When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn't think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends ___
____me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.
When I registered，the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with __
__.However，as the time for the ride approached，my selfdoubts __
__ beyond my endurance(忍耐)．I __
__ wanted to raise money for the charity，but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside，and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____，and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day，I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind，here was evidence. Every __
__ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋)，and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to __
__.
As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill，the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance，I saw a lone woman riding very slowly __
__ the bright red sun. I __
_ that the person looked different in some way，but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was，riding along slowly but __
__，with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.
My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body，but the __
_ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again，but I pushed on without ____，knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day，still feeling ____，I completed the 150mile trip.
| 小题1: | | A．encouraged | B．forbade | C．forced | D．warned |
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| 小题2: | | A．accident | B．event | C．incident | D．affair |
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| 小题3: | | A．care | B．ease | C．enthusiasm | D．difficulty |
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| 小题4: | | A．achieved | B．gained | C．progressed | D．advanced |
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| 小题5: | | A．still | B．even | C．rather | D．then |
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| 小题6: | | A．nervous | B．disappointed | C．wonderful | D．refreshed |
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| 小题7: | | A．assumed | B．appreciated | C．admired | D．imagined |
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| 小题8: | | A．But | B．Therefore | C．Meanwhile | D．Moreover |
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| 小题9: | | A．opposite | B．connected | C．exposed | D．equal |
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| 小题10: | | A．cause | B．reason | C．excuse | D．effect |
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| 小题11: | | A．holding | B．saving | C．catching | D．shortness |
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| 小题12: | | A．quit | B．continue | C．insist | D．fade |
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| 小题13: | | A．on | B．against | C．down | D．over |
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| 小题14: | | A．observed | B．watched | C．noticed | D．overlooked |
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| 小题15: | | A．put up | B．look up | C．catch up | D．take up |
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| 小题16: | | A．steadily | B．abruptly | C．closely | D．narrowly |
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| 小题17: | | A．trusting | B．doubting | C．cheating | D．fighting |
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| 小题18: | | A．strength | B．honesty | C．will | D．power |
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| 小题19: | | A．struggling | B．arguing | C．discussing | D．complaining |
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| 小题20: | | A．strong | B．weak | C．healthy | D．spiritless |
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