1、It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n)_________(21) injury. I had_________(22) whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,__________(23) for the 3,000-metre run.
“Ready… set…”. The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed________(24) me. I felt_________(25) as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest________(26) I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈))ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
“Maybe I should________(27).” I thought as I moved on. _______(28), I decided to to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran _______(29) and decided not to_______(30) in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ______(31) my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer--- ________(32) than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around, _________(33) the boys were preparing for theirs. “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving________(34) several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just __________(35) a race!” I thought.
“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”
Suddenly I regained _________(36). I decided to ________(37) track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always__________(38) in medals and victories, but in the _________(39) we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, _________(40) the people who don’t give up when they lose.
21. A. slighter |
B. worse |
C. earlier |
D. heavier |
22. A. expected |
B. supposed |
C. imagined |
D. doubted |
23. A. late |
B. eager |
C. ready |
D. thirsty |
24. A. from behind |
B. ahead of |
C. next to |
D. close to |
25. A. ashamed |
B. astonished |
C. excited |
D. frightened |
26. A. cheer |
B. shout |
C. cry |
D. noise |
27. A. slow down |
B. drop out |
C. go on |
D. speed up |
28. A. Therefore |
B. Otherwise |
C. Besides |
D. However |
29. A. with delight |
B. with fear |
C. in pain |
D. in advance |
30. A. play |
B. arrive |
C. race |
D. attend |
31. A. even if |
B. only if |
C. unless |
D. until |
32. A. weaker |
B. longer |
C. lower |
D. louder |
33. A. well enough |
B. sure enough |
C. surprising enough |
D. strangely enough |
34. A. while |
B. when |
C. as |
D. since |
35. A. finished |
B. won |
C. passed |
D. lost |
36. A. cheer |
B. hope |
C. interest |
D. experience |
37. A. hold on |
B. turn to |
C. begin with |
D. stick with |
38. A. measured |
B. praised |
C. tested |
D. increased |
39. A. sadness |
B. struggles |
C. disease |
D. tiredness |
40. A. or |
B. nor |
C. and |
D. but |