When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000 m race. My
36 was to pass out water to the runners. I remember being so excited to see all the different kinds of
37 who passed by and
38 a cup of water. The next year I signed up for the 39 and gave it a shot.
The first 10,000 m race was quite an experience. I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked. At times, I didn’t
40 if I could finish.
At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me very
41 , and I felt embarrassed that I was 50 years younger than him and I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt
42 for a second.
But then I
43 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had
44 capacities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my
45 was only to finish.
After a minute, it
46 me that this was a lesson I could draw from . I learned
47 about myself in that moment. I turned my
48 into inspiration.
I decided that I would not
49 running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and
50 properly and one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running. As I
51 the finishing line, I was proud
52 my accomplishment.
In life we all have those moments when we
53 ourselves to others. It’s only
54 . Don’ allow those moments to weaken you. Turn them into
55 and let them inspire you. Use them to show you what is possible.
| 小题1: | | A．position | B．direction | C．decision | D．target |
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| 小题2: | | A．trainers | B．runners | C．fans | D．volunteers |
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| 小题3: | | A．begged | B．drank | C．dropped | D．grabbed |
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| 小题4: | | A．project | B．service | C．race | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．doubt | B．know | C．answer | D．promise |
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| 小题6: | | A．slowly | B．fast | C．quietly | D．carefully |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．satisfied | C．amused | D．defeated |
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| 小题8: | | A．forgot | B．realized | C．remembered | D．abandoned |
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| 小题9: | | A．different | B．wonderful | C．valuable | D．proper |
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| 小题11: | | A．happened | B．hit | C．occurred | D．attracted |
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| 小题12: | | A．everything | B．anything | C．nothing | D．something |
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| 小题13: | | A．disappointment | B．embarrassment | C．agreement | D．achievement |
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| 小题14: | | A．sign up | B．pick up | C．give up | D．keep up |
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| 小题15: | | A．predict | B．behave | C．prepare | D．pretend |
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| 小题16: | | A．found | B．crossed | C．held | D．left |
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| 小题18: | | A．combine | B．control | C．compare | D．contribute |
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| 小题19: | | A．natural | B．frequent | C．important | D．terrible |
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| 小题20: | | A．condition | B．motivation | C．situation | D．protection |
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