his ___17____. And from so much ___18_____ he had been transformed into a real master.

　　From then on, the boy who had loved winning gave up wanting to win all the time. He was quite ___19____ to lose sometimes, because that was when he would learn how to ___20____ on the really important occasions.

1. A. sobbing B. quarrelling C. cheating D. losing

2. A. publicly B. practically C. occasionally D. personally

3. A. hurt B. blamed C. noticed D. controlled

4. A. fought B. caught C. measured D. laughed

5. A. champion B. judge C. participant D. start

6. A. ashamed of B. strict with C. worried about D. ahead of

7. A. perfect B. ridiculous C. calm D. tired

8. A. excited B. interested C. bored D. disappointed

9. A. apply for B. work for C. call for D. show off

10. A fearful B. ashamed C. worthy D. capable

11. A. picked B. worked C. kept D. existed

12. A. quit B. protected C. removed D. prevented

13. A. embarrassed B. regretful C. exhausted D. confident

14. A. taken out B. looked out C. dropped out D. knocked out

15. A. remembered B. beaten C. doubted D. found

16. A. cleverer B. younger C. wealthier D. taller

17. A. defeats B. thoughts C. achievements D. comments

18. A. knowledge B. attention C. learning D. money

19. A. sad B. confused C. happy D. angry

20. A. strive B. insist C. study D. win

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On a recent flight from Chicago to Boston, I found myself seated next to a person I hadn't seen since I had left the company in which we _____1___(work) together