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阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My ________ was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of ________ who passed by and ________ a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the race and gave it a ________.
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t ________if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt ________ for a second.
But then I ________ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had ________ capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my ________ was only to finish.
After a minute, it ________me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned ________ about myself in that moment. I turned my ________into inspiration.
I decided that I would not ________ running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and________ properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I ________the finishing line, I was proud of my ________.
In life we all have those moments when we________ ourselves to others. It’s only________ . Don’t allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into ________ and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
1.A.decisionB.targetC.positionD.direction
2.A.runnersB.trainersC.volunteersD.fans
3.A.droppedB.drankC.beggedD.grabbed
4.A.shotB.serviceC.lessonD.experience
5.A.promiseB.knowC.answerD.doubt
6.A.slowlyB.quietlyC. fastD.carefully
7.A.satisfiedB.amusedC.surprisedD.defeated
8.A.realizedB.abandonedC.rememberedD.forgot
9.A.valuableB.properC.wonderfulD.different
10.A.goalB.jobC.planD.dream
11.A.attractedB.happenedC.occurredD.hit
12.A.nothingB.somethingC.anythingD.everything
13.A.achievementB.agreementC.disappointmentD.embarrassment
14.A.pick upB.give upC. sign upD.keep up
15.A.pretendB.prepareC. predictD.behave
16.A.heldB.leftC.crossedD.found
17.A.positionB.accomplishmentC.projectD.race
18.A.contributeB.compareC.combineD.control
19.A.importantB.terribleC. frequentD.natural
20.A.situationB.protectionC.motivationD. condition