realized that he might have a mental illness. Having volunteered for mental illness support groups, I really his problems when I looked at him.
He paid for the session, put on a pair of gloves and then started hitting the punchingbags. I watched him from a and wanted to help him to punch straighter andbetter. Then I felt it was best to leave that up to the trainer who was watching him.
After a few seconds of punching the bag, he stopped and started staring at the . The trainer went up to him and to help him. It was almost like he woke up from a dream. He eye contact with the ceiling at once.
Then the bell rang and it was the end of the round. rounds we are required to do five pushups (俯卧撑), all the boys that were training that night did five pushups. He to complete his five pushups. The bell sounded again and the next round began. He punched the bags for a few seconds and then he . This time he was staring at the walls which were decorated with boxing posters.
It was clear to me that he could not for long.
When I finished training, I decided to go up to him and offer him my help. I held the bag for him and asked him to punch. He the bag a few times and then stopped again.
I smiled at him and asked, “Do you like boxing?”
He replied with a very shy on his face, “Yes, boxing is alright.”
What else could I dothan this man and his willingness to give it a go? Most people put self-imposed (自我强加的) on their lives and stop themselves from having a go. I kept thinking about this man while admiring him for even turning up to a boxing gym, let alone training at what appeared to be his .
There are many lessons to learn from this man. What I admired about this man was that he had a go! That is what ordinariness from greatness.
So what will you have a go at?
1.A.lifting B.running C.warming D.going
2.A.heart B.attention C.breath D.imagination
3.A.experienced B.mentioned C.overcame D.understood
4.A.distance B.box C.poster D.screen
5.A.still B.even C.also D.ever
6.A.bags B.walls C.ceiling D.trainer
7.A.offered B.promised C.seemed D.planned
8.A.made B.broke C.kept D.avoided
9.A.Before B.Through C.During D.Between
10.A.for B.but C.or D.so
11.A.struggled B.preferred C.refused D.decided
12.A.slowed B.stopped C.continued D.hesitated
13.A.stand B.stay C.concentrate D.remember
14.A.hit B.felt C.grasped D.watched
15.A.view B.look C.sight D.scene
16.A.accept B.appreciate C.motivate D.notice
17.A.targets B.burdens C.limitations D.minds
18.A.worst B.fullest C.greatest D.hardest
19.A.really B.hardly C.merely D.nearly
20.A.prevents B.protects C.transforms D.separates
—I don’t know about you,but I’m sick and tired of this weather.
— .I can’t stand all this rain.
A.I don’t care B.It’s hard to say
C.So am I D.I hope so
Walmart, which is one of the largest American supermarket chains, some of its stores open 24 hours on Mondays through Saturdays.
A.keeps B.keep C.have kept D.had kept
Had they known what was coming next, they second thoughts.
A.may have B.could have
C.must have had D.might have had
The work is so difficult to deal with that I think a man of genius could accomplish the task.
A.nothing B.all C.anything but D.none but
To our surprise, Tom and John, neither of whom regular training, very excellent.
A.have gone through; is B.has gone through; are
C.have gone through; are D.has gone through; is
