It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n)_________(21) injury. I had_________(22) whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,__________(23) for the 3,000-metre run.

“Ready… set…”. The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed________(24) me. I felt_________(25) as I fell farther and farther behind.

 “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest________(26) 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________(27).” I thought as I moved on. _______(28), I  decided to to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran _______(29) and decided not to_______(30) in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ______(31) my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer--- ________(32) than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around, _________(33) the boys were preparing for theirs.  “They must be cheering for the boys.”

I was leaving________(34) several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

 “Courage? I just __________(35) 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 _________(36). I decided to ________(37) track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always__________(38) in medals and victories, but in the _________(39) we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, _________(40) the people who don’t give up when they lose.

I hope my teacher will take into _______ the fact that I was ill just before the exams when she marks my paper.

   A. idea          B. considered     C. account    D. thought

Among the young people, there is a growing tendency _____ money more highly than quality of life.

   A. regarding     B. to regarding    C. to regard    D. regarded

The importance ______ a national day and how it is celebrated are very different from country to country.

   A. connected to   B. given to       C. meaning to   D. attached to

The teacher spoke so fast that it was hard for the students to ______ what he was saying.

   A. take in       B. take off       C. take on      D. take after

It is sometimes said that a society can be judged ____the way it cares ____  its weakest members.

   A. on; about     B. by; for       C. under; with   D. with; on

The two brothers look so much alike that it is difficult to ______.

  A. tell them from           B. tell from them

  C. tell apart them           D. tell them apart

I’m not quite sure how to get there, ---------- I’d better _____ a map.

  A. watch        B. look up      C. consult      D. read

It was considerate _____ you not to play the piano while I was asleep.

  A. of           B. for          C. to          D. from

She is stubborn in resisting his enquiries about the Moonstone _____ the degree that she makes it seem as if she does not want the mystery ______.

   A. on; to solve                           B. with; solving 

  C. for; being solved                     D. to; to be solved