A couple of weeks ago , I was watching him do chin-ups. He made them look ___14___ I broke away from my group and asked him if I could try a chin-up. I had never tried before, but he just made it look so easy. He eagerly stepped aside and ___15___ me to step up to the bar. I ___16___ myself up without thinking ... once ... then twice. That was all I had In me. I had no ___17___ left. I told him that was all I had, so he stepped up behind me and pushed me ___18___for a third and fourth "pull." It felt so good.

　　The next day when I was done with my workout, I asked him to spot me again. Again, I did___19___. Again on Day 3 and so on. I thought it was___20___that I could only do two, but when I came to the gym at the end of the week, he was standing there just shaking his head. When I asked him what was up , he said he was___21___with my chin-ups. He told me that when they are___22___firefighters , the men are required to do five chin-ups, and women are required to do one or two. He____23____that most people can't do them at all, and that he was amazed that I___24___ . He further told me that if I ___25___every day, I would be doing five or six in no time. At this point I should probably____26____that I am 50 years old... and female.

　　Had he told me at the very beginning how____27____it was, I more than likely would not have tried at all.___28___I might have tried, but given it ___29___half an effort, because failure would have been the expectation. I applaud him for letting me believe that for me, it was not only a possibility, but that success was a____30____expectation.

11. A. duty B. workout C. research D. project

12. A. fight B. apologize C. wait D. quit

13. A. motivated B. satisfied C. surprised D. challenged

14. A. unbelievable B. complex C. helpful D. effortless

15. A. encouraged B. forced C. persuaded D. ordered

16. A. pushed B. pulled C. raised D. carried

17. A. confidence B. breath C. strength D. faith

18. A. away B. over C. up D. forward

19. A. one B. two C. three D. four

20. A. lucky B. unfair C. funny D. pitiful

21. A. impressed B. busy C. bored D. strict

22. A. examining B. watching C. interviewing D. training