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Directions: In this section, there is a passage from Text B with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. You may not use any of the words in the bank more than once. [A] feet [B] competitions [C] spectators [D] critical [E] visualized [F] out [G] eloquent [H] evaporated [I] individual [J] tribute [K] confess [L] mounted [M] barrier [N]talent [O] despite When Kristi Yamaguchi fell to the ice in the 1992 Winter Olympics at Albertville, France , 1) __________ groaned. Surely the 20-year-old’s chances for a gold medal in figure skating had 2) __________ with that tumble. But Kristi rose to her 3) __________ , flashed a dazzling smile and spun back into her program. When the judges’ scores were announced, she had received near-perfect marks 4) __________ the fall. Her spirited recovery gave here the gold medal ---- a 5) __________ to her determination and courage. As a consultant to U.S. Olympic teams and many 6) __________ athletes, I’ve seen dozens of young men and women like Kristi who reached deep into themselves at a 7) __________ moment and found something that brought 8) __________ their best. They 9) __________ the winners’ stand not simply because of athletic 10) __________ but because of firm inner fiber.