I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 　 1　 my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 　　2　 until I got older so I could run in the Olympics and win lots of 　 3　 .

One day my mother saw a (n) 　 4　 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 　5 in entering this race ?” she asked me.

“Yes, of course,” I answered.

I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 　 6 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　 7　 me.

Just before the race began, my dad 　 8　 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 　 9　 you can speed up at the end.”

Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 　 10　 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 　 11 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 　12　 harder.

“Come on, Kelly! You can do it ! Keep running !”

Out of the corner of my 　13　 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

“I can’t do it!” I 　 14　 to say.

“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.

I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 15 words.

I came fifth, but I felt like a (n) 16　 . I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 　 17 .

I felt thankful that my dad had 　 18　 left my side. He always 　 19 me when I feel like giving up. He runs alongside me 　 20　 my life.

1. A. trouble　　　 B. show　　　 C. race　　　　 D. win

2. A. help　　　　 B. stop　 　　 C. wait　　　　 D. complain

3. A. money　　　 B. gifts　　　　 C. prizes　　　　 D. medals

4. A. story　　　　 B. report　　　 C. advertisement　 D. medals

5. A. interested　　 B. frightened　　 C. excited　　　 D. surprised

6. A. asked for　　 B. set up　　　 C. wiped out　　 D. thought of

7. A. time　　　　 B. cheer　　　 C. watch　　　　 D. guide

8. A. replied　　　 B. blamed　　　 C. whispered　　 D. shouted

9. A. until　　　　 B. because　　 C. so　　　　　 D. if

10. A. fast　　　　　 B. proudly　　　 C. patiently　　 D. early

11. A. curious　　　 B. angry　　　　 C. mad　　　　 D. nervous

12. A. running　　　 B. breathing　　 C. thinking　　 D. struggling

13. A. track　　　　 B. competitors　 C. managed　　 D. eye

14. A. continued　　 B. decided　　　 C. managed　　 D. remembered

15. A. encouraging　 B. touching　　　 C. boring　　　 D. disappointing

16. A. hero　　　　 B. winner　　　　 C. owner　　　 D. loser

17. A. broken down　 B. fallen behind　 C. run away　　 D. given up

18. A. hardly　　　　 B. never　　　　 C. always　　　 D. often

19. A. comforts　　　 B. encourages　　 C. criticizes　　 D. punishes

20. A. through　　　 B. for　　　　　 C. about　　　 D. with

Hi Cindy,

Please don’t worry if you feel a little strange around boys．You are in the process of 　1

from a little girl into a young woman and there are 2 called hormones（荷尔蒙）that are changing not only your body but your 3 ．For example, you say you used to feel at ease 4 boys and you would usually run and fight one another for 5 ．That was Cindy, the little girl, Cindy the 6 woman doesn’t want to fight boys or even run with them 7 your interests are changing．That is what is making you feel strange and it is also 8 to the other girls around you and also to the boys．Your life is 9 a different stage but you should understand that this is （a） 10 normal, and（b） something that will pass quickly.

I think you should again try to 11 around boys．You can still talk with them about 12 your like including sports, movies, web sites and celebrities （名人）．I 13 that you not try to fight with them, however, because the 14 are becoming much bigger and stronger．I think you will find that you will 15 being with boys but that your feelings will be different from the 16 they used to be．I know you are not supposed to have a 17 while you are still in school in China, but if you start to find some boys very handsome and you are strongly 18 to some of them, don’t be surprised, 19 , this is all very normal．For now, you should 20 your school work, though you will find that some boys are attracted to you．This will be a new adventure for you and my best advice is to relax and enjoy it.

Good luck,

　　　　 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Brad

1．A．starting 　 B．surviving　 C．changing 　 D．ranging

2．A．cells 　　　 B．nutritions C．objects　 　 D．chemicals

3．A．head　 　　 B．mind　 　　 C．life　　 　　 D．study

4．A．against　 　 B．for　　 　　 C．with　 　　 D．without

5．A．fun　 　　　 B．honor　 　 C．good　　 　　 D．praise

6．A．brave　 　　 B．young 　　 C．smart　　 　 D．unique

7．A．before　 　　 B．when 　　　 C．until　　 　 D．because

8．A．referring　 B．appealing 　 C．happening 　 D．pointing

9．A．setting　　 B．entering　 C．reflecting　 D．representing

10．A．perfectly B．possibly 　 C．hardly　 　 D．nearly

11．A．play　　　 B．fool　　 　 C．date　　 　　 D．relax

12．A．somebody　 B．anybody 　 C． anything　 D．something

13．A．demand　 　 B．recommend C．command 　　 D．determine

14．A．girls　　　 B．adults　　 　 C．kids 　　　　 D．boys

15．A．enjoy　 　 B．hate　 　　 C．avoid　　 　 D．regret

16．A．model　　 B．standard 　 C．way　　 　　 D．style

17．A．girlfriend B．boyfriend C．degree　 　 D．job

18．A．attracted　 　　　　　　　 B．opposed　 C．exposed　 D．accustomed

19．A．Rather　 　 B．Besides　 C．Afterwards　 D．Again

20．A．depend on　 B．decide on　 C．concentrate on 　 D．agree on