1 . After moving into my mother’s home to look after her following an illness, I found myself thinking about my own _______. It was clear that I _______ to find something that would help me _______ the house more often.

I found my _______ while standing in line at the store checkout one sunny spring day. Red words on the cover of a magazine caught my _______, “Walk Off Weight!”

After _______ the advantages of walking, I knew I had found the perfect _______ that would not only make me spend more time outdoors, but would also help me keep _______.

I didn’t start walking four miles right away; I began _______. After a few weeks, I ________ from walking two miles every day to between four and six miles every day. My ________ increased from about three miles per hour to over four.

It wasn’t long before I began to notice the many ________ in both my physical and emotional (情绪的) health.

I lost ________. The extra (额外的) fat I’d been carrying around my stomach disappeared. My body was

________ and became more shapely. Even my back pain had ________!

The advantages to my emotional health were also great. My spirits lifted with each passing day. I could hardly ________ to get up each morning. With more self-confidence, I also found myself to be more sociable and that I began to ________ meeting new people.

________ my mother became less of a tiring task. Feeling ________, I was able to look after her with great enthusiasm (热情). I ________ her to try to become as healthy and as happy as I felt.

1.

A．dream

B．plan

C．health

D．work

2.

A．needed

B．refused

C．failed

D．forgot

3.

A．live in

B．move into

C．get out of

D．keep away from

4.

A．purpose

B．answer

C．job

D．hobby

5.

A．eye

B．leg

C．hand

D．arm

6.

A．talking about

B．reading about

C．hearing about

D．writing about

7.

A．thought

B．behavior

C．advice

D．activity

8.

A．fit

B．safe

C．quiet

D．busy

9.

A．suddenly

B．quickly

C．slowly

D．finally

10.

A．progressed

B．left

C．followed

D．ended

11.

A．time

B．speed

C．age

D．size

12.

A．changes

B．differences

C．problems

D．chances

13.

A．touch

B．interest

C．heart

D．weight

14.

A．held up

B．brought up

C．given up

D．built up

15.

A．appeared

B．gone

C．returned

D．increased

16.

A．stop

B．manage

C．wait

D．promise

17.

A．avoid

B．enjoy

C．regret

D．remember

18.

A．Waiting for

B．Working for

C．Searching for

D．Caring for

19.

A．lonely

B．proud

C．lively

D．worried

20.

A．encouraged

B．forced

C．required

D．allowed

2 . This was what all of the training and pain was about winning. I watched TV to see the _______ runner AVHO who had been under my   _______ for the last few years. I would have been _______ had it not been for the traffic problem.   _______ the young runner enter the _______ of thousands of people, I could not help thinking of the   _______ that he had   _______   in his training.

The young runner was   _______ considered to be promising when he first came to me. There were _______ training sessions (训练课)full of pain for him. I had seen tiredness ________   on his face. I had been ________ about his anger and pain. It was clear that only hard work could   ________ him success. I had ________to myself when I found that he had too much passion (热情)to give up. And he would keep up the training until he reached achievement. I had never forgot to ________ him that regardless of the ________   he had to keep on practice.

The thunderous shouts and cheers ________ me back to the   ________ . The young runner was gaining speed! He was running to the finish line. He was strong enough to ________other runners. His courage, heart and discipline(纪律)together with his years of practice won him the honor. Tears ________ down my cheeks when I found on the screen the young runner was looking around. I understood at once that he was looking for me. For years, lie had become so used to my________, success or failure.

1.

A．slim

B．young

C．successful

D．smart

2.

A．repair

B．construction

C．assessment

D．coaching

3.

A．on the spot

B．on the air

C．in no way

D．in the meanwhile

4.

A．Making

B．Hearing

C．Watching

D．Letting

5.

A．alarms

B．whistles

C．whispers

D．cheers

6.

A．conflicts

B．worries

C．pains

D．dangers

7.

A．gone through

B．put lip with

C．got rid of

D．brought up

8.

A．eventually

B．hardly

C．directly

D．normally

9.

A．countless

B．effortless

C．worthless

D．breathless

10.

A．stuck

B．printed

C．written

D．signed

11.

A．unbelievable

B．optimistic

C．bored

D．unconcerned

12.

A．send

B．earn

C．leave

D．keep

13.

A．sighed

B．said

C．smiled

D．thought

14.

A．persuade

B．remind

C．command

D．scold

15.

A．rewards

B．chances

C．adventures

D．challenges

16.

A．drew

B．kept

C．held

D．gave

17.

A．screen

B．classroom

C．field

D．scene

18.

A．compete

B．affect

C．beat

D．shock

19.

A．pulled

B．rolled

C．pushed

D．turned

20.

A．concern

B．defeat

C．importance

D．presence

3 . The annual marathon in my town usually occurs during a heat wave. My job was to _________ behind the runners in an ambulance in case any of them needed medical attention.

As the athletes began to _________themselves, the _________ runners started to disappear. It was then that my eyes were _________ the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt. Her feet were turned in, yet her left _________ was turned out. Her legs were so disabled that it seemed _________ for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon.

I watched in _________ as she slowly moved forward. I didn’t say a word. As I watched her _________ to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her and _________ her forward.

__________, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears __________down my face as I sat on the edge of my__________and watched as she pushed forward with __________ determination through the last miles. When the __________ line came into sight, trash lay everywhere and the cheering __________ had long gone home.

I do not know this woman’s __________, but that day she became a part of my life---- a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about __________ the other runners or winning the prize, it was about finishing what she had __________ to do, no matter what. When I think things are too __________ or too time-consuming, I think of the last runner. Then, I __________ how easy the task before me really is.

1.

A．follow

B．run

C．walk

D．drive

2.

A．march

B．wander

C．pace

D．walk

3.

A．last

B．front

C．back

D．disabled

4.

A．occurred to

B．held to

C．drawn to

D．taken to

5.

A．eye

B．knee

C．hand

D．arm

6.

A．likely

B．probable

C．impossible

D．unfair

7.

A．silence

B．practice

C．theory

D．public

8.

A．manage

B．struggle

C．mean

D．tend

9.

A．urging

B．shouting

C．discouraging

D．pushing

10.

A．Immediately

B．Instantly

C．Firstly

D．Finally

11.

A．flood

B．pour

C．put

D．stream

12.

A．seat

B．desk

C．stand

D．stadium

13.

A．weak

B．firm

C．tender

D．fixed

14.

A．finish

B．bottom

C．starting

D．dead

15.

A．runners

B．judges

C．coaches

D．crowds

16.

A．age

B．height

C．name

D．hobby

17.

A．defending

B．beating

C．winning

D．awarding

18.

A．set in

B．set off

C．set out

D．set about

19.

A．different

B．simple

C．painless

D．difficult

20.

A．realize

B．occur

C．imagine

D．reflect

4 . A snowstorm hit my neighborhood the other day. I had recently agreed to be the house’s groundskeeper, which meant I got ______ with shoveling(铲) the inches of snow that covered the driveway.

I had stayed in the house during the ______ , so I was actually pretty happy to head ______ . I shoveled for an hour or so, and I felt muscles in my arms and legs that I had ______ used start to burn. By the time I finished shoveling, I was getting the   ______ I normally get from biking. To be honest, I was pretty ______ to stop.

A few days later, some friends and I got into a ______ about how hard it is to exercise. Going to gyms is becoming the most annoying ______ ever. Not exercising has an effect on our health. Less than 5% of adults are physically ______ for half an hour a day. Not exercising enough can ______ diseases like heart diseases, cancer, obesity and depression.

And yet shoveling snow was that ______. It didn’t take too much ______ because I wasn’t shoveling for exercise, but to ______ the driveway. People pay much money for gym memberships and classes to ______ extra fat. So why not ______ paying the fitness industry to exercise and help with each other with such kind of ______ ? Surely they’re better off ______ that money and putting the energy to practical use.

A neighborhood could have a Facebook group where people could ______ things they needed help with. Then, people who wanted to exercise could ______ . Win-win. Instead of making it about helping people, it can be framed as a new fitness ______ .

1.

A．charged

B．filled

C．tasked

D．crowded

2.

A．festival

B．disaster

C．rush

D．storm

3.

A．outside

B．inside

C．forward

D．backward

4.

A．usually

B．directly

C．really

D．rarely

5.

A．challenge

B．exercise

C．threat

D．power

6.

A．lucky

B．angry

C．happy

D．sorry

7.

A．party

B．meeting

C．discussion

D．fight

8.

A．homework

B．routine

C．solution

D．business

9.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．active

D．sleepy

10.

A．bring about

B．set off

C．take down

D．live through

11.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．valuable

D．perfect

12.

A．determination

B．intelligence

C．reputation

D．confidence

13.

A．design

B．clear

C．build

D．wash

14.

A．put on

B．pass down

C．pick up

D．burn off

15.

A．enjoy

B．miss

C．stop

D．escape

16.

A．reality

B．labor

C．dream

D．faith

17.

A．saving

B．collecting

C．donating

D．achieving

18.

A．seek

B．imagine

C．post

D．examine

19.

A．help out

B．show off

C．turn around

D．run away

20.

A．lesson

B．skill

C．map

D．style

5 . His palms were sweating. The sun was as hot as the_____he faced today at the National Junior Olympics. The pole was______at 17 feet, three inches higher than his personal best. Michael Stone faced the most______day of his pole- vaulting(撑竿跳) career.

In his childhood, he used to have dreams about flying,______he would be running down a country road, racing between golden wheat fields. At one point, he would take a______and then lift ______the ground, soaring like an eagle. This______about flying was put to______training by Michael's father and coach ,who_____hard work and sweat. If you want something, work for it.

All of Michael’s vaults today seemed to be the reward for his hard work. a______would get him second place, but Michael would not allow himself the______of not winning.

He knew it was time for his_____ jump. Having_____off the tension from his legs, he began to stretch out his arms and upper body. He carefully picked up his pole, his heart beating     ____.The running track______him felt like the country road he used to dream about. Visions of the golden wheat fields______his thoughts. The air around him was the purest and freshest he had ever______. Michael was soaring like an eagle in his dreams

Lying on his back with that wonderful hot sun on his face. he______he could see in his mind's eye the______on his mother's face. He knew his dad was probably smiling too,_____laughing. With all the media attention, Michael’s life would never be the same. It wasn’t just because he set a new world record. It was simply because Michael Stone is blind.

1.

A．examination

B．competition

C．struggle

D．debate

2.

A．set

B．broken

C．kept

D．designed

3.

A．energetic

B．attractive

C．difficult

D．interesting

4.

A．what

B．how

C．which

D．where

5.

A．breath

B．rest

C．walk

D．look

6.

A．against

B．to

C．on

D．off

7.

A．hope

B．imagination

C．dream

D．wish

8.

A．strict

B．occassional

C．basic

D．mental

9.

A．took over

B．believed in

C．called off

D．turned on

10.

A．run

B．miss

C．step

D．push

11.

A．thought

B．goal

C．mind

D．opinion

12.

A．another

B．first

C．next

D．final

13.

A．put

B．given

C．shaken

D．cut

14.

A．regularly

B．wildly

C．suddenly

D．normal

15.

A．above

B．beside

C．below

D．within

16.

A．shaped

B．confused

C．filled

D．attracted

17.

A．seen

B．tasted

C．noticed

D．sensed

18.

A．said

B．knew

C．predicted

D．understood

19.

A．tears

B．sweat

C．sadness

D．smile

20.

A．even

B．or

C．still

D．yet

6 . Cali Scores a Goal

It was the last game of the season. Cali had been playing soccer all summer. She really enjoyed __________ around with the other players in her blue uniform, chasing the black and white ball across the grassy field. As much as she tried, __________, Cali still had not scored one single goal.

“Don’t give up,” said her coach. He showed Cali and her team how to pass the ball to each other and take shots at the goal. Cali was pretty good at passing the ball, but she couldn’t kick the ball __________ the goalkeeper. She wondered if she should __________ soccer.

“Don’t give up,” said her teammates. ”You just need to keep trying and you will get __________ .” So Cali stayed on the team and did her best.

“Don’t give up,” said Aunt Lisa. But it was half-time, and Cali was feeling __________ . She was trying! Every time she got a(an) __________ to kick the ball, it would go in the __________ direction or a player from the other team would take control of it.

The break was over and the referee(裁判) blew her whistle to __________ the game again. The two __________ walked back onto the field, both __________ to win. Cali heard her aunt whisper in her ear. “Look for an opportunity to get the ball. You can do it.”

Cali took a deep breath. __________ she didn’t get one goal all summer, she knew that she had tried her best. She dreamed she’d leave her team after the game was over. Suddenly, she was woken by some __________ that was the sweet, happy jingle of the ice cream truck. It was driving right beside the soccer field, playing its music loudly to attract __________ .

The players on both teams turned to __________ at it. A few girls pointed to it and cheered. The soccer game had nearly stopped. Cali looked around and saw the soccer ball close by, __________ by the nearest player from the other team. Cali dashed over to the ball. She dribbled(带球) it between her feet, moving forward toward the net of the yellow team. By the time the other girls had __________ , Cali was positioned right in front of the net. The goalkeeper was __________ to one side, looking at the ice cream truck. She turned back __________ to guard the net as Cali kicked the ball hard.

The keeper __________ out her gloved hand. The ball touched the tips of her fingers as it swooshed past, right into the net. “Goal!”

1.

A．running

B．walking

C．jumping

D．hiking

2.

A．therefore

B．otherwise

C．though

D．meanwhile

3.

A．with

B．over

C．for

D．past

4.

A．quit

B．remember

C．change

D．respect

5.

A．harder

B．better

C．faster

D．easier

6.

A．normal

B．hopeful

C．calm

D．upset

7.

A．award

B．idea

C．chance

D．order

8.

A．safe

B．wrong

C．clear

D．positive

9.

A．pause

B．start

C．cancel

D．end

10.

A．players

B．girls

C．teams

D．coaches

11.

A．satisfied

B．frightened

C．pleased

D．determined

12.

A．Even if

B．As if

C．Because

D．When

13.

A．noise

B．music

C．whistle

D．cheer

14.

A．customers

B．teachers

C．audiences

D．reporters

15.

A．fire

B．laugh

C．knock

D．look

16.

A．found

B．ignored

C．protected

D．pushed

17.

A．discussed

B．recalled

C．noticed

D．permitted

18.

A．hiding

B．rushing

C．standing

D．waiting

19.

A．quickly

B．secretly

C．bravely

D．silently

20.

A．threw

B．carried

C．dragged

D．reached

7 . Davina McNaney on Friday will begin a journey that will bring her home to Wayne County.A breast cancer ____，McNaney，42，will run 466 miles from Michigan to New York in the next few weeks in an ____ to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research.

“I’m just a regular person.”she said.“I just want to do ____ to help others and set a strong ____ for my girls.”The mother ____ two and University of Rochester graduate chose to ____.her own personal ultra-marathon to show others how grateful she was to ____ her illness.

McNaney has ____ more than $10，000 for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation，nearly ____ her initial $5，000 goal.

During the first week，McNaney plans to run 36 miles each day.Two 13-mile days will follow so she ____ celebrate her eldest daughter’s eighth birthday and ____ her nephew’s high school graduation.

On July 3，the ____ day of her journey，McNaney will run 22 miles across Wayne County to Sodus Point，____ her daughters and more than a hundred friends will be   ___ .

Her husband Steve，35，will serve as her pit crew.It will be his ____ to keep McNaney fed，to track her weight and address any ____ problems that arise.

At times，McNaney said she will run with ____ —friends in Michigan，a cousin in Ohio and loads of friends and relatives in the final few miles in New York.

Company will be nice，she said，noting that she’s also looking forward to ____ time when she can relax，run and“just let my ____ wander.”

“I hope I can encourage people to challenge themselves，to know that they can overcome in the face of trouble，”McNaney said.“I'm stepping out of my comfort _____and putting myself out there to reach my goal.”

1.

A．expert

B．survivor

C．organizer

D．participant

2.

A．effort

B．offer

C．order

D．invitation

3.

A．anything

B．nothing

C．something

D．everything

4.

A．figure

B．standard

C．request

D．example

5.

A．of

B．with

C．for

D．from

6.

A．join

B．run

C．design

D．sponsor

7.

A．suffer from

B．meet with

C．come through

D．deal with

8.

A．borrowed

B．spent

C．raised

D．saved

9.

A．doubling

B．gaining

C．reaching

D．1osing

10.

A．must

B．should

C．need

D．can

11.

A．miss

B．plan

C．chair

D．attend

12.

A．best

B．final

C．initial

D．short

13.

A．when

B．which

C．where

D．as

14.

A．waiting

B．shouting

C．dancing

D．debating

15.

A．fault

B．right

C．job

D．honour

16.

A．traffic

B．medical

C．poisonous

D．hungry

17.

A．athletes

B．champions

C．folks

D．others

18.

A．alone

B．lonely

C．amazing

D．comfortable

19.

A．body

B．tension

C．dream

D．mind

20.

A．room

B．zone

C．life

D．cause

8 . 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, ______no one really knows where the word came from. ______ say it came from the old English verb “sneak”, which ______ to move silently and quickly. The only thing we are ______ is that when you put on a pair of sneakers, you ______ light-hearted, light-footed and ready to play.

Sneakers of some kind are used by ______ who play tennis, basketball, and other sports. New design has been made ______ for people who run slowly. But perhaps sneakers are______used by children in the United States. In fact American children of ______ ages would much rather  play in sneakers than anything else, except perhaps ______ at all.
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 ______ and praised the sneakers they love. One prize winner called ______ poem “The Sneaker and the World Peace”. “When everyone is wearing sneakers,” she said, “it will be impossible to ______.”
American school children can be seen every day ______ sneakers of all colours. They put them on in the morning and take them off ______. Sneakers are ______ washed. In fact the older and dirtier they are, the ______ loveable they are. When their sneakers wear out (穿破), children hate to throw them off. How do you explain the closeness between ______? Perhaps another young ______ in the New York Poetry Contest said it best. “A shoe is just a shoe,” he said. “But a sneaker is a ______.”1.

A．however

B．but

C．or

D．and

2.

A．All

B．Some

C．People

D．The others

3.

A．appears

B．remains

C．means

D．wants

4.

A．excited about

B．sure of

C．surprised at

D．pleased with

5.

A．think

B．feel

C．consider

D．suggest

6.

A．men

B．women

C．those

D．these

7.

A．lovely

B．specially

C．lively

D．cheaply

8.

A．only

B．greatly

C．hardly

D．finally

9.

A．all

B．some

C．little

D．old

10.

A．some shoes

B．no shoes

C．no children

D．some sneakers

11.

A．photos

B．compositions

C．poems

D．drawings

12.

A．her

B．his

C．its

D．their

13.

A．explain

B．guide

C．hate

D．love

14.

A．dressing

B．wearing

C．putting on

D．having

15.

A．the next day

B．at noon

C．at bedtime

D．in the evening

16.

A．forever

B．always

C．seldom

D．sometimes

17.

A．much

B．many

C．most

D．more

18.

A．sneakers and other shoes

B．boys and girls

C．children and sneakers

D．winners and sneakers

19.

A．girl

B．man

C．woman

D．winner

20.

A．sneaker

B．friend

C．poem

D．shoe

9 .

Nowadays it is found that school students seldom pay much attention to sports. Is it because they have no _______ in sports? It may not be the fact. They often say they have _______ more important things to do.

_______ are these important things? Examinations! They have to _______ themselves for the most important School Certificates of Education Examination(毕业会考), and also to _______ with the test and the exams in school. So many of them tend to _______ bookworms.

In the summer holidays of the former years they could do _______ they liked, but in the summer holidays of the _______ years, they have to _______ all their time to the preparation. So studies have __________ them from going in sports. Because of the pressure __________ their parents and teachers, they have to work harder and spend most of their time on books. Many parents __________ their children to pass this examination in order to get a stepping stone for higher studies or better jobs. As for the __________ themselves, they want to get good results so that they can __________ their studies in the universities. So it is necessary that they __________ up their school activities, especially sports.

Indeed, a complete education cannot go __________ physical training, for a quick mind seldom __________ along with a weak body. It is well said, “All work no play __________ Jack a dull(迟钝的) boy.” In one word, without a strong body, you can never __________ anything, let alone a great success in __________.

1.

A．lesson

B．time

C．interest

D．place

2.

A．very

B．other

C．few

D．much

3.

A．Where

B．How

C．Which

D．What

4.

A．prepare

B．get

C．make

D．ask

5.

A．agree

B．fight

C．work

D．deal

6.

A．have

B．become

C．change

D．grow

7.

A．something

B．change

C．anything

D．which

8.

A．this

B．that

C．last

D．present

9.

A．spend

B．take

C．cost

D．give

10.

A．separated

B．divided

C．taken

D．prevented

11.

A．from

B．of

C．in

D．to

12.

A．force

B．want

C．make

D．let

13.

A．students

B．teachers

C．parents

D．examinations

14.

A．develop

B．improve

C．further

D．stop

15.

A．keep

B．put

C．take

D．give

16.

A．for

B．after

C．with

D．without

17.

A．goes

B．gets

C．lives

D．lies

18.

A．turns

B．makes

C．gets

D．brings

19.

A．receive

B．achieve

C．do

D．accept

20.

A．sports

B．exams

C．training

D．life