逍遥右脑 2016-09-14 18:12
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed from a（n） 1 injury. I had 2 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 3 for the 3,000-meter run.
“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 4 me. I felt 5 as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 6 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 7 ,” I thought as I moved on. 8 , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 9 and decided not to 10 in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, 11 my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer? 12 than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and 13 , the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving 14 several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just 15 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 16 . I decided to 17 track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always 18 in medals and victories, but in the 19 we overcome（战胜）。 The strongest people are not always the people who win, 20 the people who don’t give up when they lose.
1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
13. A. well enough B. sure enough
C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
答案：
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