“Do you want to come with me?” Sally asked her brother. “I’m going to meet some friends at the bike course（赛道，路线）down the block. We’re going to practice for the race next week.”

“No, thanks,” Mark replied. “Sam’s coming over to play basketball.”

Sally rode off on her bike while Mark waited for his friend. Mark was fast,   35   he usually did well in most sports. He didn’t think it would   36   if he practiced the course. It could be hilly or sandy, and Mark knew he would   37   speed along.

The race day finally arrived. “My stomach feels like I ate some butterflies,” Sally told Mark when she saw so many kids around. Then they   38   the other riders at the start line.

“Sally is always nervous,” Mark thought. “Don’t worry.   39   will do fine,” he said. As soon as the starter shouted “Go!”, Mark’s legs pumped up and down like two machines. He moved   40   to the front.

A few minutes later, there wasn’t anyone ahead of him! Mark raced along the course. He rode past some pine trees. Then the path looped(环绕)around a pond. Mark was surprised that the course was so   41  .

His tired legs felt like they weighed a hundred pounds. All at once, a flash of color caught his eyes. There was a line of bike riders on the course ahead of him! “How could this be?” Mark said to himself. “I must have taken a wrong   42   and made one more loop in the course,” he thought.

Mark pushed his achy muscles(肌肉)harder. He realized his   43   alone wouldn’t be enough this time;   44   the course was just as important. He managed to ride past a couple of bike riders, but he couldn’t   45   the riders who were in the lead.

After the race Mark saw his sister. “Wow, you must have done a good job in the race. What place did you get?” Mark asked.

“Third place!” Sally answered excitedly.

“That’s great! I came in ninth place. But I’ll do better next year because I’ll be     46   enough to practice the course with you,” Mark made a face at his sister and replied.

35. A. but                           B. as                        C. and                      D. or

36. A. help                          B. move                   C. care                     D. come

37. A. just                           B. even                     C. never                   D. still

38. A. joined                       B. passed                  C. visited                  D. invited

39. A. I                              B. You                      C. They                    D. She

40. A. quickly                     B. quietly                  C. clearly                  D. carefully

41. A. hard                         B. wide                    C. long                     D. tidy

42. A. chance                      B. turn                     C. step                     D. ride

43. A. patience                    B. spirit                    C. speed                   D. imagination

44. A. accepting                  B. changing              C. knowing               D. finishing

45. A. leave                         B. touch                   C. face                     D. reach

46. A. honest                      B. smart                   C. brave                   D. confident

    Do you know Beckham, a football star? Recently my ears are full of fine words from my friends around me, such as, "Oh, Beckham is so handsome, so cool, that I can't help loving him!" or "What perfect skills he has!" Yeah, I  16   with them to some degree, though I sometimes do want to ___17   them how much they know about Beckham, besides (除了) his   18   and how much they know about football. It seems funny that we are   19   for those things. In fact, we don't know the things well or we are not   20   about them. But we all. My friends as well as I, consider this one of life's   21   .

     We need these pleasures to make our lives brighter. But that isn't equal to craziness or rubbish. As an old saying goes: "Don't judge (评判) a book by its cover." We should not judge anything from its appearance. We should all know that it is one's good qualities and great    22   that make one a star and well-known. Therefore, we'd better say   23   about Beckham's good looks.

     If we close our eyes, falling in deep thought, and   24   it over, we can find the things that cause us to be really happy or sad have a   25   picture. From the picture, we find that the things are different. If we don't go deeper and are just satisfied with the   26   of the things, sooner or later we will find we have not really  27   anything because the pleasant outside of the things has misled (误导) us, and we'll keep doing something silly  28   we realize the facts and make some changes.

     I believe that thinking it over and going deeper is a   29   of great progress (进步). It one day we are   30  to go deeper into everything, we will finally prove how much we have grown up, mad prove how wise and mature (成熟的) we have become.

16. A. expect         B. agree         C. hope          D. think

17. A. ask           B. tell           C. teach         D. doubt

18. A. skills           B. fame          C. team          D. appearance

19. A. grateful        B. crazy         C. serious        D. famous

20. A. sure           B, happy         C. pleased        D. careful

21. A. aims           B. conclusions    C. pleasures      D. spirits

22. A. treasure         B~ success        C. looks          D. advertisement

23. A. more           B. something     C. less           D. nothing

24. A. getting         B. passing      C. turning       D. thinking

25. A. clear           B. dark          C. frightening     D. exciting

26. A. trueness        B. environment   C. outside        D. inside

27. A. believed        B. promised      C. affected       D. received

28. A. since           B. although       C. unless         D. when

29. A. sign           B. cause         C. medal         D. goal

30. A. frightened      B. willing        C. likely         D. possible

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　　Do you remember what a true story about someone's life is called? Yes, it is called a biography(传记). (1) he writes a biography of a person, an author(作者)must (2) a lot of research (3) facts about the person. Do you know how an author might go to find facts about (4) ?

　　After he has collected (5) facts, the author must then put them (6) and make an interesting story. In order to(为了) (7) ,the author must (8) guess what the person said and (9) he thought (10) . Then he must sometimes make up (虚构) some talks (11) the person and other people and he (12) make up some actions(活动) of the person. But authors (13) that these parts agree with(和……一致) (14) actions and talks of the person. (15) a biography is a true story of a person's life, (16) parts of it (17) made up by the author.

　　A true story about a person's life may not be a (18) . It can be an autobiography(自传). An autobiography is a true story about a person's life (19) it (20) be written by that person himself.

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　　A true story about a person's life may not be a (18) . It can be an autobiography(自传). An autobiography is a true story about a person's life (19) it (20) be written by that person himself.

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These days, it is found that school students hardly have any sports. Is it because they have no interest in sports? It may not be true. They often say they have   1   more important things to do.

What are these important things? Exams! They have to get   2   ready(准备)  for all kinds of exams and tests in school. So many of them almost become bookworms(书呆子). In the past, in the summer holidays，they could do   3   they liked, but now they have to    4   all their time preparing(准备) .  So  5   have kept them away from going in for sports.

Because of the pressure from   6   parents and teachers, they   7   to work harder and spend most of their time    8   books. As for the students themselves, they don't want to fail the lessons because they want to further their studies(深造). So it is necessary to give   9   of their spare(空闲的) time to their studies and give up their school sports.

It's true a good education cannot go without physical training, the same is true, a quick mind hardly goes along with a   10   body. Without a strong body, you can never do anything well, how can you make great success in life?

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(     ) 2. A. himself       B. themself      C. themselves     D. you

(     ) 3. A. some thing    B. something     C. everything     D. nothing

(     ) 4. A. give         B. spend         C. take          D. cost

(     ) 5. A. teachers      B. parents        C. studies        D. holidays

(     ) 6. A .his          B. one's          C. their          D. other's

(     ) 7. A .try          B. hope          C. have          D. enjoy

(     ) 8. A .in           B. at            C. to            D. on

(     ) 9. A .few          B. any          C. all            D. none

(     ) 10. A strong       B. heavy         C. weak         D. ill