III. Cloze
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-meter 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 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 and __33__,the boys were preparing for their race. "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(战胜). 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. surprisingly 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. diseases D. tiredness
40. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
III:
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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-meter 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 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 and __33__,the boys were preparing for their race. "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(战胜). 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. surprisingly 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. diseases D. tiredness
40. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
III:
CDCBA ABDCC ADBBD BDABD
