My First Marathon (马拉松)

A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was hurt and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I decided to go ahead.

I remember back to my 7th year in school. After my first PE class, the teacher told me that I was "not athletic (运动型的)". The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a fight against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the fight against my own body and mind. A test of wills!

The night before my marathon, I dreamed that I couldn't even find the finish line.

I woke up, being helpless and nervous but ready to prove something to myself. Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe lace became untied. So I stopped to tie it. Not the start I wanted! I had been left behind others at the beginning.

At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once-hurt-ankle hurt badly, but I still stayed the course, walking a bit and then running again.

As I came near to mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a. m. or questioned my expenses on running.

I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the person who came in first place had. I can now call myself a "marathon winner".

1.What happened to the writer a month before his marathon?

A.He hurt his knees. B.He got hurt in one ankle.

C.He wanted to give up. D.He went back to his school.

2.According to the PE teacher in the 7th year in school, the writer________.

A.didn't train hard B.could finish the marathon

C.wasn't good at sports D.would get support from many fans

3.What does the story mainly tell us?

A.One is never too old to learn.

B.Failure is the mother of success.

C.A man can make success with the help of family.

D.A winner is the one with great effort and a strong will.

The other day I was doing some shopping. A man, who was untidy, walked towards a group of us at the checkout(收银台). I heard him talk to the man in front of me, “I don’t want to steal (偷)from this store… would you ______ me some food?”

The man pretended(假装)not to hear him. I waited ______ for my turn to be questioned. but it never came. ______ I asked him, “Can I buy you something to eat?”

He ______ accepted. The man got a bag and began putting samosas (炸三角) in the bag. He stopped and I asked him how many he had got and he replied 10.

The cashier(收银员) looked at me doubtfully(怀疑地) and then added them to ______ order. After I was through, the man said he wanted something to drink, too. The cashier seemed to be keeping a close eye on him. I admitted(承认) I was too, as I didn’t want him to steal nothing ______ ! I told the cashier that if he got a(n) ______ , I’d just pay for it.

Finally, we both ended up leaving the ______ , but he stood right outside holding the samosas in his hands and talking to himself. Or maybe he was talking with ______ who he thought was there. This man’s circumstances(情况)saddened me. How many of the homeless also suffer from a mental (精神的) ______ ? Maybe that’s even what led him to be homeless. I also thought about the watchful eye the cashier and I kept over him. I hoped to meet him again someday. .. maybe we can sit down and have lunch together.

1.A.borrow B.buy C.catch D.sell

2.A.patiently B.hurriedly C.finally D.carefully

3.A.So B.And C.But D.Or

4.A.friendly B.gladly C.worriedly D.carefully

5.A.her B.my C.his D.their

6.A.neither B.also C.too D.either

7.A.drink B.bag C.samosa D.lunch

8.A.cinema B.theatre C.restaurant D.store

9.A.anybody B.nobody C.someone D.everyone

10.A.ability B.effort C.illness D.experience

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