《2025年名校金典课堂八年级英语上册人教版成都专版》

四、短文填空。从下面的方框中选出10个单词并用其正确形式补全短文,使短文意思正确通顺(每词限用一次)。
begin big difficulty everything face give first nature oneself piano resolution send
Ellyse Perry is one of Australia’s greatest women cricketers（板球运动员）. She shares her ideas about having dreams and how to make them come true.
A dream has to be realistic(现实的). In fact，it has to be ______ you can do. When I was a little girl，I dreamed of being a ______ and perform in front of people all over the world. But that’s not a realistic dream because I’m not good at it. You don’t have to have a dream when you’re 15 years old. But once you find the things that you’re ______ interested in，you can’t help dreaming.
It’s true that all the little dreams we have can become a big ______. So far I have achieved(达成）a few little dreams. In the ______，I just wanted to be a cricketer. After I became a cricketer，I worked hard and tried to dream ______. Now I have the chance to represent（代表）my country in cricket. That’s impossible to think when I started. So be brave to dream.
However，as a sportsperson，I may lose a competition. I always tell ______，“Things will get better soon if you never give up.” For me，resilience（恢复力）is really all about your attitude（态度）to the problems，so the answer is ______ you all and not give up.
Confidence（自信心）is what gets you through the ______ time. When ______ problems，don’t lose heart. When you believe you can，you really can.
1. something 2. pianist 3. naturally 4. one 5. beginning 6. bigger 7. myself 8. to give 9. difficult/most difficult 10. facing

答案： something; pianist; naturally; one; beginning; bigger; myself; to give; difficult/most difficult; facing