I met Ryan, a young man with cerebral palsy (脑瘫), in my biology class. My simple "Hello!" and his cheerful reply were the
36 to our friendship from the first day of school. There was a time when Ryan was not able to come to school. He was in a great deal of
37 after having a surgery on his legs, but he
38 his sufferings from everyone.
In our junior year, we found that we didn't
39 a single class. This was not a problem, though. We just talked a little more in the hallway 40 passing periods. That year seemed to fly by. One day, Ryan asked me to hold the torch (火炬) runner's flag that would
41 the spot where Ryan would
42 his Olympic torch run. He gently explained that he would be honored
43 I would accept this position for him. The Olympic committee sent a letter saying that the person that holds the flag for him must be someone
44 to him. He said I was the only true friend he had
45 made that talked to HIM and not to his wheel chair. How could I
46 such a request?
On the morning of June 5th, as I walked down the sidewalk, my heart
47 and my mind became a factory of questions. I kept wondering how everything was going to happen and how Ryan would
48 the huge crowd of thousands of people.
After the van arrived, the other runners got out and lined up outside the van, chanting his name, "Ryan! Ryan!" Then all of the people
49 in, “Ryan! Ryan!” The lift then lowered Ryan to the ground. There he was, in all his 50 .
It all became slow motion at the sight of the arriving torch. The runner lit Ryan's torch and then Ryan began his
51 . As he took off down the street, the chanting became louder and louder. The
52 filled the air and even I felt like I was on cloud number nine. I could not have been any prouder of Ryan！ He
53 this moment in time --a historic moment--a moment that he was a part of and
54 me to be a part of, too.
Mr. Weinheimer, the next torch runner, bent over and gave Ryan a hug. That moment will last in time forever. It symbolized the whole
55 of the flame: love, excitement, enthusiasm, brotherhood, and life of any man. The flame united us all and showed that love is really what makes this small world go around after all.
| 小题1: | | A．solutions | B．keys | C．routes | D．responses |
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| 小题2: | | A．danger | B．fear | C．pain | D．puzzle |
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| 小题3: | | A．hid | B．prevented | C．released | D．relieved |
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| 小题4: | | A．change | B．miss | C．attend | D．share |
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| 小题5: | | A．except | B．for | C．during | D．before |
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| 小题6: | | A．mark | B．test | C．number | D．decorate |
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| 小题7: | | A．cover | B．begin | C．continue | D．lead |
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| 小题8: | | A．while | B．although | C．if | D．unless |
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| 小题9: | | A．polite | B．kind | C．grateful | D．important |
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| 小题10: | | A．ever | B．never | C．also | D．even |
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| 小题11: | | A．admit | B．refuse | C．make | D．repeat |
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| 小题12: | | A．ached | B．raced | C．stopped | D．sank |
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| 小题13: | | A．explain to | B．differ from | C．respond to | D．call on |
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| 小题14: | | A．joined | B．stepped | C．poured | D．broke |
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| 小题15: | | A．potential | B．preference | C．glory | D．surprise |
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| 小题16: | | A．training | B．journey | C．life | D．struggle |
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| 小题17: | | A．anxiety | B．satisfaction | C．harmony | D．excitement |
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| 小题18: | | A．deserved | B．recalled | C．treasured | D．chose |
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| 小题19: | | A．promised | B．encouraged | C．allowed | D．followed |
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| 小题20: | | A．mystery | B．power | C．information | D．meaning |
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