【题目】When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to___water to the runners. I remember being so___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___up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an___. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.___, I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)___.
At one point near the end, a 70- year-ld man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt___because I was 50 years younger than he but 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____abilities, 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 something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into____.
I____that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare____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____.
In life we all have those moments where we____ourselves to others. It’s only____. Don’t allow those moments to____you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to____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. instruction D. experience
【5】A. At times B. In time C. In all D. After 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. special 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. inspiration D. expectation
【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. reserve B. deliver C. achieve D. abandon