As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she __21__ out at the audience, hoping to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Flemint, had driven all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their __22__ compete in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
The music __23__ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music carry her along into her turns, and she began skating with much __24 _ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the last seconds before skating onto the ice was __25__. She was feeling the movement of the __26__ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, then did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was finished.
The crowd loved it and cheered as she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other __27__. It was the remark that always came after a free-skating performance. But what should the __28__ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy waited for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting __29__ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were __30__. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, California.
21. A. looked B. watched C. found D. stepped
22. A. friend B. children C. son D. daughter
23. A. started B. played C. developed D. sang
24. A. thought B. belief C. success D. anxiety
25. A. lost B. present C. strong D. gone
26. A. music B. fear C. ice D. body
27. A. skaters B. parents C. teachers D. journalists
28. A. players B. audience C. judges D. listeners
29. A. comfortably B. hurriedly C. happily D. anxiously
30. A. carried out B. let out C. announced D. declared