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2022-2023学年北京市海淀区高二（上）期末英语试卷

Inthetenthgrade，mypeersgavemeanicknamethatstuckuntilgraduation：Dictionary.Itallstarted

thedaymyteacherannouncedanationalspellingbeecompetition.

DeterminedtowinIopenedmydictionarytolearnhowtospelleverywordinEnglish.Inadesperate(1)to

，

memorizethemostwordspossible，Ibeganreadingdayandnight.

Duringthecompetition，Imisspelledoneword.Thepainoverthisdefeatwassogreatthat-tothis

day-I(2)thewordgraffiti.HowevernotsucceedinginsomethingIinvestedsomucheffortinonly(3)

：，

mydeterminationtostudyharder.

Later，myschoolwasparticipatinginaFrenchdictationcompetitionhostedbyanonprofitorganization

thatgiveskidsinpoverty(4)toaneducation.

Frenchisntmyfirstlanguage，soI(5)thebooksevenharder.Ispentallmyfreetimestudying.

Inthecompetition，Iscoredthehighestinmyschool!Ifeltsoproud.Thatjoywas(6)becauseIknewmy

victorywasalsohelpingchildrenlearntoreadandwrite.

Inthefinal，Itookthefifthplace.AlthoughitwasntwhatIhaddreamedof，itwasquite(7)!

Besidestheaward，Iacquiredthe(8)thatIdusefortherestofmylife，suchaspersistenceandcritical

thinking.AndIfoundthatwhetherwearegenerating(9)forourselvesorforothers，weneverknowwhat

canbethecatalystofabrilliantfuture.Sometimesthatcatalystcanbeas(10)asabook.

（催化剂），

1.A.searchB.sadnessC.cryD.attempt

2.A.repeatB.learnC.preferD.remember

3.A.showedB.strengthenedC.shookD.tested

4.A.accessB.freedomC.attentionD.devotion

5.A.tookB.pulled