Module 4 单元加餐练（一） 完形阅读组合练

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　For years, I belonged to a health club and never got near the exercise machines. I went straight to the pool and swam laps, as I'd been __1__ since I was a teenager. I didn't understand the machines. They looked __2__ to me.

　　Then I __3__ a class in creativity. "Each week do __4__ you aren't good at，" the teacher __5__. I had always chosen things I was reasonably good at. Was my own creative __6__ still there?

　　I decided to start working out. "You adjust the weight here. You sit like this, keep your 　7　 straight, put your seat all the way back to get the maximum benefit." My personal trainer 　8　 me on each machine with patience and I 　9　 everything she said.

　　"Yes！" I already felt stronger and more creative. But the next morning, I was 　10　. I did not recognize my machines among the multitudes (众多器械). I couldn't 　11　 the seats. I couldn't adjust the weights. I 　12　 couldn't remember when to keep my back straight ...

　　Then I remembered my creativity 　13　： try something you are not good at.

　　I showed a woman my 　14　 and she pointed me to one of my machines. A man 　15　 and showed me how to press the buttons 　16　 I could easily change the weights. Another woman joined in. After 10 minutes, I was tired out, as much from stress as from physical exercise.

　　"Ten more minutes，" I told myself. I did 15 minutes and felt greatly 　17　.

　　Patience, a willingness to show 　18　 average ability and an openness to asking for help - those are just a few of the life lessons I learned 　19　first months. Plus, I got slightly 　20　 arms and legs. Truly amazing!

　　语篇解读：作者本来对一些健身器械不感兴趣，感觉它们很枯燥，但是在一堂关于创造力的课程中，老师要求学生去做一些自己并不擅长的事情，作者由此得到了启示，成功挑战了自己。

　　1．A.doing　　　　　　　　 　B．playing

　　C．going D．working

　　解析：选A　这里要用一个词代替前面所提到的动词，以避免重复，在四个选项中能起到代替其他动词作用的只有doing，故选A。

2．A.interesting B．funny