1 . I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort ______ was not something I was raised to do.
In fact, I wouldn’t have become a(n)______ if it weren’t for my husband Charles He had been a ______ competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he ______ it.
So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the ______. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed us both up for a five-kilometer race. I ______ about doing it. It was too soon.
But on race day, there I was.
The gun went off Thousands of runners ______.
The first kilometer was tough. I was already breathing ______ and painfully aware of the group of runners____ past me.
After another minute I saw the three-kilometer ______.All I could think of was that I was ______.
I rounded a comer, and saw both sides of the street______ with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on. I ______ my legs to keep going.
Then I looked up and saw the clock. The ______ ticking away gave me an incentive(助力). I knew that if I had ______ finished this race I would have achieved something, So, I ______ up, and kicked it.
I had my arms ______ higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a(n) ______ around my neck.
“You did great! I’m so proud of you!” Charles was thrilled that I’d ______.
“That was amazing! I want to do another race.” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both______.
1. A.block | B.line | C.emotion | D.zone |
2. A.wife | B.coach | C.expert | D.runner |
3. A.serious | B.common | C.casual | D.sharp |
4. A.hated | B.missed | C.admired | D.trained |
5. A.race | B.department | C.track | D.ceremony |
6. A.hesitated | B.puzzled | C.cared | D.brought |
7. A.slipped away | B.backed off | C.pushed forward | D.came over |
8. A.mildly | B.shallowly | C.gently | D.heavily |
9. A.running | B.bending | C.reaching | D.pacing |
10. A.symbol | B.mark | C.pattern | D.campaign |
11. A.hopeful | B.speechless | C.dying | D.moving |
12. A.stuck | B.crowded | C.provided | D.directed |
13. A.sunk | B.bent | C.shook | D.willed |
14. A.seconds | B.titles | C.criteria | D.competitors |
15. A.also | B.actually | C.just | D.unfortunately |
16. A.dressed | B.came | C.stayed | D.straightened |
17. A.kept | B.crossed | C.held | D.tied |
18. A.rope | B.medal | C.necklace | D.award |
19. A.got it | B.meant it | C.made it | D.defeated it |
20. A.trembled | B.expanded | C.ached | D.erupted |