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. 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 |
