Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past,some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the race,but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race,it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles,I was thinking,“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking?” And at one moment,I said to myself,“I am never doing this again!”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑),I walked,I jogged and walked. At times,I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end,a 70­year­old man ran past me,very fast,and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races,and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line,I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
【小题1】What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A.He helped old runners.
B.He cheered up the runners.
C.He passed out water to the runners.
D.He took back the cups from the runners.
【小题2】Why did the writer join the race?
A.He just wanted to experience.B.He was crazy about running.
C.He had practiced running very hard.D.He wanted very much to win a prize.
【小题3】How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?
①He regretted.
②He encouraged himself.
③He felt a little embarrassed.
A.①—②—③B.②—①—③C.①—③—②D.②—③—①
【小题4】 What is the best title (标题) of the passage?
A.To be No.1.B.Let’s compare.
C.A volunteering job.D.Running your own race.

A man died and was on his way to another world, either heaven or hell(天堂或地狱). He saw a very beautiful palace half way and the owner of it __1___  him to live in the palace.
The man said, “I have been working hard during my life and now I just want to eat and  ___2__  without any work.”
The owner said, “If so, there is nowhere else_3____ than here for you. There is a lot of delicious food in __4___ palace and you can eat whatever you want. You can have a good rest and __5___ needs to be done by you. ” Then the man stayed in the palace.
At the beginning, the man felt __6___. But gradually, he felt a bit lonely. So he went to the owner and asked, “It is boring to live _7______  just eating and sleeping every day. Could you help me find a __8___ ?”
The owner replied, “Sorry, there is no job here.”
Several months later, the man couldn’t __9___the present life and went to the owner again, “I am really fed up with(厌倦) this kind of life. __10__ you don’t offer me a job, I would prefer to go to hell instead of living here.”
The owner of the palace smiled, “Do you think it is heaven here? It is hell!’’

【小题1】
A.invitedB.encouragedC.allowedD.ordered
【小题2】
A.sleepB.drinkC.playD.travel
【小题3】
A.biggerB.betterC.worseD.cleaner
【小题4】.
A.yourB.ourC.myD.his
【小题5】A.something   B anything        C. nothing     D .everything
【小题6】.
A.angryB.happyC.boredD.anxious
【小题7】
A.asB.byC.atD.without
【小题8】
A.friendB.childC.jobD.pet
【小题9】
A.standB.refuseC.followD.imagine
【小题10】
A.IfB.UnlessC.SoD.Because

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