When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race.      My  36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of    37  who passed by and   38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the   39  and gave it a shot.

The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t   40  if I could finish.

At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very   41  , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt      42  for a second.

But then I   43   something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had   44  capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my   45   was only to finish.

After a minute, it   46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned  47 about myself in that moment. I turned my   48  into inspiration.

I decided that I would not   49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and  50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I   51 the finishing line, I was proud  52 my accomplishment.

In life we all have those moments when we  53 ourselves to others. It’s only   54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into   55  and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.

Though bought ten years ago,the car is still in good ______.

A.situation                    B.condition                   C.position                     D.station

Though bought ten years ago,the car is still in good ______.

A.situation　　　　 B.condition　　　　 C.position　　　 D.station

第二节 完型填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡将该项涂黑。

I was in a crowded local in Mumbai. I was lucky to find a seat as I had got in at the first station. Soon, the seats were all  21  ,and most people had to stand.

In the middle of all this, I saw a girl about 10 years old. It was   22  that she was used to the crowd and the pushing, because she would silently change  23  to be just a little bit more comfortable. I felt a little sad sitting there  24  her standing nearby.

It struck me that this is the time to  25  an act of kindness. However, I had to overcome some internal barriers before I   26  an act of kindness. “World I look foolish trying to help her?” I wondered. Them I thought. “Maybe this sort of thing is quite common, and   27  would think the worse of me if I did not do anything.” I felt a little shy just  28  . But I told myself “Well,   29  you think about it, go the whole way.” So I asked her if she wanted to sit on my   30  for the rest of the train ride.  31  I was a little hesitant while offering it to her, the surprised and   32  look on her face was enough to   33  all my doubts. And then, I began to think—“Why hadn’t I offered it to her even  34  ?” “What was stopping me?” A complete about-face came from my previous thoughts.

  35  , the gift of gratitude she had given me was far more that the ‘scat’ I had offered her! It was  36  to say who was doing the giving. She was so considerate as she sat at the sat at the very edge of my knee,   37  half her weight so as not to make my legs hurt. I told her that she could sit comfortably, and I wouldn’t   38  . I got one more pure expression of   39  ! And luckily, I was in the window seat, so the little grill had fun  40  the sights form the window! This simple give and take made the day beautiful!

21．A．kept              B．put            C．given         D．taken

22．A．obvious            B．convenient       C．consequent       D．efficient

23．A．condition          B．occasion       C．position        D．situation

24．A．for                B．about         C．beyond         D．situation

25．A．practise            B．play          C．hold          D．manage

26．A．might               B．should          C．could         D．would

27．A．anybody           B．somebody     C．everybody     D．nobody

28．A．passing by               B．giving out     C．keeping off      D．nobody

29．A．once              B．even if          C．in case          D．unless

30．A．bag               B．seat           C．lap            D．top

31．A．Because            B．Though         C．So             D．But

32．A．frightened         B．amused         C．embarrassed     D．delighted

33．A．increase            B．sweep           C．digest           D．submit

34．A．better                   B．faster         C．earlier          D．later

35．A．To some degree       B．By chance     C．In other words  D．As usual

36．A．difficult            B．strange         C．generous       D．easy

37．A．depending         B．supporting           C．concentrating   D．transforming

38．A．advance            B．agree         C．mind         D．fear

39．A．carefulness           B．gratitude       C．happiness      D．kindness

40．A．keeping up           B．putting up     C．giving off     D．taking in