Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years  21 the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 22, began to believe he might 23 this almost magic barrier.

  It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 24 chance. Bannister had been _25 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 26 to him. Describing the 27 later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track, the wind blew strongly. As I 28 for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved 29 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

  “The gun fired. My legs 30  to meet no resistance, as if I was 31 forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 32 gave me greater strength. I felt the 33 of a lifetime had come.”

  “I was driven on by a 34 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 35 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 36 could have done in previous years. When I leapt(冲向) at the 37 tape(跑道终点的细绳), I fell, almost 38.”

“I knew I had done it, even before I 39 the time. The announcement came, ‵Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…′the rest was 40 in the noise of excitement.”

21.
A. passed along
B. passed down
C. went by
D. went over
22.
A. coach
B. athlete
C. captain
D. judge
23.
A. defeat
B. move
C. beat
D. break
24.
A. real
B. lucky
C. serious
D. false
25.
A. competing
B. training
C. fighting
D. attending
26.
A. eagerness
B. pleasure
C. relief
D. worry
27.
A. accident
B. event
C. issue
D. topic
28.
A. did up
B. made up
C. put up
D. lined up
29.
A. safely
B. heavily
C. thinly
D. gently
30.
A. seemed
B. used
C. happened
D. had
31.
A. dragged
B. drawn
C. pulled
D. pushed
32.
A. mass
B. residents
C. crowd
D. team
33.
A. moment
B. period
C. while
D. date
34.
A. concentration
B. collection
C. combination
D. classification
35.
A. so
B. but
C. or
D. as
36.
A. never
B. ever
C. even
D. still
37.
A. starting
B. lasting
C. finishing
D. running
38.
A. unconcerned
B. unconscious
C. unknown
D. unnoticed
39.
A. offered
B. told
C. announced
D. heard
40.
A. stuck
B. involved
C. lost
D. spread

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