1 . One can never find his/her potential until he/she has a try. When I retired five years ago, I started running. I was not a natural _________. I wanted to lose weight and it seemed that running was a_________way. At first it was very_________ — I was mainly walking more than running when I started — but I didn’t _________．When I started training running, I was just trying to build up stamina (耐力), and just the idea of even going two miles, but even walking was a_________. In the beginning, I just walked as much as I could and then as time went on, I_________began running. Later I kept on adding more and more _________．

I_________ my coach, Albert, in my running club, and he’d been running for over 25 years. He had a lot of knowledge and often sent various quotes to_________ and encourage us. Running the Los Angeles Marathon for the first time was probably the greatest__________of my life. I was really prepared, __________ Albert. I learned a lot of life lessons during the__________ : you have to believe in yourself   __________nobody else will. When I crossed the finishing line, I was so excited. I remembered just getting to the__________and realizing, “Oh, my God, I’m going to do this! ” I heard them say, “Welcome to the finishing line,” and I thought, “Wow, I was actually going to__________this!”

I could never have imagined myself doing the Los Angeles Marathon, and here I am and I made it. I was a true example that it’s never too late to present yourself with a new image, as long as you have faith and let that faith direct you.

1.

A．coach

B．athlete

C．teacher

D．student

2.

A．easy

B．funny

C．good

D．traditional

3.

A．hard

B．helpful

C．popular

D．interesting

4.

A．show up

B．come back

C．give up

D．hold back

5.

A．chance

B．reason

C．weakness

D．challenge

6.

A．hopefully

B．secretly

C．suddenly

D．gradually

7.

A．walking

B．hiking

C．running

D．wandering

8.

A．met

B．supported

C．attended

D．considered

9.

A．war

B．inspire

C．entertain

D．confuse

10.

A．adventure

B．experience

C．honor

D．opportunity

11.

A．thanks to

B．out of

C．apart from

D．except for

12.

A．graduation

B．construction

C．separation

D．preparation

13.

A．when

B．what

C．unless

D．which

14.

A．top

B．site

C．end

D．point

15.

A．listen to

B．get through

C．hang on

D．take over

2 . 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
1. Where are the two speakers going?

A．A mall.

B．A park.

C．A gym.

2. What does the man advise Sally to do?

A．Eat fewer sweets.

B．Choose juice over junk food.

C．Have more vegetables and protein.

5 . 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Chinese arm swinging exercise, also     1    (call) Shuai Shou Gong is so simple. You do nothing more than swing the arms, and     2     takes you only 10 minutes to learn. If you do it     3    (continuous), you will enjoy its benefits in a matter of days. It is an excellent way     4    (relax) your body after a day’s work. Practice it daily over time, and it brings you many benefits. It helps you stay healthy and in shape. There are also many reports     5     how it helps in healing. The women,     6     were in their 60s and 70s, also found day-to-day     7    (activity) easier after practicing it. Researcher Professor Neil Roberts of Edinburgh University, said “These findings demonstrate that the gentle, rhythmic, whole-body sequence of movements of Shuai Shou Gong may be readily learned and enjoyed by older adults and improves general health and wellbeing.”

The exercise routine, which is more than 1,000 years old,     8    (consist) of a sequence of five arm swings. The first four involve swinging the arms back and then forward, to shoulder height. During the     9    (five) swing, you bend your knees twice-once when     10    (swing) your arms back and again when bringing them forward. The sequence is then repeated multiple times.

7 . 假定你是李华，英国笔友David写邮件给你说他想锻炼强身，但又因为种种原因无法坚持。请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：
(1)分析可能的原因；
(2)提出相应的建议。
注意：①写作词数应为80个左右；
②请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear David,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

Lihua

8 . What sport does the man like least?

A．Surfing.

B．Windsurfing.

C．Swimming.

9 . 请以 “My Favorite Sport.” 为题写一篇短文。内容要阐述该运动的优点。
注意：1.词数 100 左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10 . What season is it now?

A．Summer.

B．Winter.

C．Autumn.