阅读下面短文,从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中, 选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My friend Samuel, who is a good runner, and I ran a 5K race last weekend. It was my first organized
Samuel took off, strong and full of energy. My
Samuel was at the finishing line. When I
I realized that
A.picnic | B.show | C.trip | D.run |
A.sure | B.ready | C.happy | D.strong |
A.top | B.end | C.side | D.front |
A.legs | B.hands | C.feet | D.knees |
A.brought | B.caught | C.took | D.made |
A.break | B.ache | C.bend | D.relax |
A.Excited | B.Puzzled | C.Exhausted | D.Disappointed |
A.set | B.lost | C.added | D.reached |
A.stop | B.practice | C.avoid | D.regret |
A.pretty | B.narrow | C.distant | D.similar |
A.Unless | B.As | C.If | D.Until |
A.never | B.always | C.only | D.still |
A.ignore | B.order | C.praise | D.encourage |
A.anything | B.something | C.nothing | D.everything |
A.tough | B.powerful | C.funny | D.flexible |
A.struggled | B.pretended | C.responded | D.complained |
A.walked | B.pointed | C.stood | D.arrived |
A.touched | B.lifted | C.shook | D.waved |
A.as though | B.even if | C.as long as | D.now that |
A.confident | B.secure | C.smart | D.careful |
Beginning to learn gymnastics even before she could barely walk,Svetlana had always dreamed to enter the Olympics scene some day.
However,her _________ ended in the car on the winding road when a lorry appeared out of nowhere.The last thing she ________ was a blinding flash of light.In hospital,when told she would never ________ again,she couldn’t believe it.Three months later,she was _______ out of hospital on a wheelchair.Then a friend came to her house to visit her with an old child’s storybook.A bookmark in it made her ________ to page 117.The name of the ________ was‘The Day Clara Walked’.She was determined to return to stage whatever it might cost.
_________,after a year’s hard exercise,Svetlana recovered and was able to display her gymnastics.While she was sitting on the green bench ________ the Athens Stadium,memories ________:first,the pain and the tears,the book under her pillow,the words of relatives full of advice and comfort,and the pity in those eyes that had once held _________for her talent.Then followed the trips to the gym where everyone looked on________,their disbelief transforming slowly to wonder,______she could balance the hoop(健身圈)as well as her teammates.She registered for 2004 Olympic Games,and finally she received________from the Olympic Committee.
Her _________was interrupted by the attendant who said,“It’s time”,two words that she had been_______ to hear for so long.Smoothing her dress,she walked into the stadium,each_________firm and steady.Everything was_________,and the applause rang loud in her ears,her heart________violently against her chest.
Later that night,Svetlana pulled the gold medal out of her pocket and placed it on the old _________on the shelf,which opened to page 117,to the chapter‘The Day Clara Walked’,tears________her vision.1.
A.dream | B.intension | C.life | D.career |
A.forgot | B.remembered | C.experienced | D.suffered |
A.see | B.dance | C.walk | D.sing |
A.rushed | B.rocked | C.thrown | D.wheeled |
A.open | B.relate | C.point | D.adapt |
A.bookmark | B.page | C.chapter | D.story |
A.Suddenly | B.Surprisingly | C.Fortunately | D.Certainly |
A.opposite | B.beneath | C.inside | D.outside |
A.flooded in | B.faded away | C.mixed up | D.squeezed out |
A.fright | B.regret | C.sympathy | D.admiration |
A.doubtfully | B.thankfully | C.nervously | D.cheerfully |
A.until | B.as | C.while | D.once |
A.access | B.praise | C.sup port | D.approval |
A.plan | B.attempt | C.thought | D.sight |
A.content | B.eager | C.upset | D.proud |
A.breath | B.wake | C.step | D.look |
A.unexpected | B.awful | C.perfect | D.finished |
A.fighting | B.striking | C.kicking | D.hammering |
A.hoop | B.book | C.letter | D.dress |
A.clouding | B.filling | C.rolling | D.rushing |
Well, at that
The newspaper article came out the next day, and the writer had
I
At 8:00, the car came. I practised the whole way there, and by the time I reached the
“Larry doesn’t
So I decided just to give it my best shot, and I did. I broke the record, becoming the World’s Fastest-Talking Female
A.article | B.experiment | C.research |
A.studying | B.interviewing | C.calling |
A.day | B.university | C.time |
A.provided | B.gave | C.took |
A.setting | B.breaking | C.playing |
A.set | B.made | C.spoke |
A.time | B.chance | C.call |
A.show | B.stage | C.movie |
A.bring | B.pick | C.call |
A.thought of | B.stared at | C.went through |
A.what | B.whether | C.when |
A.practicing | B.singing | C.learning |
A.horrible | B.tired | C.nervous |
A.studio(演播室) | B.theatre | C.lab |
A.unless | B.if | C.though |
A.wonder | B.consider | C.care |
A.best | B.most | C.least |
A.small | B.nice | C.terrible |
A.reading | B.carrying | C.thinking |
A.in | B.on | C.with |
I started surfing about five years ago and
When I try to
The one thing I can
I’ve
There’re women
A.tell | B.answer | C.give | D.realize |
A.wonder | B.understand | C.reply | D.believe |
A.stayed | B.came | C.dropped | D.fell |
A.wave | B.storm | C.sail | D.boat |
A.bring | B.connect | C.compare | D.tie |
A.work | B.study | C.holiday | D.life |
A.mind | B.effort | C.health | D.time |
A.along | B.above | C.around | D.by |
A.beach | B.water | C.board | D.lake |
A.sky | B.world | C.earth | D.ocean |
A.take | B.get | C.make | D.keep |
A.catches | B.includes | C.offers | D.collects |
A.sharp | B.great | C.hard | D.calm |
A.known | B.right | C.far | D.different |
A.chosen | B.tried | C.learned | D.promised |
A.levels | B.points | C.steps | D.parts |
A.reaching | B.accepting | C.pushing | D.setting |
A.sitting | B.walking | C.fighting | D.working |
A.of | B.from | C.on | D.with |
A.think | B.succeed | C.perform | D.feel |
5 . Running for a Dream
I will never forget that November day.It was hotter than normal.This was the
For the first two and a half miles.I felt
Then without warning,my strength began to decrease.Neck and neck with one of my greatest competitors,I
I watched as runners rushed by me.
The doctors were there in seconds,but my eyes searched the crowd for him.There was only one person I wanted to
"But we worked so
It wasn't long before my running shoes were back on,marking a
A.dream | B.weather | C.result | D.day |
A.for | B.to | C.across | D.over |
A.coldness | B.astonishment | C.excitement | D.amusement |
A.proud | B.great | C.nervous | D.afraid |
A.programs | B.studies | C.instructions | D.practices |
A.sacrifice | B.potential | C.patience | D.attention |
A.look | B.move | C.start | D.come |
A.should | B.could | C.must | D.need |
A.relief | B.spirit | C.pleasure | D.glory |
A.give | B.feel | C.hold | D.add |
A.Where | B.Because | C.If | D.Although |
A.trust | B.emotion | C.strength | D.confidence |
A.loud | B.foreign | C.soft | D.firm |
A.going | B.running | C.fighting | D.training |
A.refer | B.talk | C.listen | D.agree |
A.frightened | B.disturbed | C.disappointed | D.bored |
A.develop | B.change | C.follow | D.happen |
A.late | B.hard | C.closely | D.quickly |
A.new | B.near | C.rough | D.narrow |
A.wish | B.duty | C.rank | D.race |
6 . Youth sports teach kids to develop a winning state of mind as well as the ability to become team leaders. Although having
Some parents have a
With youth sport programs becoming less competitive, club teams are on the
A.fun | B.dignity | C.courage | D.patience |
A.social | B.competitive | C.healthy | D.responsible |
A.Coaches | B.Parents | C.Experts | D.Headmasters |
A.As a result | B.In addition | C.For example | D.On the contrary |
A.up | B.below | C.above | D.down |
A.scores | B.goals | C.spirits | D.dreams |
A.chew | B.spit | C.count | D.swallow |
A.worried | B.happy | C.serious | D.casual |
A.joke | B.problem | C.contact | D.compromise |
A.duty | B.experience | C.awareness | D.turn |
A.dismiss | B.unite | C.handle | D.assess |
A.stand out | B.break out | C.work out | D.come out |
A.say | B.guidance | C.response | D.reward |
A.protect | B.defend | C.excuse | D.discourage |
A.assist | B.motivate | C.please | D.blame |
A.want | B.deserve | C.value | D.appreciate |
A.way | B.decline | C.go | D.rise |
A.offer | B.require | C.seek | D.preserve |
A.academics | B.sports | C.exams | D.competitions |
A.risking | B.controlling | C.winning | D.cooperating |
7 . Sneaker is a kind of shoe worn by many people all over the world. Some say that the word “sneaker” is another word for tennis shoe,
Sneakers of some kind are used by
New York City once held a poetry contest (诗歌比赛) for children. The subject was only “sneaker”. Thousands of children sent in their
American school children can be seen every day
A.however | B.but | C.or | D.and |
A.All | B.Some | C.People | D.The others |
A.appears | B.remains | C.means | D.wants |
A.excited about | B.sure of | C.surprised at | D.pleased with |
A.think | B.feel | C.consider | D.suggest |
A.men | B.women | C.those | D.these |
A.lovely | B.specially | C.lively | D.cheaply |
A.only | B.greatly | C.hardly | D.finally |
A.all | B.some | C.little | D.old |
A.some shoes | B.no shoes | C.no children | D.some sneakers |
A.photos | B.compositions | C.poems | D.drawings |
A.her | B.his | C.its | D.their |
A.explain | B.guide | C.hate | D.love |
A.dressing | B.wearing | C.putting on | D.having |
A.the next day | B.at noon | C.at bedtime | D.in the evening |
A.forever | B.always | C.seldom | D.sometimes |
A.much | B.many | C.most | D.more |
A.sneakers and other shoes | B.boys and girls | C.children and sneakers | D.winners and sneakers |
A.girl | B.man | C.woman | D.winner |
A.sneaker | B.friend | C.poem | D.shoe |
Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no
In the summer holidays of the former years they could do
Indeed, a complete education cannot go
A.lesson | B.time | C.interest | D.place |
A.very | B.other | C.few | D.much |
A.Where | B.How | C.Which | D.What |
A.prepare | B.get | C.make | D.ask |
A.agree | B.fight | C.work | D.deal |
A.have | B.become | C.change | D.grow |
A.something | B.change | C.anything | D.which |
A.this | B.that | C.last | D.present |
A.spend | B.take | C.cost | D.give |
A.separated | B.divided | C.taken | D.prevented |
A.from | B.of | C.in | D.to |
A.force | B.want | C.make | D.let |
A.students | B.teachers | C.parents | D.examinations |
A.develop | B.improve | C.further | D.stop |
A.keep | B.put | C.take | D.give |
A.for | B.after | C.with | D.without |
A.goes | B.gets | C.lives | D.lies |
A.turns | B.makes | C.gets | D.brings |
A.receive | B.achieve | C.do | D.accept |
A.sports | B.exams | C.training | D.life |