A lot of kids in my neighborhood kn

A lot of kids in my neighborhood knew how to ride. I also wanted to 1 , but all the boys told me I couldn’t do it because I was a girl. I decided to prove them 2 , so Tom let me try his bike. I wasn’t on for one minute before I fell off (摔下来). He came over to see if I was OK, 3 then started laughing.That night I told my dad the whole story about how I wanted to be as good as 4 . A few days later my dad told me he bought a nice bike for me. My dad spent four long weeks 5 me everything about the bike. Day after day he worked with me, and I began to progress (进步). Each ride on my bike, I got a little 6 , and finally I was ready for my first time on a trip with some boys. 7 first, the boys had to wait for me, laughing.Every time I came back, I would cry, and every time I cried, my dad was there to put his arms around me. He would tell me not to 8 them and that with more 9 , I would be as 10 as others or better than them.Things finally got easier, as if I could ride with my eyes closed. I am still made fun of, not because I’m not good, but because they felt threatened (威胁) that a girl could do what they did.1. A. run B. ride C. walk2. A. relaxing B. enough C. wrong3. A. but B. so C. or4. A. girls B. class C. boys5. A. hearing B. teaching C. seeing6. A. better B. slower C. bigger7. A. At B. On C. For8. A. laugh at B. listen to C. look at9. A. time B. study C. practice10. A. good B. better C. best