One day, I was riding my bike and saw a man about 250 meters in front of me. I could tell he was cycling slower than me and I decided to catch up with him and ________ him.
I started cycling faster and faster. With every block (街区), I got ________ to him. After a few minutes, I was only about 100 meters behind him, ________ I tried harder.
________, I caught up with him and passed him. I felt so good. I won, but he didn’t even know we were racing.
After I ________ him, I found that I had missed my turn.
Isn’t it just like life? We often race ________ others, trying to beat them or show that we’re more successful or more important. We ________ so much time and energy running after them that we miss out on ________ own paths (小路).
The problem with unhealthy ________ is that it’s a never-ending cycle. There will always be someone in front of you. ________ you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.
11. A.hurt | B.beat | C.hit | D.control |
12. A.closer | B.farther | C.faster | D.slower |
13. 14. A.Suddenly | B.Recently | C.Finally | D.Firstly |
15. A.saw | B.pushed | C.noticed | D.passed |
16. A.behind | B.against | C.after | D.for |
17. 18. 19. A.trouble | B.development | C.communication | D.competition |
20.