What does the difficult word "challenges" mean in the sentence "Now, I see challenges as chances to grow" (Paragraph 5)?
福利
巧合
机遇
挑战
Which preposition should be used in the phrase "share my story ______ others" in the context of the speech competition (Paragraph 4 implied)?
at
with
for
to
The phrase "gather the courage" in Paragraph 4 probably means ______.
浪费勇气
失去勇气
鼓起勇气
传递勇气
Which of the following collocations is correct as it appears in the passage?
keep doing daily exercise
face fears by running away
improve communication skill
cut down junk food
Which of the following is the correct literal paraphrase of the sentence "I didn't use to be a confident person in my early years" (Paragraph 1)?
我早年因自信而受欢迎
我天生就是个自信的人
我早年一直是个自信的人
我早年并不是一个自信的人
The phrase "cut down on" in Paragraph 3 means ______.
增加
丢弃
削减、减少
收藏
Which adjective should be used in the phrase "______ diet" in the sentence "I kept a healthy diet, cut down on junk food and kept doing daily exercise" (Paragraph 3)?
cheap
healthy
expensive
unhealthy
The sentence "Paul's encouragement was my guiding light" (Paragraph 5) mainly tells us that ______.
我用灯照亮了保罗的路
保罗的鼓励毫无用处
保罗的鼓励给了我方向和力量
保罗给了我一盏实际的灯
The difficult word "volunteering" in Paragraph 4 means "志愿服务".
The phrase "hang out with" in the passage is used to express "与…… 闲逛", so it is a correct collocation.
The sentence "After nine months, I lost 90 pounds" can be literally translated as "九个月后，我瘦了 90 磅".
The phrase "give up" in Paragraph 3 means "坚持到底".