When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to__
36__ water to the runners, I remember being so __
37_
_ to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I
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38_
_ up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an
__39 _. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.
__40__ , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining(起决定性作用的)
__ 41__ .
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt
__42__ because I was 15 years old, younger than him but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt
__43_ for a second.
But then I
__44__ something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had
__45_ abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my _
46_ was only to finish.
After a minute, it
_
47__ me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself at that moment. I turned my embarrassment into __
48__ .
I __
49__ that I would not give up running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare __
50__ and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my __
51 __.
In life we all have those moments when we __
52__ ourselves with others. It’s only
__
53 .__ Don’t allow those moments to __
54___ you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to __
55__ anything you want in life.
| 小题1: | | A．bring out | B．pass out | C．take out | D．pick out |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．worried | C．concerned | D．anxious |
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小题3:A gave B. made C. signed D. dressed
| 小题4: | | A．achievement | B．encouragement | C．interest | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．At times | B．In time | C．In all | D．At all |
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| 小题6: | | A．victory | B．decision | C．moment | D．conclusion |
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| 小题7: | | A．embarrassed | B．annoyed | C．moved | D．thrilled |
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| 小题8: | | A．relaxed | B．defeated | C．puzzled | D．inspired |
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| 小题9: | | A．realized | B．lost | C．noticed | D．remembered |
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| 小题10: | | A．necessary | B．evident | C．common | D．different |
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| 小题11: | | A．motto | B．plan | C．goal | D．direction |
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| 小题12: | | A．worried | B．hit | C．reached | D．hurt |
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| 小题13: | | A．attraction | B．devotion | C．expectation | D．inspiration |
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| 小题14: | | A．hoped | B．promised | C．decided | D．suggested |
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| 小题15: | | A．slightly | B．hardly | C．clearly | D．properly |
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| 小题16: | | A．excitement | B．accomplishment | C．movement | D．judgment |
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| 小题17: | | A．introduce | B．relate | C．present | D．compare |
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| 小题18: | | A．important | B．natural | C．strange | D．ridiculous |
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| 小题19: | | A．weaken | B．wound | C．amuse | D．cheer |
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| 小题20: | | A．prevent | B．deliver | C．achieve | D．abandon |
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