（2）WhenIwassixIwenttoalocalgradeschool．IngradeschoolIwas__36__theotherkidsbecauseofmyspeechandreading__37__．Allthekidswouldshout“Youareadummyyouareadummy”andsoon．Ithoughttheywere__38__becauseallmygradesshowedit．Ihadnoself-confidence．

ThroughthefirstfiveyearsofgradeschoolIwassmallandveryclumsy．Iwould__39__cupsandtraysinthecafeandsometimes__40__myselfandfallontothefloorwhenIwalked．InsixthgradeIbecameinterestedin__41__．Theclasshaditsannualfieldday．Eachclasswouldhaveitsownteams__42__againsteachother．Iwentoutforallofthe__43__．Iwasnotthebest__44__Iwasnotbad．ThethingthatIcoulddowasrunandrunfast．This__45__theotherkidsbecauseIwassoclumsyandthen__46__alotmorename-callingfromthekids．Whensomebodyelsewonaracethekidstoldhow__47__hewas．WhenIwontheycalledme__48__;Ididnotknowwhytheyweredoingthis．Ithinkthatitwasunfairandit__49__me．

BetweenseventhandeighthgradeIstartedto__50__．InthreemonthsIgrewseveninches．AtthestartofeighthgradeIbegantoplayfootball．Iwasmuchbiggerthaneverybodyelse;Iwas__51__thanmostofthebacksweplayedagainst．Theotherteamwouldnot__52__theballtowardsmesoIjustranthem__53__．ItwasthefirsttimeinmylifethatIwasreallygoodatsomethingand__54__it．Itwasanewfeelingof__55__．

36．A．above B．before C．behind D．among

37．A．materials B．questions C．skills D．problems

38．A．right B．wrong C．rude D．foolish

39．A．clean B．drop C．keep D．serve

40．A．trip B．help C．enjoy D．hurt

41．A．studies B．sports C．programs D．matches

42．A．stand B．fight C．quarrel D．compete

43．A．teams B．subjects C．tests D．grades

44．A．because B．if C．but D．and

45．A．interested B．shocked C．delighted D．disappointed

46．A．happened B．continued C．made D．came

47．A．famous B．good C．happy D．strange

48．A．names B．numbers C．classmatesD．leaders

49．A．frightenedB．ashamed C．hurt D．worried