And unless otherwise assgned a seat by the teacher,I always

And unless otherwise assgned a seat by the teacher,I always ___to sit at the back of the classroom
A.hoped B.agreed C.meant D.chose为什么选D不选C
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I used to hate being called upon in class mainly because I didn't like attention drawn to myself.And
__1__otherwise assigned(指定)a seat by the teacher,I always__2__to sit at the back of the classroom.
All this__3__after I joined a sports team.It began when a teacher suggested I try out for the
basketball team.At first I thought it was a crazy__4__because I didn't have a good sense of balance,
nor did I have the__5__to keep pace with the others on the team and they would tease me.But for the
teacher who kept insisting on my "__6__for it",I wouldn't have decided to give it a try.
Getting up the courage to go to the tryouts was only the__7__of it!When I first started__1__the
practice sessions,I didn't even know the rules of the game,much__9__what I was doing.Sometimes
I'd get__10__and take a shot at the wrong direction-which made me feel really stupid.__11__,I
wasn't the only one "new" at the game,so I decided to__12__on learning the game,do my best at each
practice session,and not be too hard on myself for the things I didn't__13__"just yet".
I practiced and practiced.Soon I knew the__14__and the "moves".Being part of a team was fun
and motivating.Very soon the competitive__15__in me was winning over my lack of confidence.With
time,I learned how to play and made friends in the__16__— friends who respected my efforts to work
hard and be a team player.I never had so much fun!
With my__17__selfconfidence comes more praise from teachers and classmates.I have gone from
"__18__" in the back of the classroom and not wanting to call attention to myself,__19__raising my
hand—even when I sometimes wasn't 100 percent__20__I had the right answer.Now I have more
selfconfidence in myself.

chose to do sth 是根据自己的意愿去做某事 meant to do sth 打算 有方向做某事 我去选择自己的座位 是自己的意愿