阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
　　At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The  31  team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics  32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the  33  that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only  34  ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.  35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt  36  and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could  37  his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her  38  his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his  39 .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was  40  in giving birth to their child.  41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home  42  to be with he when she gave birth.
People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no  43 . For the rest of his life, he  44  he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody  45  that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly  46  in order to say yes to something that truly  47 . Peace begins to  48  our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.
Twenty eight years later, Bill  49  a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you  50  while waiting for me to be born.”

A．new B．favorite C．special D．weak

A．arrived B．passed C．neared D．ended

A．moment B．opportunity C．time D．promise

A．fast B．old C．small D．slow

A．In all B．After all C．As a result D．As usual

A．honored B．worried C．conflicted D．delighted

A．persuade B．accompany C．support D．satisfy

A．place B．side C．door D．mercy

A．duty B．promise C．dream D．demand

A．favoring B．successful C．safe D．late

A．In addition B．For example C．In fact D．At last

A．on time B．in time C．on purpose D．in need

A．judgments B．excuse C．choices D．regrets

A．believed B．wished C．wondered D．proved

A．puts B．takes C．figures D．gives

A．trusts B．wants C．understands D．respects

A．matters B．happens C．appears D．continues

A．turn into B．look into C．settle on D．rely on

A．discovered B．wrote C．sent D．received

A．grasped B．offered C．took D．lost