1 . I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road _______ turning off.

So I _______ cycling faster and faster and every _______ I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards _______ him, so I really picked up the pace and _______ myself You would have _______ I was cycling in the last section of London Olympic triathlon.

_______,I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so _______.I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were __________ .

After I passed him, I __________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had __________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.

Isn't that what happens in life when we __________ competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends, trying to __________ that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and ____________ chasing after them and we miss out on our own __________ to our future.

The __________ of unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending ____________, because there will__________ be somebody ahead of you, someone   with a better job, more money and more education, etc.

Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There's no __________in life. Run your own race and wish others well!

1.

A．follow

B．catch

C．remind

D．grasp

2.

A．before

B．after

C．unless

D．when

3.

A．stopped

B．enjoyed

C．started

D．regretted

4.

A．way

B．block

C．step

D．time

5.

A．apart from

B．above

C．ahead of

D．behind

6.

A．protected

B．pushed

C．supported

D．comforted

7.

A．thought

B．remembered

C．dreamt

D．hoped

8.

A．Fortunately

B．Finally

C．Surprisingly

D．Apparently

9.

A．calm

B．lucky

C．astonished

D．good

10.

A．racing

B．exercising

C．celebrating

D．cycling

11.

A．believed

B．expected

C．realized

D．understood

12.

A．escaped

B．missed

C．made

D．lost

13.

A．worry about

B．care for

C．depend on

D．focus on

14.

A．prove

B．declare

C．explain

D．inform

15.

A．tears

B．money

C．energy

D．pain

16.

A．paths

B．entrances

C．plans

D．barriers

17.

A．task

B．difficulty

C．problem

D．goal

18.

A．movement

B．cycle

C．event

D．routine

19.

A．never

B．often

C．sometimes

D．always

20.

A．mistake

B．competition

C．pressure

D．challenge

2 . Sarah, a classical dancer from India, had to have her right leg cut after a car accident. She was also ______ on her career（事业） road.

Though the accident brought her bright career to a   ____, she didn’t give up. In the ____ months that followed, Sarah met a doctor who developed an artificial (人造的)   _____ made from rubber filled with sponge (海绵). So   _____ she wanted to go back to   _____ after she had been fitted with an artificial leg. Sarah knew that she believed in   _____and could realize her dream,   _____ she began her courageous journey back to the world of dancing —   _____to balance, bend, stretch, walk, turn, twist and twirl.

After every public recital (个人表演), she ____ ask her dad about her performance. “You   _____ have a long way to go” was the answer she used to get ____. In January 1984, Sarah made a historic _____by giving a public recital in Bombay. She performed in such a great manner that it   ______everyone to tears and this ______ pushed her to the number one position again. That evening when she asked her dad the _______question, he didn’t say anything. He just touched her feet as a praise.

Sarah’s comeback was ______ moving that a film producer ______ to make the story into a hit film. When someone asked Sarah how she had   _____ to dance again, she said quite simply, “YOU DON’T NEED FEET TO DANCE.”   ______is impossible in this world. If you have the will to win, you can achieve anything.

1.

A．cut off

B．taken off

C．turn off

D．put off

2.

A．top

B．stop

C．point

D．height

3.

A．unforgettable

B．painful

C．busy

D．free

4.

A．leg

B．flower

C．gift

D．box

5.

A．strangely

B．gradually

C．strongly

D．heavily

6.

A．home

B．dancing

C．school

D．walking

7.

A．the doctor

B．herself

C．the stage

D．her dad

8.

A．however

B．even

C．so

D．since

9.

A．learning

B．remembering

C．wanting

D．asking

10.

A．could

B．might

C．should

D．would

11.

A．still

B．ever

C．also

D．yet

12.

A．in anger

B．in turn

C．in surprise

D．in return

13.

A．change

B．movement

C．promise

D．comeback

14.

A．made

B．let

C．moved

D．forced

15.

A．story

B．decision

C．performance

D．accident

16.

A．new

B．usual

C．normal

D．interesting

17.

A．so

B．this

C．very

D．such

18.

A．allowed

B．refused

C．decided

D．pretended

19.

A．tried

B．imagined

C．thought

D．managed

20.

A．Everything

B．Anything

C．Something

D．Nothing

3 . These days, teenagers often have their noses buried in a cellphone or other electronic devices. They are often so _________ with what’s happening on social media that they often _________ what’s going on around them. But you _________ can’t say that about this 17-year-old. Seeing _________ the teen helped an elderly woman who was _________ at the Dollar General just restored my _________ in our youth!

17-year-old Senquavlous Driver joined his _________, Connie, for a trip to the Dollar General. They’d put down their shopping and were starting to _________ when Senquavious noticed a woman in her eighties struggling to get out of her car. She _________ but was having trouble walking. Senquavious wasted no time coming to the __________!

The teen jumped out of his aunt’s car without __________. He helped the elderly woman to the sidewalk and __________ with her into the store. She was there to get soda, but could __________ walk. The woman explained that she’d recently __________, hurting her back and face. So, Senquavious stayed with her the whole time, helping her get her shopping done, and then saw her back to her __________.

His aunt watched on, __________ by her nephew’s compassion (同情). She pulled out her cellphone and took some photos. “I was in __________ taking pictures because he didn’t hesitate to help her, and that made me happy,” she said. “I’m so __________ of him.”

Connie proudly __________ the photos of her nephew’s act of __________ on Facebook, saying, “I hope he continues to do great things in his life.”

1.

A．concerned

B．associated

C．satisfied

D．pleased

2.

A．remind

B．review

C．ignore

D．notice

3.

A．generally

B．actually

C．basically

D．certainly

4.

A．why

B．how

C．when

D．if

5.

A．moving

B．complaining

C．struggling

D．driving

6.

A．interest

B．faith

C．respect

D．delight

7.

A．aunt

B．mother

C．teacher

D．grandma

8.

A．walk out

B．take out

C．pull out

D．come out

9.

A．experienced

B．recovered

C．survived

D．succeeded

10.

A．conclusion

B．rescue

C．end

D．point

11.

A．hesitation

B．doubt

C．shame

D．excuse

12.

A．dealt

B．stopped

C．continued

D．began

13.

A．hardly

B．never

C．still

D．even

14.

A．driven

B．walked

C．played

D．fallen

15.

A．car

B．store

C．home

D．sidewalk

16.

A．amazed

B．inspired

C．attracted

D．touched

17.

A．sweat

B．tears

C．relief

D．silence

18.

A．aware

B．tired

C．afraid

D．proud

19.

A．chose

B．remembered

C．shared

D．described

20.

A．bravery

B．kindness

C．sympathy

D．gratitude

4 . Can you change the world？Yes you can！

One of my friends wrote me a letter a few weeks ago. His life was full of problems and ____ .

He was low on hope. He ended his letter to me with this ____：“We can't really change this crazy world we live in，can we？”I answered him immediately with these ___ ："Yes，we_____can！”

I can still remember how someone changed my world. She was the music teacher at my elementary school, the______at our church, and a family friend. I was crazy about her and wanted to ____her more than anything. However,I had no______for any instrument and my singing was quite   ____though I was enthusiastic. One day she let me try playing her guitar. I did my best but could only play a note or two. When I was done,I _____my head. "I guess I am not very good," I told her. She looked at me with her kind eyes,______, and said:"We are all good at something. You just need to_______what you are good at. Then you can________it with the world. "

Those simple words changed me. They planted a seed in my soul that______to grow to this day. They made me______that I had something to give to others. I had something good inside and that could change this world for the____ . I just had to find it, ____ it out and share it. And that is what I have tried to do all of the years since that______day.

You can change the world and make it better every single day of your life. You can change it, one choice, one person, and one kind______at a time. All you have to do is share your goodness.   _____you have to do is make your love great! Live well! Do good!______the world!

1.

A．worries

B．excitements

C．surprises

D．interests

2.

A．problem

B．matter

C．answer

D．question

3.

A．idioms

B．words

C．decisions

D．assessments

4.

A．certainly

B．suddenly

C．merely

D．ever

5.

A．worker

B．doctor

C．guitarist

D．cleaner

6.

A．help

B．impress

C．instruct

D．challenge

7.

A．manner

B．respect

C．luck

D．talent

8.

A．popular

B．awesome

C．awful

D．sweet

9.

A．raised

B．lowered

C．used

D．kept

10.

A．smiled

B．sighed

C．sang

D．cried

11.

A．set up

B．take up

C．put forward

D．find out

12.

A．play

B．mix

C．share

D．provide

13.

A．fails

B．refuses

C．continues

D．agrees

14.

A．regret

B．realize

C．deny

D．declare

15.

A．richer

B．worse

C．wider

D．better

16.

A．set

B．give

C．bring

D．put

17.

A．important

B．insignificant

C．extra

D．stressful

18.

A．teacher

B．friend

C．invitation

D．act

19.

A．All

B．Much

C．Most

D．Nothing

20.

A．Protect

B．Change

C．Create

D．Save