— Hey, buddy, let’s go, remember the movie, Up(飛屋環(huán)游記)?

　— Sorry, I’m busy .How about ________ ?

A. every other day         B. the other day                C. any other day        D. a rain check

My chance came at last. Our school was going to hold a sports meet. I knew what it   41   to me so I got up very early to prepare for it. I  42   running and jumping. When I was   43 , I reminded myself of my promise and went on.

  44   the time came nearer, I felt quite   45  . On the first day I came fourth in the 1500m   46   but I was far from   47   because what I wanted most was the highlight of the sports meeting—250x8 relay race. I would run the last leg for my team.

With a shot, the race began. All the students were   48   for their team. The competition was so   49   that I began to feel nervous. Before my turn came, my team was   50   the others. Even worse, I almost dropped the stick when I was trying to   51   it.

  52  after that, there was nothing in my mind except to run as fast as possible. Just when I was approaching the finish line, my legs   53  . Then my promise came to mind again and   54   me to go on. To my surprise, I was the first to   55  the finish line!

  56  , I had proved to myself and those who had often laughed at me that I am not   57   at all! My classmates greeted me warmly and I hugged them tightly. I had won the prize as well as their   58  .

From the sports meeting, I learnt that sometimes things are not so difficult as they   59   to be. Just try your best without fear and you might be surprised at the   60  .

A. mattered                B. held                  C. meant               D. brought

A. exercised               B. practiced           C. chose                D. tried

A. tired                   B. upset                 C. lazy                  D. happy

A. For                    B. By                    C. With               D. As

A. confident               B. worried             C. proud                D. nervous

A. run                    B. jump                 C. race                  D. match

A. happy                    B. sad                   C. excited              D. pleased

A. heading                 B. racing               C. cheering            D. shouting

A. difficult                 B. close                 C. heated               D. near

A. running before           B. leading           C. falling behind    D. catching up with

A. fetch                         B. hold                  C. pass                  D. take

A. Then                     B. But                   C. Thus                 D. Even

A. gave in                  B. gave out            C. gave up             D. gave away

A. had                    B. made                C. let                    D. got

A. draw                         B. cut                    C. cross                 D. catch

A. At last                   B. After all            C. Above all          D. As a result

A. bad                    B. weak                 C. slow                 D. strong

A. congratulations       B. respect                     C. support             D. pride

A. seem                     B. hope                 C. look                  D. expect

A. beginning                 B. place                 C. result                D. time

The Wilsons lived in ________ A-shaped house in the mountain during _______ World War II.

A. a, the    B. an, the     C. an, /      D. a, /

He always brings me a pretty gift ____ he comes to visit me.

A. by the time   B. sometimes   C. every time   D. at times

_________along the quiet road at forty miles an hour, and then an old man suddenly started to cross the road in front of me.

A. Driving      B. when I was driving      C. I was driving     D. Having driven

-----Did you have a hard time traveling back home?

-----Yes, it ______ for four days when I arrived in Guiyang and all the roads______     covered with ice.

A. snowed, were   B. was snowing, had been  C. had been snowing, had been    D. had snowed, were

It is a           that the three members of the family have the same birthday.

A. pleasure            B. pity                  C. chance                     D. coincidence

Betty’s mother died of cancer last year, which had a great influence on her. She        her mind to be a doctor to help the sick.

A. made up                   B. packed up          C. picked up         D. gave up

________ himself in the newspaper, he didn’t notice what was happening．

       A．Having buried         B．Buried            

       C．Burying              D．To be buried

At that time he looked angry because his son______computer games all the afternoon

A. played                        B. was playing         C. has played                  D. had been playing