2 . The day that I will always remember is when I ran my first 10km.While putting my toe on the starting____, I felt my heart drop to my stomach. However, I would____my heart, because in running, when you run out of your____, you just run with your heart.

That day the____was cool and fresh, and my courage had____. The race was about to start. Bang! The____of the starting gun ran into the air. I took off running,____like the wind. I knew it would be a really great____for me. In the first four miles, I felt like a cheetah (猎豹). I felt____and forceful in my pace.

Then came the fifth mile. My legs____like jelly(果冻), and I could feel fire burning in my lungs, “keep____!” the thought ran through my head. Now was the time I had to run with my____. I had to win although I didn’t know whether I would____it. My body really wanted to____, but my heart told me not to. I think it’s the____thing about running. The real run starts when you want to____.

I saw the finishing line and I felt like an Olympic____who was about to win the race. I had____been happier, and felt proud too when I had my____put around my neck. As the saying goes, “Running is the greatest metaphor (比喻) for life,____you get out of it what you put into it.”

1.

A．point

B．sign

C．course

D．line

2.

A．need

B．check

C．break

D．know

3.

A．knowledge

B．ability

C．energy

D．money

4.

A．situation

B．scenery

C．air

D．sunlight

5.

A．shown off

B．made out

C．got through

D．set in

6.

A．sound

B．power

C．action

D．result

7.

A．carefully

B．gently

C．fast

D．freely

8.

A．mistake

B．challenge

C．trouble

D．success

9.

A．nervous

B．serious

C．strong

D．heavy

10.

A．looked

B．tasted

C．felt

D．smelt

11.

A．growing

B．going

C．talking

D．resting

12.

A．heart

B．feet

C．legs

D．body

13.

A．expect

B．see

C．accept

D．make

14.

A．take off

B．give up

C．stay out

D．turn back

15.

A．first

B．important

C．terrible

D．easy

16.

A．stop

B．jump

C．turn

D．improve

17.

A．coach

B．volunteer

C．supporter

D．runner

18.

A．sometimes

B．ever

C．always

D．never

19.

A．metal

B．model

C．medal

D．license

20.

A．if

B．because

C．unless

D．though

3 . Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now ________ about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was________a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people________he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.

Although he took their advice, at first it was a________life. “I had to clean the toilets and________the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to________to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I________learn Japanese.’ Soon I could________it quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started________, and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his________he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should________some weight. “I started dieting. I________to do it. But I did it too_____ ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got________in a car crash. “I must go and________them,” he thought. Though it was only three days________a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his________, they were not badly injured.

When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,________he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so________that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t __ it.”

1.

A．means

B．measures

C．weighs

D．has

2.

A．always

B．hardly

C．sometimes

D．once

3.

A．promised

B．allowed

C．considered

D．suggested

4.

A．real

B．hard

C．comfortable

D．rich

5.

A．sell

B．bring

C．take

D．empty

6.

A．adapt

B．respond

C．devote

D．lead

7.

A．would

B．can

C．must

D．may

8.

A．speak

B．say

C．learn

D．tell

9.

A．bad

B．well

C．suddenly

D．similarly

10.

A．failure

B．success

C．effort

D．fame

11.

A．gain

B．lose

C．save

D．spare

12.

A．failed

B．began

C．had

D．refused

13.

A．stupidly

B．carefully

C．slowly

D．quickly

14.

A．shocked

B．destroyed

C．ruined

D．injured

15.

A．visit

B．care

C．meet

D．serve

16.

A．after

B．since

C．before

D．until

17.

A．joy

B．worry

C．surprise

D．regret

18.

A．because

B．but

C．or

D．and

19.

A．sad

B．nervous

C．curious

D．happy

20.

A．do

B．help

C．feel

D．leave

4 . If you asked high school girls to name their favorite sports, most would probably say basketball or volleyball. I happen to be one of the few girls who would _______: surfing (冲浪运动). But isn’t that a boy thing? Some people _______. Most certainly not.
I started surfing about five years ago and_______in love with the sport on the very first day. Riding that first _______ was the best feeling I had ever experienced.
When I try to _______ surfing with other things, I find it very difficult because, in my _______, there’s nothing like it. It involves (牵涉到) body, _______, and soul. There’s sand between my toes and cool, salt water all _______ us. The feeling I get when I’m surfing across that _______, becoming one with the________, is like I’m weightless.
The one thing I can ________ from surfing and not any other sport is endless challenge(挑战). You can never be the “best surfer” because the ocean ________ an uncountable variety of waves that nobody can ever master. The variations of surfing styles are wonderful. Some surfers are free and flowing; others are very aggressive(活跃有力的) and ________. All of these things attract me to surfing and make it ________ from any other sport.
I’ve ________ to tell every girl I know to do something that people don’t think girls can do. It’s part of being human to advance to new ________, so shouldn’t it be expected that girls should step up and start ________ the limits(极限) of things boys and men used to dominate(主宰)?
There’re women ________ side by side with the President of our country, so why not side by side with the boys ________ the football team or out in the water surfing? Give girls a chance to ________, and they will.1.

A．tell

B．answer

C．give

D．realize

2.

A．wonder

B．understand

C．reply

D．believe

3.

A．stayed

B．came

C．dropped

D．fell

4.

A．wave

B．storm

C．sail

D．boat

5.

A．bring

B．connect

C．compare

D．tie

6.

A．work

B．study

C．holiday

D．life

7.

A．mind

B．effort

C．health

D．time

8.

A．along

B．above

C．around

D．by

9.

A．beach

B．water

C．board

D．lake

10.

A．sky

B．world

C．earth

D．ocean

11.

A．take

B．get

C．make

D．keep

12.

A．catches

B．includes

C．offers

D．collects

13.

A．sharp

B．great

C．hard

D．calm

14.

A．known

B．right

C．far

D．different

15.

A．chosen

B．tried

C．learned

D．promised

16.

A．levels

B．points

C．steps

D．parts

17.

A．reaching

B．accepting

C．pushing

D．setting

18.

A．sitting

B．walking

C．fighting

D．working

19.

A．of

B．from

C．on

D．with

20.

A．think

B．succeed

C．perform

D．feel