When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to__36__ water to the runners, I remember being so __37__ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed 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! So the next year I __38__ up for the race.

That first 10,000m race was quite an __39 _. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. __40__ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)__ 41__ .

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt __42__ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt __43_ for a second.

But then I __44__ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had__45_ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _46_ was only to finish.

After a minute, it_47__ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into __48__ .

I __49__ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare __50__ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my __51 __.

In life we all have those moments when we __52__ ourselves with others. It’s only__53 .__ Don’t allow those moments to __54___ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to __55__ anything you want in life.

1.                A.bring out       B.pass out         C.take out  D.pick out

 

2.                A.excited         B.worried         C.concerned    D.anxious

 

3.A gave B. made    C. signed          D. dressed

4.                A.achievement    B.encouragement  C.interest   D.experience

 

5.                A.At times        B.In time         C.In all D.At all

 

6.                A.victory         B.decision        C.moment  D.conclusion

 

7.                A.embarrassed    B.annoyed        C.moved   D.thrilled

 

8.                A.relaxed         B.defeated        C.puzzled   D.inspired

 

9.                A.realized        B.lost            C.noticed   D.remembered

 

10.               A.necessary       B.evident         C.common   D.different

 

11.               A.motto          B.plan           C.goal  D.direction

 

12.               A.worried        B.hit            C.reached   D.hurt

 

13.               A.attraction       B.devotion        C.expectation    D.inspiration

 

14.               A.hoped         B.promised       C.decided   D.suggested

 

15.               A.slightly         B.hardly          C.clearly    D.properly

 

16.               A.excitement      B.accomplishment C.movement D.judgment

 

17.               A.introduce       B.relate          C.present   D.compare

 

18.               A.important       B.natural         C.strange    D.ridiculous

 

19.               A.weaken        B.wound         C.amuse D.cheer

 

20.               A.prevent        B.deliver         C.achieve   D.abandon

 

 

There was once a farmer. His land was hilly and the soil was not the best. He had a cow that wasn’t giving much milk and he had chickens who were laying few eggs. The place looked run-down (破败的) and the barn and fences (篱笆) needed repair. The farmer and his wife felt dejected.

One stormy evening, a poorly-dressed man knocked on their door, asking if he could get shelter for the night. They shared the food that had been prepared, while they talked a great deal about the farm.

When the stranger left the following morning, he thanked the farmer and his wife and pulled a little bag of gold pieces out of his pocket. He said that maybe this would help them. He added that he’d come by next year with hopes of finding a revived farm.

After this, the farmer and his wife often talked about whether they should buy a more promising cow. Other times they considered whether they should buy chickens who laid more eggs. However, every conversation ended with the farmer trusting the farm would improve as he found himself fixing the barn and the fences, caring for the animals, preparing food for themselves and their animals.

The farmer beamed (眉开眼笑) when the stranger did come by again a year later. Everything looked so much better. The stranger asked, “What did you use the gold for?”

The farmer said, “We hid the gold under a kitchen tile (地砖) and, while we often thought of it, we never did think of anything we needed the gold for.”

Then the farmer added thoughtfully, “I do thank you, though, ever so much. You gave us what we really needed to keep going — you lifted our spirits.”

Saying that, the farmer removed the tile and cheerfully returned the gold to the stranger.

1.The underlined word “dejected” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_____”.

A.kind and generous

B.surprised and delighted

C.disappointed and unhappy

D.strong and fearless

2.One year later, the stranger visited the farmer to _____.

A.get his gold pieces back

B.see if the farm had improved

C.get shelter for the night

D.give the farmer more money

3.From the passage, we can conclude that what the farmer really needed was _____.

A.land rich enough to farm on

B.something to keep their spirits up

C.scientific knowledge of agriculture

D.money to improve his farm

 

Jenna, a popular girl from Westwood Middle School, had graduated first in her class and was ready for new  1  in high school.

2 , high school was different. In the first week, Jenna went to tryouts(选拔赛)for cheerleaders(啦啦队队员). She was competing against very talented girls, and she knew it would be      3  for her to be selected. Two hours later, the   read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart   as the list ended without her name. Feeling  6 , she walked home carrying her schoolbag full of homework.

Arriving home, she started with math. She had always been a good math student, but now she was  . She moved on to English and history, and was  to find that she didn’t have any trouble with those subjects. Feeling better, she decided not to   math for the time being.

The next day Jenna went to see Mrs. Biden about being on the school    10  . Mrs. Biden wasn’t as 11   as Jenna. “I’m sorry, but we have enough 12   for the newspaper already. Come back next year and we’ll talk then.” Jenna smiled 13  and left. “Why is high school so  14  ?” she sighed.

Later in 15  class, Jenna devoted herself to figuring out the problems that had given her so much  16  . By the end of class, she understood how to get them right. As she gathered her books, Jenna decided she’d continue to try to 17   at her new school. She wasn’t sure if she’d succeed, but she knew she had to  18 . High school was just as her mom had said: “You will feel like a small fish in a big pond  19 a big fish in a small pond. The challenge is to become the   20  fish you can be.”

1.                A.processes       B.exercises       C.challenges D.decision

 

2.                A.Therefore       B.Besides         C.Otherwise D.However

 

3.                A.difficult         B.interesting      C.boring    D.easy

 

4.                A.editor          B.judge          C.candidate D.boss

 

5.                A.jumped         B.raced          C.stopped  D.sank

 

6.                A.strange         B.lonely          C.awful D.happy

 

7.                A.struggling       B.complaining      C.working  D.improving

 

8.                A.ashamed        B.relieved        C.shocked  D.disappointed

 

9.                A.put up         B.give up         C.worry about   D.prepare for

 

10.               A.committee      B.team           C.radio D.newspaper

 

11.               A.enthusiastic     B.realistic        C.sympathetic    D.artistic

 

12.               A.speakers       B.writers         C.cheerleaders   D.readers

 

13.               A.widely         B.brightly         C.excitedly  D.weakly

 

14.               A.similar         B.familiar         C.different  D.ordinary

 

15.               A.physics         B.math           C.English    D.history

 

16.               A.pleasure        B.sorrow         C.trouble    D.hope

 

17.               A.fit in           B.get around      C.stay up    D.look out

 

18.               A.swim          B.escape         C.ask   D.try

 

19.               A.in return for     B.instead of       C.in terms of D.in case of

 

20.               A.slimmest        B.gentlest        C.best  D.smallest

 

 

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