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