While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an incredible(难以置信的) sight. The  36  was swimming and started with only three men. For one reason or another, two of them had a 37 start, so they were disqualified. That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to  38 against.

I watched the man  39  off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong. Now I’m not an expert  40  but I do know a good dive 41 a poor one, and this was not exactly medal  42  . I listened to the crowd begin to  43 this poor man that was clearly having a  44  time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was 45  he made a few desperate(拼命的) stroke(划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.

But in those few  46 strokes, the crowd had changed. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to  47 . Some even began to  48  things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and he 49  finished his race. The crowd went  50 . Even though he recorded one of the  51 times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other 52 .

In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals, feeling they have  53 been cheated out of gold, or when they act so  54  in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog(败者), a man that gave his all --- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of his  55  and the spirit of the games.

1.                A．view           B．event          C．game D．match

2.                A．false           B．nervous        C．strange   D．violent

3.                A．fight           B．struggle         C．defend   D．race

4.                A．set            B．bounce         C．dive D．fall

5.                A．swimmer       B．coach          C．judge D．adviser

6.                A．from           B．in             C．beyond   D．between

7.                A．feature         B．quality          C．example  D．sign

8.                A．break off       B．stand by        C．laugh at   D．focus on

9.                A．happy          B．wonderful       C．satisfying  D．tough

10.               A．hopeful        B．pitiful          C．boring D．skillful

11.               A．intellectual      B．smart          C．awkward  D．excellent

12.               A．support        B．quit           C．cheer D．hesitate

13.               A．speak          B．present        C．conclude  D．yell

14.               A．eventually      B．hardly          C．successful D．nearly

15.               A．wild           B．angry          C．sad   D．grey

16.               A．fastest         B．luckiest         C．worst D．slowest

17.               A．companion      B．competitors     C．volunteers D．partners

18.               A．somehow       B．already         C．even D．anyway

19.               A．poorly         B．carelessly       C．sharply    D．proudly

20.               A．advantage      B．independence   C．determination  D．principle

—May I use your computer?

  —Sure, _____________

cheer up                    B. come on              C. go ahead            D. nothing

—It’s Maria! I got the first place in the exam.

  —       ！Everyone knows you cheated and you just copied Tony’s.

   A. Congratulations.        B. Come on       C. Good luck        D. Cheer up

--- I’m not good at singing, you know.

   --- ________! It’s just for fun.

    A. No problem         B. Come on     C. What a pity       D. Cheer up

While watching a swimming competition one night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.

The event started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. In fact, it is difficult enough, not having anyone to race against.

I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong. I’m not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality. When he resurfaced, it was obvious that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitor.

I listened to the crowd beginning to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he made his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.

But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.

No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did.

This young man finally finished his race. The crowd went wild. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in swimming history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.

Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to the competition.

In a competition, we usually watch the brilliant athletes competing for medals, but it is nice to watch an underdog.

1.From the passage we learn that the young man _____.

A．made his turn to start back pitifully

B．was skillful at freestyle swimming

C．swam faster than the average swimmer

D．seemed unlikely to win a gold medal

2.The crowd changed their attitude because _____.

A．they felt sorry for the young man

B．they wanted to show their interest

C．they were moved by the young man

D．they meant to please the young man

3.According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means ____.

A．it’s amusing to watch a skillful swimmer swimming

B．it’s amazing to watch a good loser challenging himself

C．it’s good for athletes to act proudly

D．it’s difficult for some athletes to remove medals

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A．Go for it！         B．Try again!          C．Compete for gold!   D．Break a record!