阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a 36 of determination and courage.
The 37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to 38 starts. That left only one to 39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race 40 . I watched the man dive off the 41 and knew right away that something was 42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he 43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to 44 at this poor man that was clearly having a 45 time. Finally he 46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could 47 he was worn out.
__48___in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had ____49____. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to ____50____. Some ____51___began to stand and yell things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his 52 . The crowd went 53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the 55 of the games.
1.A. taste B. show C. sense D. member
2.A. program B. sport C. event D. accident
3.A. straight B. false C. eager D. right
4.A. compete B. match C. win D. succeed
5.A. against B. for C. to D. with
6.A. banks B. blocks C. benches D. boards
7.A. new B. funny C. wrong D. terrible
8.A. recovered B. resurfaced C. renewed D. returned
9.A. stare B. point C. laugh D. glare
10.A. happy B. hard C. good D. long
11.A. miss B. made C. catch D. carry
12.A. forget B. believe C. admit D. tell
13.A. But B. So C. Or D. Thus
14.A. moved B. left C. changed D. stopped
15.A. cheer B. chat C. quarrel D. debate
16.A. ever B. still C. even D. never
17.A. duty B. turn C. action D. race
18.A. bad B. wrong C. hungry D. wild
19.A. audience B. athletes C. judges D. experts
20.A. spirit B. progress C. skill D. secret