1 . Linda Munson, 56, has worked a desk job from home since the initial COVID shutdown. At the height of the pandemic, when going to the gym wasn’t an option, millions of people began exploring
In 2021, she was
While messing around with it, Munson
Currently, Supernatural membership
Munson has lost nearly 50 pounds in a year, has not had to take diabetes
A.traditional | B.free | C.virtual | D.superior |
A.gym | B.city | C.family | D.career |
A.friendship | B.championship | C.membership | D.partnership |
A.treated | B.diagnosed | C.equipped | D.linked |
A.carry | B.count | C.put | D.focus |
A.left | B.cut | C.tore | D.spread |
A.regained | B.developed | C.discovered | D.understood |
A.targets | B.partners | C.paintings | D.toys |
A.doctor | B.teammate | C.player | D.coach |
A.offers | B.expects | C.affords | D.requests |
A.success | B.trial | C.pleasure | D.experiment |
A.open | B.submit | C.obtain | D.access |
A.tricky | B.demanding | C.awful | D.addictive |
A.blaming | B.approaching | C.judging | D.affecting |
A.food | B.medicine | C.illness | D.service |
2 . It was the final part of the Santa Barbara Cyclo-cross race in Spain. With only 300 meters to the finishing line, Ismael Esteban, in third place, was just ahead of his
Just a few seconds later, Navarro caught up with him.
The two riders showed
A.partner | B.competitor | C.master | D.teenager |
A.hiking | B.jogging | C.packing | D.riding |
A.give up | B.speed up | C.sign up | D.get up |
A.Exchange | B.Track | C.Quit | D.Focus |
A.raced | B.waved | C.jumped | D.moved |
A.Obviously | B.Sadly | C.Happily | D.Luckily |
A.bent | B.calmed | C.sat | D.slowed |
A.beside | B.above | C.behind | D.toward |
A.amazed | B.expert | C.annoyed | D.disappointed |
A.arranged | B.cheered | C.applied | D.begged |
A.improve | B.explore | C.win | D.sweat |
A.medal | B.title | C.bicycle | D.championship |
A.accepted | B.escaped | C.agreed | D.refused |
A.interesting | B.admiring | C.frightening | D.puzzling |
A.glory | B.skill | C.trouble | D.failure |
3 . Who to Believe?
“My doctors told me I would never walk again because of the illness. My mother told me I would. I believed my mother.”
Wilma Rudolph was born in 1940 into a very large and poor African-American family in Tennessee. When she was four years old, a deadly
At nine years of age, the little girl
At the age of thirteen, she began to enter races, but she came in last in every race. Everyone begged her to
In 1957, Wilma went to Tennessee State University, where she met a
That day Wilma made history as she became the first woman to win three gold medals in the same Olympic Games. Later she said. “The success can’t be reached without the
Wilma had never
A.fall | B.cut | C.illness | D.accident |
A.learn | B.walk | C.dance | D.speak |
A.And | B.For | C.So | D.Yet |
A.courage | B.stage | C.intelligence | D.collection |
A.removed | B.bought | C.applied | D.checked |
A.dependable | B.unnecessary | C.impossible | D.reasonable |
A.doctor | B.runner | C.writer | D.lawyer |
A.change | B.challenge | C.accept | D.stop |
A.won | B.examined | C.reflected | D.practised |
A.professor | B.reporter | C.coach | D.scientist |
A.met | B.beat | C.hugged | D.observed |
A.against | B.with | C.or | D.and |
A.caught | B.held | C.lifted | D.dropped |
A.designed | B.earned | C.made | D.found |
A.effort | B.medal | C.praise | D.brace |
A.interests | B.dreams | C.titles | D.sources |
A.realized | B.expressed | C.believed | D.regretted |
A.smartest | B.richest | C.fastest | D.bravest |
A.education | B.confidence | C.adventure | D.choices |
A.responsibilities | B.performances | C.experiences | D.abilities |
4 . It was a classic night. The noisy Mexico City
Greenspan guessed this was a marathon athlete. Out of
The young man, called Kowari from Tanzania, replied in a
Life should have a dream of reaching the peak. It is not whether we can reach the top but whether we’ve made the greatest
A.gradually | B.officially | C.actually | D.extremely |
A.morning | B.darkness | C.flash | D.view |
A.admiring | B.exploring | C.designing | D.celebrating |
A.busy | B.crowded | C.empty | D.noisy |
A.before | B.when | C.while | D.once |
A.mile | B.minute | C.circle | D.second |
A.lay on | B.relied on | C.made up | D.signed up |
A.sight | B.curiosity | C.control | D.order |
A.goal | B.campus | C.site | D.track |
A.proud | B.excited | C.mad | D.gentle |
A.complete | B.improve | C.appreciate | D.challenge |
A.Therefore | B.Though | C.Otherwise | D.Besides |
A.attract | B.annoy | C.cheer | D.recognize |
A.frightening | B.exciting | C.touching | D.confusing |
A.achievements | B.changes | C.progress | D.efforts |
5 . At middle school I found it
Over the weekend I thought about his
I told my friend I would like to join the 10K event with him. He
On the day of the 10K running event I was both excited and
From this experience I learned it was a good idea to try something before saying “I hate it!” It turned out that I
A.interesting | B.easy | C.amazing | D.challenging |
A.competing | B.testing | C.running | D.exercising. |
A.suggestion | B.plan | C.choice | D.task |
A.examination | B.try | C.look | D.chance |
A.expected | B.recommended | C.forced | D.allowed |
A.Directly | B.Unwillingly | C.Surprisingly | D.Finally |
A.preparation | B.time | C.distance | D.training |
A.improvements | B.dreams | C.efforts | D.prizes |
A.unable | B.ready | C.unfortunate | D.anxious |
A.accepted | B.affected | C.believed | D.admitted |
A.satisfied | B.regretted | C.confident | D.nervous |
A.classmates | B.winners | C.friends | D.runners |
A.pretended | B.failed | C.managed | D.desired |
A.valuable | B.impossible | C.difficult | D.strange |
A.understood | B.enjoyed | C.mistook | D.remembered |
6 . No one is born a winner. People make themselves into winners by their own
I learned this lesson from a(n)
It was a tradition for the school’s old team to play against the
I started doing anything I could to help them build a little
Six months after suffering our defeat on the spring practice field, we won our first game and our second, and continued to
From the experience I learned a lot about how the attitude of the leader can
Winners are made, not born.
1.A.luck | B.tests | C.efforts | D.nature |
A.experiment | B.experience | C.visit | D.show |
A.successful | B.excellent | C.strong | D.new |
A.cheer for | B.prepare for | C.help with | D.finish with |
A.believe | B.agree | C.describe | D.regret |
A.realize | B.claim | C.permit | D.demand |
A.reacting to | B.looking for | C.depending on | D.caring about |
A.decision | B.attitude | C.conclusion | D.intention |
A.pride | B.culture | C.fortune | D.relationship |
A.rewards | B.vacations | C.health | D.honor |
A.risked | B.missed | C.considered | D.practiced |
A.relax | B.improve | C.expand | D.defend |
A.surprise | B.serve | C.interest | D.affect |
A.encouraged | B.observed | C.protected | D.impressed |
A.honestly | B.individually | C.calmly | D.differently |
7 . As a young boy, I loved being active. All I really wanted to do was to
In the early stages of my time at Peel Park Primary, my two main
Just as I’ll never love art, many of our
We therefore
Now I’m looking forward to our next
A.put away | B.take out | C.put on | D.try on |
A.eager | B.disappointed | C.polite | D.annoyed |
A.hobbies | B.aims | C.tales | D.difficulties |
A.slowly | B.partly | C.carefully | D.successfully |
A.colleagues | B.pupils | C.leaders | D.friends |
A.finding | B.approving | C.discussing | D.reusing |
A.mature | B.attractive | C.powerful | D.active |
A.helped | B.opened | C.praised | D.reached |
A.posters | B.signals | C.requests | D.books |
A.access | B.repair | C.buy | D.study |
A.easy | B.obvious | C.wise | D.free |
A.swing | B.sleep | C.chat | D.read |
A.stopped | B.improved | C.reduced | D.affected |
A.skill | B.dream | C.step | D.challenge |
A.puzzle | B.goal | C.honor | D.potential |
8 . During my first three years of college, I put on about 30 pounds of weight. Between classwork and a part-time job, I had zero time for
After leaving college, I
Me? Play tennis? No way. I was strongly against his
Tennis would finally become my
A.games | B.holidays | C.research | D.exercise |
A.decided | B.agreed | C.regretted | D.continued |
A.important | B.new | C.simple | D.similar |
A.liked | B.changed | C.challenged | D.strengthened |
A.addicted | B.amazed | C.bored | D.confused |
A.topic | B.experiment | C.reply | D.idea |
A.worried about | B.happy with | C.sure of | D.ashamed of |
A.silly | B.curious | C.confident | D.satisfied |
A.quitting | B.throwing | C.missing | D.playing |
A.interesting | B.painful | C.different | D.easy |
A.in secret | B.in danger | C.in fear | D.in surprise |
A.explored | B.learned | C.taught | D.remembered |
A.hobby | B.plan | C.dream | D.schedule |
A.completing | B.starting | C.stopping | D.forgetting |
A.expect | B.seem | C.need | D.happen |
9 . Where do you go when you want to learn something? School? A friend? A tutor? These are all
My daughter plays on a recreational (业余) soccer team. They did well this season and so
It seemed that something clicked with the girls between Saturday and Sunday. When they
It
A.public | B.traditional | C.official | D.special |
A.passes | B.works | C.lies | D.ends |
A.trip | B.holiday | C.weekend | D.square |
A.entered | B.won | C.organized | D.watched |
A.painful | B.strange | C.common | D.practical |
A.better | B.poor | C.newly | D.less |
A.imagined | B.hated | C.avoided | D.missed |
A.if | B.or | C.but | D.as |
A.dressed up | B.showed up | C.made up | D.gave up |
A.slightly | B.hardly | C.basically | D.completely |
A.styles | B.training | C.game | D.rules |
A.even | B.still | C.seldom | D.again |
A.confused | B.struck | C.reminded | D.warned |
A.touching | B.thinking | C.encouraging | D.learning |
A.Interest | B.Independence | C.Curiosity | D.Experience |
10 . Cody Wilkins sat on the bench, while his soccer teammates were scoring goals on the field. It had been a(n)
“My confidence was shot. I thought maybe I wasn’t as good as my coaches thought I was during tryout. I thought maybe I should
Cody suffered once he discovered he wasn’t a good soccer player. But he
Then Cody took advantage of his
If you base your
No one is
A.tough | B.different | C.common | D.intense |
A.genius | B.failure | C.fool | D.coach |
A.wait | B.proceed | C.try | D.quit |
A.decided | B.pretended | C.promised | D.hesitated |
A.carried on | B.took up | C.went through | D.got over |
A.change | B.improve | C.lose | D.participate |
A.schedule | B.patience | C.time | D.position |
A.called | B.considered | C.recognized | D.named |
A.selected | B.persuaded | C.inspired | D.required |
A.attitude | B.interest | C.honor | D.value |
A.temporary | B.rewarding | C.significant | D.challenging |
A.option | B.competition | C.chance | D.surprise |
A.useless | B.generous | C.unique | D.perfect |
A.judge | B.benefit | C.release | D.withdraw |
A.possible | B.practical | C.invaluable | D.invisible |