1 . Chris Turnbull, 39, finished the touching 3,856 km run on September 16, in the Sydney suburb of Manly, becoming the quickest runner from Perth to Sydney. He _________ the current record holder Achim Heukemes, who completed the distance in 43 days in 2005. To _________ the new world record, he was wholeheartedly _________ to preparing himself.

Mr Turnbull had a(n) _________ for running at a young age. He ran his first half marathon at 9 and since then he had been _________ at plenty of ultra marathons at different times in his life.

Mr Turnbull had run every single day from his beachside home in the Sydney suburb of Clontarf to his _________ on work days. The daily cross country run _________ him to see the sights of Australia, meet amazing people and most importantly, _________ himself physically and mentally.

With his 40th birthday _________ next year, to see what was his physical and mental limit, he wanted to __________ himself to the new record.

To make it in record time, Mr Turnbull was running between 100 km and 105 km daily.He had to __________ huge trucks rushing past him on major highways, blisters(水泡), aching muscles, and being __________ of sleeping well due to the pain his body was feeling

Mr Turnbull’s wife, along with their two kids, had been tracking his __________   on a map from their home as he made his way across the continent. They were __________ waiting there at the finish line in Manly for Mr Turnbull’s falling into their arms for a loving post- run __________.

1.

A．hit

B．beat

C．refused

D．defended

2.

A．set

B．accept

C．hold

D．offer

3.

A．compared

B．limited

C．committed

D．accustomed

4.

A．fancy

B．invitation

C．excuse

D．request

5.

A．skilled

B．amazed

C．expert

D．present

6.

A．hospital

B．office

C．restaurant

D．school

7.

A．persuaded

B．promised

C．inspired

D．advanced

8.

A．support

B．cheat

C．test

D．bother

9.

A．on hand

B．in advance

C．in the air

D．at an end

10.

A．adjust

B．challenge

C．encourage

D．keep

11.

A．lose control of

B．take charge of

C．put up with

D．play jokes on

12.

A．guilty

B．aware

C．independent

D．incapable

13.

A．target

B．progress

C．performance

D．purpose

14.

A．eagerly

B．impatiently

C．permanently

D．peacefully

15.

A．gesture

B．touch

C．hug

D．glance

2 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. What is the talk mainly about?

A．A cute character.

B．Lantern Festival.

C．Beijing Olympic Games.

2. What do we know about Jiang’s design?

A．She planned to draw a Chinese lantern at first.

B．She got the idea from her professor.

C．She changed her original idea.

3. What does the bird pattern mean according to the speaker?

A．Warmth.

B．Friendship.

C．Happiness.

3 . 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
1. Who is Dave Godber?

A．A manager.

B．A director.

C．A footballer.

2. How did Dave Godber probably feel about the team' s performance?

A．Surprised.

B．Confident.

C．Upset.

3. What will Dave Godber probably do first?

A．Attend a match.

B．Take a holiday.

C．Look for another job.