It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n) ___1___ injury. I had ___2___ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___3___ for the 3,000-meter run.

“Ready … set …” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___4___ me. I felt ___5___ as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ___6___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should ___7___,” I thought as I moved on. ___8___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___9___ and decided not to ___10___ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___11___ my foot did heal.

 When I finished, I heard a cheer— ___12___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and ___13___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving ___14___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just ___15___ a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”

Suddenly I regained ___16___. I decided to ___17___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___18___ in medals and victories, but in the ___19___ we overcome(戰(zhàn)勝). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___20___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

1. A. slighter  B. worse     C. earlier    D. heavier

2. A. expected      B. supposed    C. imagined   D. doubted

3. A. late    B. eager   C. ready     D. thirsty

4. A. from behind   B. ahead of  C. next to   D. close to

5. A. ashamed B. astonished  C. excited D. frightened

6. A. cheer     B. shout  C. cry    D. noise

7. A. slow down     B. drop out    C. go on  D. speed up

8. A. Therefore   B. Otherwise   C. Besides   D. However

9. A. with delight    B. with fear  C. in pain    D. in advance

10. A. play     B. arrive   C. race  D. attend

11. A. even if   B. only if  C. unless   D. until

12. A. weaker     B. longer      C. lower  D. louder

13. A. well enough     B. sure enough   

   C. surprisingly enough   D. strangely enough

14. A. while       B. when    C. as     D. since

15. A. finished   B. won    C. passed      D. lost

16. A. cheer   B. hope   C. interest   D. experience

17. A. hold on   B. turn to   C. begin with    D. stick with

18. A. measured   B. praised   C. tested  D. increased

19. A. sadness     B. struggles    C. diseases   D. tiredness

20. A. or     B. nor    C. and     D. but

        got on the train when it began to move．

A．No sooner had I             B．I had no sooner             

C．Hardly had I           D．I hardly had

Tom owns______larger collection of_______books than any other student in our class.

A.  the; 不填  B.  a; 不填      C.  a; the        D.  不填; the

Professor White has written some short stories, but he is ______known for his plays.(NMET  1998)

A.  the best         B. more         C. better         D. the most

Was __________ that I saw last night at the concert?

A. it you        B. not you       C. you        D. that yourself

After Yang Liwei succeeded in circling the earth, ______our astronauts desire do is walk in space.

A.  where         B.  what       C.  that        D.  how

—Isn’t that Ann’s husband over there?

 —No, it______be him I’m sure he doesn’t wear glasses.

A.  can’t         B.  must not         C.  won’t        D.  may not

Careless driving _______ a lot of highway accidents.

A. affects       B. makes      C. causes       D. results

 — ________you read the story? 

—Yes. I_____________it at school. 

 Have; read    B. Did; read      C. Have; have read    D. Did; have read

Remember how great exercise was when you were a little kid? Back then, racing around the playground or skipping rope for hours, you weren’t thinking fitness, you were thinking entertainment. But in this age of high-tech home equipment and underused gym memberships, the simple joy of jumping rope has been forgotten, Rediscovering it will give you a total-body exercise you can find.

    Although considered an excellent form of exercise, jumping rope has never gained widespread acceptance because of two fundamental reasons. First, most people recognize jumping rope as an excellent form of cardiovascular(心血管的)exercise, but they also believe that it is simply too difficult. In other words, they don’t think they’ll be able to continue jumping for the near 20 minutes that it takes to achieve a beneficial physical outcome. Second, many view it as somewhat boring and overly repetitive not as something fun or enjoyable.

     As a matter of fact, jumping rope can be great fun if you find a proper way to practice it. Instead of doing the usual two-foot bounce over and over again, people good at rope-jumping often change their pattern every 10 or 20 jumps. A single bounce, a double-bounce, a skip, a knee-up, side swings, as well as a variety of other easy-to-learn free-style rope-jumping.

     Now researchers are learning that jumping rope also prepares the brain for learning. It is an exercise allowing both brain hemispheres to perform in parallel to each other. In short, jumping rope can be a life-long activity requiring little equipment, time and space, yet leading to a much healthier life.

From the first paragraph we learn that_________.

A. jumping rope has faded from people’s memories

B. people now have more advanced equipment

C. racing around the playground was preferred

D. people now like to have exercise in a gym

Rope jumping has not spread widely because_________.

A. it benefits the cardiovascular system

B. it is neither easy nor enjoyable

C. it is considered boring and repetitive

D. it requires little equipment, time and space

The first sentence in the 3rd paragraph implies_________.

A. there is only one proper way to follow

B. the usual way should not be used

C. the easiest way is always the best

D. there are many ways to follow

According to the researchers, jumping rope_________.

A. only prepares the brain for learning

B. is suitable for students only

C. helps both brain hemispheres work together

D. can be dangerous for old people

What is the author’s attitude towards rope jumping?

A. He is arguing against it

B. He is in favor of it

C. He is sitting on the fence of it

D. He is not clear about it