Ⅵ. Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words given in the box.
new，laugh，fail，challenge，disappointed，fall in love with
When I was young，I once dreamt of joining the school basketball team. However，my coach said I wasn't tall and strong enough，so I 28. in the end. It made me feel sad all day long. What's worse，some of my classmates even 29. at me. Their heartbreaking words hurt me deeply，and I really felt 30. in myself.
Luckily，my best friends continued to comfort me and suggested that I take part in swimming. I just tried to take my mind off my sadness. To my surprise，I 31. it soon. With my hard practice，I even won several competitions，and my life took a 32. turn.
Now I've made lots of new friends and I'm not sad any more. I'm sure that my life will be filled with joys and new 33. . It's great to look back and see my pains and gains with fresh eyes.
Life goes on. It's true that when one door closes，the other opens.

28. failed 29. laughed 30. disappointed
31. fell in love with 32. new
33. challenges

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类的选词填空题，解题时首先通读全文，梳理出故事主线：作者年少时申请加入校篮球队被拒受挫，之后在朋友建议下尝试游泳，最终收获全新人生经历。接下来先明确方框内所有词汇的词义，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、固定搭配、全文统一的叙事时态（一般过去时）、语法规则逐一匹配词汇并变换正确形式，最后代入通读检查逻辑是否通顺即可。
【解析】
28. 结合前文“教练认为我不够高大强壮”的语境，可知最终我没能入选篮球队，也就是失败了。全文叙事为一般过去时，动词fail要变为过去式，故填failed。
29. 此处对应固定搭配laugh at sb.，含义为“嘲笑某人”，符合“同学嘲讽我”的语境，时态为一般过去时，laugh变为过去式laughed，故填laughed。
30. 此处表达“我对自己感到失望”，对应固定搭配feel disappointed in sb.，用形容词disappointed作系动词feel的表语，修饰人的感受，故填disappointed。
31. 结合后文“我刻苦练习还赢了多场比赛”的语境，可知我很快就爱上了游泳，短语fall in love with含义为“爱上”，时态为一般过去时，fall变为过去式fell，故填fell in love with。
32. 此处表达“我的人生迎来了新的转折”，固定表达take a new turn意为“出现新的转机”，用形容词new修饰名词turn，故填new。
33. 此处和并列成分joys对应，表达“生活充满欢乐和新的挑战”，challenge是可数名词，此处表示多个挑战，要变为复数形式challenges，故填challenges。
【答案】
28. failed 29. laughed 30. disappointed 31. fell in love with 32. new 33. challenges
【知识点】
动词固定搭配，一般过去时，名词单复数
【点评】
本题属于基础类的选词填空题型，依托励志记叙文的语境考察核心知识点，既需要学生读懂上下文逻辑匹配词义，也需要熟练掌握常见固定短语、时态变形、词性功能的相关规则，易错点在于第33空容易忽略challenge是可数名词，没有变为复数形式。
【难度系数】
0.7