1 . Starting to run at 60 has certainly turned my life upside down. I made a bucket list and managed to tick off a few things already. And then I started running.

I heard about a running program in Delhi. It targeted women who had never run before, with the aim of getting non-runners fit enough to run 6 kilometers in 10 weeks.

Despite the painful slowness and my constant out-of-breath state, what emerged from the early morning runs was a definite sense of happiness. At the end of a run, I felt better, happier, and energized. I’d started running because, at my age, I felt I needed to be active, and here I was bursting with energy and getting stronger by the week.

In February this year, I ran my second full marathon and won a gold medal in my category. There was also the silver in my first full marathon and my first half marathon. It’s been a journey of nothing but fun. I run. And I was hooked.

There have been moments of aches and pains, tripping and falling down, but these are nothing compared to the thrill of taking part in your first ever race, at 60. The aches are nothing compared to the energizing rush you get at the end of a run. In the early days, there were also many moments of self-doubt. Those moments were far worse than the occasional aches, but the joy of running quickly outweighed the bad.

Conclusion? “Start running” was the best thing to add to my bucket list, and if you haven’t yet done so, please, do it right now.

4 . 假如你是光明中学足球队队长李华，请你给上海希望国际学校足球队负贵人Mr Brown发一封邮件，邀请该校足球队来你校打一场友谊赛。要点包括：

1. 发出邀请；

2. 友谊赛的意义和目的。

注意：

1. 词数80左右；

2. 可适当增加细节，使内容充实，行文连贯。

Dear Mr. Brown,

I hope this email finds you well.

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Best regards,

Li Hua

5 . 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The basketball finals of the Village Basketball Association (VBA), an amateur inter-village event     1    (originate) from Taijiang county in Guizhou province, concluded on Oct 28 in Guizhou. Just one month later, another basketball match reawakened     2     passion for the sport in the hearts of Guizhou residents.

On Nov 29, two teams took to a brand-new basketball court-the Gatorade Dream Court     3     (construct) by Gatorade, a sports beverage brand. The spectator stands     4     (fill) with cheering fans, adding to the vibrant atmosphere as the players showcased their skills. Coming from diverse corners of China and representing     5    (vary) professional backgrounds, the players showcased a remarkable unity and impressive athleticism the moment they     6     (step) onto the court, bound together by their shared passion and love for the game.

In 2016, the Communist Party of China Central Committee and the State Council released the “Healthy China 2030” blueprint,     7     serves as a general guideline for promoting the public’s health over the next 15 years. China is     8    (steady) advancing towards overall better health for the nation, as well as becoming an international sports powerhouse,     9     grassroots sports playing a crucial role. The VBA has sparked a trend of organizing village basketball events across the country, reflecting the     10     (enthusiastic) of the Chinese people for grassroots sports.

7 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

8 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

9 . In late 2021, I began to have a little bit of a midlife crisis. When my father was 48 years old, he had a heart attack that nearly ended his life. As I _________ my mid-forties, I knew that I needed to make a change in my life. I wanted to do something _________ to prove to myself and everyone else around me that I wasn’t going to have the same fate.

As I was trying to determine what kind of _________ that I wanted to set, I found a _________ called The Rut. The Rut is a series of races that are _________ in Big Sky, Montana every September. There’s multiple distances, but the 28 Kilometer _________ is the most popular, as well as the most _________ of the entire series. This race is regularly listed in the top ten most difficult races in the world. It involves almost 8,000 feet of elevation (海拔)_________ . This was the type of race I was _________ .

I also did a detailed training __________ . Even if I was traveling for business, I would stick to it and never __________ a workout (训练). And then came race day.

That day, Big Sky Montana, was unseasonably __________ , almost 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The race is going almost entirely above tree line, which means that you just are __________ to the elements (恶劣天气) nearly the entire time. Many people __________ out of the race halfway. But I finished it. When I reached the finish line, I was greeted by my wife and children, also friends that had traveled with us to Big Sky that day. This was the biggest challenge I had made for myself, but I __________ it.