1 . I started training in tae kwon do (跆拳道) by accident. But in the first class, I learned something exciting—how to ________ someone grabbing your arm. I loved it, so I kept practicing and earning higher ranks.

At every rank, I found something ________, whether it was the kicks in the air or the increasingly complex patterns. But over time, “I can’t” ________ “How can I?” which then became “How will I?”

One day, I showed up to class and students were ________ wooden boards. I was convinced that they were all crazy and “I can’t” voice yelled again.

I watched, in ________ as student after student walked up to solid pieces of wood and broke them with their hands or their feet. When I was given the opportunity to ________ I chickened out. But my ________ were extremely patient. They invited me to work individually with them. I refused their first and second offer, but ________, I agreed to try.

They told me that board breaking was more a mental ________ than a physical one and taught me how to line up to break that board. And the first time I went to ________ it, I was so afraid that I missed and accidentally kicked the board holder’s fingers. I felt ________ but he encouraged me to try again. I told that doubting voice in my ________ to “shut up!”

I focused on the ________ I thought about how much I had improved and how I had surprised myself. I told myself I ________ to believe that I was able to do amazing things. And then—suddenly that board looked a lot less ________ I kicked with everything I had and it worked.

1.

A．put up with

B．come up with

C．get away from

D．look forward to

2.

A．impossible

B．unnecessary

C．inspiring

D．important

3.

A．referred to

B．consisted of

C．turned into

D．depended on

4.

A．painting

B．breaking

C．measuring

D．designing

5.

A．anger

B．satisfaction

C．astonishment

D．sympathy

6.

A．try

B．ask

C．escape

D．deliver

7.

A．neighbors

B．students

C．colleagues

D．instructors

8.

A．directly

B．finally

C．secretly

D．naturally

9.

A．disease

B．habit

C．state

D．challenge

10.

A．fix

B．kick

C．pull

D．bite

11.

A．different

B．secure

C．terrible

D．ready

12.

A．mind

B．reply

C．dream

D．case

13.

A．common

B．similar

C．familiar

D．positive

14.

A．happened

B．refused

C．pretended

D．deserved

15.

A．interesting

B．frightening

C．confusing

D．convincing

3 . At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sport of canoe（赛艇）racing was added to the list of international competitions. The favorite team in the four-man canoe _______ was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.

As the _______ for the Olympics neared, it became clear that Bill’s wife would give _______   to their first child at about the same time, so Bill   _______ himself in a dilemma. Should he go to Paris or should he stay at home with his family and _______ about the Olympics? After all, competing in the Olympics was one of his lifelong   _______ .

Bill, after a great deal of thinking, decided to withdraw from the competition.

_______it turned out, the United States four-man canoe team won the gold medal in Paris, and Bill’s wife was   _______ in giving birth to their child. She was _______   late, in fact, that Bill could have ________ in the event and returned home in time.

It was a shame, but Bill said that he had no   ________ . Bill knew what was most important to him and he ________ what he believed was best. Not everybody has the ________ of character to say no to something that he or she ________   wants in order to say yes to something that truly   ________ .

There was a（n）________ end to Bill’s story. The child   ________ born to Bill and his wife was a boy whom they ________Frank. Twenty-eight years later, in 1952, Bill   ________ a telegram from Frank. It was sent from Helsinki, Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram ________: “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you lost the chance to win while waiting for me to be born.”

1.

A．contest

B．race

C．sports

D．game

2.

A．year

B．deadline

C．time

D．chance

3.

A．birth

B．baby

C．help

D．hand

4.

A．found

B．put

C．thought

D．trapped

5.

A．expect

B．compete

C．comment

D．forget

6.

A．promises

B．dreams

C．journeys

D．businesses

7.

A．What

B．As

C．So

D．That

8.

A．early

B．lucky

C．late

D．miserable

9.

A．very

B．too

C．so

D．much

10.

A．taken

B．finished

C．fought

D．competed

11.

A．regrets

B．advantages

C．disappointments

D．choices

12.

A．did

B．paid

C．made

D．lost

13.

A．origin

B．strength

C．reason

D．energy

14.

A．apparently

B．truly

C．finally

D．seemingly

15.

A．wants

B．needs

C．values

D．matters

16.

A．expected

B．annoying

C．interesting

D．disappointing

17.

A．eventually

B．fortunately

C．actually

D．initially

18.

A．named

B．marked

C．expected

D．indicated

19.

A．sent

B．accepted

C．mailed

D．received

20.

A．showed

B．read

C．told

D．noted

4 . If you asked me how I felt about running five years ago, I would have laughed at you .Coupled with my asthma (哮喘)and general lack of motivation, I considered running as one of my __ enemies.

As a pre-teen, the days in gym class always __ me when the teacher announced that we would be running the mile. I would __ myself to the starting line, a little behind everyone else, and wait for the whistle to ____. After the whistle blew, I started off in step with my classmates, but felt my __ began to bum, and my legs felt like they’d __ out any minute. My breath would hitch in my chest as I slowed to a walk, __ looking up to see my classmates run past. I’d constantly __ myself for walking. I felt like my lungs __ me back. If I can’t even run a __ , can I even do anything right?

Having those _____, I decided it would be best to avoid running at all _____. If I went to the gym, I took gym classes that __ little to no running, such as yoga. My ____ to avoid running succeeded.

Years later, I impulsively (冲动地)decided to run a 5k. When I ___ the course, I felt the same pit in my stomach. But something __ happened. Instead of allowing my thoughts to overtake me, I __ putting one foot in front of the other, and I let myself get caught up in the __ of my feet hitting the ground. Surprisingly enough, my lungs were able to find a beat with my feet, and I ended up running the entire race without __ to walk.

In hindsight (事后看来),I realize that it was my ____that got me through the race, I believe in running.

1.

A．smallest

B．worst

C．least

D．weakest

2.

A．surprised

B．satisfied

C．frightened

D．excited

3.

A．control

B．enjoy

C．cast

D．drag

4.

A．blow

B．sing

C．listen

D．perform

5.

A．fingers

B．ears

C．face

D．lungs

6.

A．stand

B．jump

C．give

D．walk

7.

A．quickly

B．shamefully

C．happily

D．eventually

8.

A．tell

B．order

C．persuade

D．scold

9.

A．beat

B．held

C．insisted

D．went

10.

A．step

B．trip

C．mile

D．kilometer

11.

A．feelings

B．emotions

C．competitions

D．experiences

12.

A．costs

B．means

C．lines

D．styles

13.

A．connected

B．involved

C．explained

D．linked

14.

A．wishes

B．dreams

C．effects

D．efforts

15.

A．finished

B．forced

C．faced

D．accepted

16.

A．strange

B．important

C．impossible

D．normal

17.

A．went on

B．focused on

C．struck on

D．checked on

18.

A．rhythm

B．tone

C．style

D．pattern

19.

A．sticking

B．thinking

C．stopping

D．applying

20.

A．willpower

B．right

C．ability

D．skill

5 . More than 30,000 runners, selected from 160,000 applicants both in and out of China, took part in this year's Beijing Marathon on Nov. 3.

Wearing colorful T-shirts and posing for photos, they _______at Tiananmen Square before taking their _______ at the starting line.

Nearly a decade ago, Chinese marathon _______ struggled to make full preparations. Now, at big _______ like the Beijing Marathon, runners must win a lottery to enter.

This is _______of the world’s running boom. For millions of runners around the world, the real reason they _______to pound the roads until their legs hurt is more than weight loss or fitness.

Chasing records like the three-hour _______, for example, is important, but it’s not the reason people run mile after mile, up hills, in wind and rain, when they could just stay _______ in their beds. Record times are _______ the carrots they hang in front of themselves.

Last year, a runner in the United Kingdom __________ with the goal of running a marathon in less than three hours. In the end, he __________ in three hours and two minutes. However, he was __________ afterward.

If I’d done it, that would be it, Mie told the Guardian. “Now I've still got my __________, I can try again next year.”

Although running is __________ and requires effort, it also brings joy. __________ children. When they are excited, they can’t stop running back and forth, __________.

Indeed, when we race through the streets of a city, splashing through puddles (水洼), getting __________ in the rain and ruffled in the wind, we can __________ that childish joy again. As Holden Caulfield, the main __________ of the novel The catcher the Rye(《麦田里的守望者》), said, “I don’t __________ know what I was running for — I guess I just felt like it.”

1.

A．worked

B．picked

C．gathered

D．speeded

2.

A．places

B．businesses

C．charges

D．suggestions

3.

A．teachers

B．organizers

C．students

D．teammates

4.

A．events

B．incidents

C．shows

D．things

5.

A．part

B．significance

C．task

D．benefit

6.

A．think out

B．head out

C．cry out

D．bring out

7.

A．peace

B．study

C．progress

D．mark

8.

A．calm

B．comfortable

C．healthy

D．hopeless

9.

A．only

B．hardly

C．completely

D．particularly

10.

A．hiked

B．injured

C．refreshed

D．trained

11.

A．finished

B．occurred

C．failed

D．attempted

12.

A．astonished

B．pleased

C．worried

D．upset

13.

A．prize

B．love

C．target

D．future

14.

A．hard

B．flexible

C．exciting

D．reasonable

15.

A．Depend on

B．Think about

C．Believe in

D．Come to

16.

A．up and down

B．in a way

C．from time to time

D．on the contrary

17.

A．happy

B．wet

C．sad

D．scared

18.

A．sense

B．convince

C．promise

D．suspect

19.

A．expert

B．character

C．reader

D．assistant

20.

A．still

B．rather

C．ever

D．even

6 . Throughout my life, I was never very athletic. I wasn’t really into________, sports or conflict. The only________I enjoyed were________things like watching TV and playing computer games.

It was during my junior year in high school that I realized I needed a________. My friends were joining the long distance running club and________me to do it also. At my school, there were no qualification________; every student was accepted.

As everyone gathered around on the first day of practice, the__________announced it was time for “warm-up”. I imagined the warm-up would be a________jog around the 400-metre track. I soon________it was a 1-km run. After completing the run, I was________! I wondered, “If that’s warm-up, what’s next?” The________workout for the day was a 5-km run, which I mostly walked. When I came home, I really considered________. However, I________ myself to keep at it and try harder.

Of course, there was no real improvement________. I always came in last during practice and the first few________. As days and weeks went on, I really tried my best. During practice, I would always keep at the________of the group; the fastest, more________runners were always ahead, while the laziest were behind. As the result of my________, warm-up became a real warm-up. The 5-km runs transformed into an________day of practice. And I was no longer last in anything we did. For a former couch potato, like me, this was a(n)________.

1.

A．rules

B．arts

C．competition

D．schoolwork

2.

A．procedures

B．activities

C．lessons

D．programs

3.

A．endless

B．pointless

C．important

D．challenging

4.

A．change

B．rest

C．team

D．result

5.

A．accompanied

B．assisted

C．required

D．invited

6.

A．tests

B．alternatives

C．opportunities

D．reasons

7.

A．competitor

B．coach

C．reporter

D．referee

8.

A．hard

B．stimulating

C．practical

D．casual

9.

A．decided

B．suspected

C．realized

D．agreed

10.

A．sent off

B．taken away

C．turned down

D．worn out

11.

A．real

B．best

C．expected

D．fun

12.

A．complaining

B．quitting

C．crying

D．refreshing

13.

A．convinced

B．taught

C．sent

D．helped

14.

A．actually

B．gradually

C．separately

D．instantly

15.

A．performances

B．presentations

C．races

D．steps

16.

A．middle

B．top

C．front

D．bottom

17.

A．popular

B．friendly

C．serious

D．relaxed

18.

A．inspiration

B．determination

C．honesty

D．contribution

19.

A．unimaginable

B．avoidable

C．easy

D．optional

20.

A．exception

B．example

C．promotion

D．success

7 . I opened the hotel curtains to find dark rainy streets. After training in nearly 100-degree weather in St. Louis, I wasn't _______ a rainy 55-degree day. However, it didn't _______because it was marathon day.

My group _______with ponchos (雨披) on. I took off the poncho around Mile 9 as the rain seemed less _______.

I was still energized at Mile 13, and supporters were still _______ us on. Not too long after Mile 20, I was feeling some _______ in my legs. I never stopped though. I just put my head up and _______ going. As Mile 22 passed, I _______ and I began to cry, but kept on moving. The view alongside was _______ and it kept my mind busy.

At the end of Mile 25, my body was beat. As I saw that finish line in the wind, I put all my__________into running for it. The__________said my name and made some careless Irish remarks that I can't remember, and I__________the line in total tiredness. Some staff__________me my marathon medal, bottled water, and helped me keep warm.

Traveling for my first marathon will be__________remembered. I could not have done this without the__________of my family, friends, Coach Rich, my teammates and my sister, who gave me the strength to__________. As Norman D. Vaughan, the surviving member of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition said, “Dream big and be __________ to fail. ”

What will be the most impressive __________ for me? The __________ from Mile 20 to the end. No matter how much you read about how to prepare for the final few miles, it's a true __________ of your mental endurance (耐力).1.

A．wasting

B．arranging

C．enjoying

D．expecting

2.

A．fail

B．lose

C．matter

D．work

3.

A．escaped

B．started

C．approved

D．protested

4.

A．heavy

B．mild

C．slight

D．bright

5.

A．touching

B．cheering

C．crying

D．trying

6.

A．power

B．anger

C．pain

D．relief

7.

A．practiced

B．continued

C．avoided

D．imagined

8.

A．took off

B．settled in

C．broke down

D．dressed up

9.

A．confusing

B．usual

C．simple

D．inspiring

10.

A．energy

B．pressure

C．relaxation

D．elegance

11.

A．volunteer

B．editor

C．interviewee

D．announcer

12.

A．crossed

B．drew

C．swallowed

D．burned

13.

A．showed

B．bought

C．handed

D．lent

14.

A．mistakenly

B．strangely

C．luckily

D．truly

15.

A．education

B．support

C．admiration

D．treatment

16.

A．finish

B．perform

C．suffer

D．assist

17.

A．brave

B．guilty

C．firm

D．anxious

18.

A．wish

B．exercise

C．memory

D．judgment

19.

A．suspect

B．struggle

C．cheat

D．argument

20.

A．cause

B．question

C．favor

D．test

8 . Flo Meiler was a Senior Olympics tennis player. She_________track and field at age 60. At 65,she tried the pole vault (撑杆跳高) for the first time. Now, over a decade later, Meiler has_________in the Nation Senior Games 13 times and holds 15 world records: one- hundred meter, the high jump, the long jump, the pole vault and so on. Meiler's_________of accomplishments goes on. Meiler is proud of it. How many_______ does your great grandma hold? Maybe none yet._________,Meiler will tell her there's still plenty of_________.

In Bernice Bates' yoga class, there is a motto: “I can do that.”You will feel_________when watching Bates twist and flatten her body into_________most healthy young people can't even do. Bates began_________herself yoga in 1980. Now, at 92, she__________a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the oldest yogi on Earth. While teaching free lessons to residents of her Florida retirement home, Bates__________those who're decades younger than her by__________one simple philosophy: As long as you're alive, it's never too late to love your________This article must 　______　 with my own great grandmother who celebrated her 100th birth-day last year by bringing the whole family to a party on Orcas Island. Century old smiles are truly_______ a thing.

1.

A．gave up

B．took up

C．cleaned up

D．set up

2.

A．competed

B．failed

C．studied

D．practised

3.

A．list

B．dream .

C．desire

D．expectation

4.

A．tests

B．results

C．scores

D．records

5.

A．Besides

B．However

C．Otherwise

D．Therefore

6.

A．time .

B．need

C．sense .

D．fate

7.

A．relaxed

B．upset

C．optimistic .

D．annoyed

8.

A．examples

B．pieces

C．structures

D．shapes

9.

A．showing

B．awarding

C．teaching

D．creating

10.

A．searches

B．holds

C．cleans

D．reaches

11.

A．promises

B．invites

C．requires

D．inspires

12.

A．getting

B．asking

C．sharing

D．making

13.

A．family

B．body

C．friends

D．careers

14.

A．deal

B．compare

C．end

D．continue

15.

A．common

B．necessary

C．difficult

D．beautiful

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

I had to stay in the house during the _______,so I was actually pretty happy to head_______After shoveling for about an hour, muscles in my arms and legs which I _______ used due to my busy schedules started to burn. By the time I finished shoveling, I realized that I gained nearly the same amount of _______ that I can get from biking. Shoveling turned out to be pretty good exercise, so I actually felt _______ to finish shoveling.

A few days later, a few friends and I got into a casual _______ about how hard it is to spare time to exercise_______.There are lots of people who dislike gyms. Going to gyms   _______ them a lot. Less than 5%of adults are physically ________for half an hour a day, which is quite a big problem. Not exercising enough can ________diseases like heart disease, bone disease, and depression.

And yet, compared with going to gyms, shoveling snow was quite ________.Besides, it didn’t take too much willpower(意志力)and I just needed to ________ the driveway at my own pace. I can just do some daily tasks like shoveling for exercise in the neighborhood in my spare time   ________ driving to a gym.

People pay much money for gym memberships and classes to ________ extra energy . So why not ________paying the fitness industry to exercise and ________ physical fitness with such kind of daily chores? Surely, they’re better off ________ that money and putting the energy to practical use.

A neighborhood can have a Facebook group where people in need of help can ________ things on it. Then, people who want to exercise can help them out. It’s a win-win situation. In addition to helping people, this can also be shaped as a new________ to keep fit.

1.

A．bothered

B．impressed

C．tasked

D．crowded

2.

A．incident

B．disorder

C．rush

D．storm

3.

A．outside

B．inside

C．forward

D．backward

4.

A．loosely

B．rarely

C．mainly

D．frequently

5.

A．feelings

B．workout

C．threat

D．power

6.

A．pleased

B．eager

C．willing

D．sorry

7.

A．interview

B．appointment

C．discussion

D．argument

8.

A．accidentally

B．properly

C．safely

D．regularly

9.

A．troubles

B．shames

C．comforts

D．delights

10.

A．strong

B．healthy

C．good

D．active

11.

A．lead to

B．suffer from

C．bring back

D．wipe out

12.

A．difficult

B．easy

C．valuable

D．perfect

13.

A．clear

B．prepare

C．build

D．design

14.

A．because of

B．instead of

C．in spite of

D．as a result of

15.

A．put up

B．set up

C．use up

D．build up

16.

A．continue

B．begin

C．stop

D．consider

17.

A．compare

B．combine

C．exchange

D．match

18.

A．saving

B．gathering

C．wasting

D．spending

19.

A．imagine

B．write

C．post

D．correct

20.

A．experiment

B．skill

C．standard

D．style

10 . Steven loved playing for his basketball team. Last year, they had won the state finals. This year, they were finding things much _______. There were only three _______ left in the season. Steven’s team needed to _______ them all if they were going to the state finals. Near the end of the game, they were behind by six points. Steven had also hurt his _______ when he fell on the court.

“Are you okay to _______?” asked his coach.

Steven looked at the injury on his knee.

“I’ll be _______,” he said.

Steven knew the _______ of his decision. He could risk hurting his knee even more. Or he could choose not to play. He knew that not playing might cause his team to _______. As he rested before the final quarter, he _______ to play through the pain. He ________ that he was going to win this game for the team he loved .

As the quarter began, he caught the ball after the other ________ made a mistake. He bounced (弹) the ball down the court and threw the ball into the hoop (篮球框). Steven ________ towards his coach. They were only four points behind now. Steven kept playing well during the final quarter. He ________ scored a three point shot from the center of the court. With just two minutes left on the clock, Steven’s team was only one point behind. Steven was passed the ball by his teammate. He  ignored the pain in his knee and ran forward. He ________ towards the end of the court. His feet left the ground. He sent his shot into the basket and earned his side two points. The final whistle (口哨) blew seconds after. Steven’s ________ decision had won his team the game.

1.

A．easier

B．harder

C．faster

D．cheaper

2.

A．players

B．games

C．meetings

D．weeks

3.

A．challenge

B．find

C．change

D．win

4.

A．knee

B．head

C．hand

D．foot

5.

A．practice

B．play

C．leave

D．see

6.

A．proud

B．slow

C．disappointed

D．fine

7.

A．risks

B．mistakes

C．problems

D．reasons

8.

A．worry

B．argue

C．stop

D．lose

9.

A．decided

B．asked

C．regretted

D．failed

10.

A．found

B．agreed

C．felt

D．doubted

11.

A．friend

B．team

C．judge

D．coach

12.

A．smiled

B．shouted

C．cried

D．returned

13.

A．never

B．even

C．always

D．almost

14.

A．looked

B．walked

C．headed

D．jumped

15.

A．daring

B．wrong

C．careful

D．foolish