It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)　　injury. I had　　whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 　　for the 3, 000-meter run.
“Ready. . . set. . . ”The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed　　me. I felt　　as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray! ”shouted the crowd. It was the loudest　　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　　, ”I thought as I moved on. 　　, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran　　and decided not to　　in track next year. It wouldn’t be　　it, even if my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer—　　than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and　　enough, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”I was leaving　　several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage! ”one of them told me.
“Courage? I just　　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　　. I decided to　　track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always　　in medals and victories, but in the　　we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, 　　the people who don’t give up when they lose.

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

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

A．late B．eager C．ready D．thirsty

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

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

A．cheer B．shout C．cry D．noise

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

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

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

A．play B．arrive C．race D．attend

A．worth B．good C．valuable D．close

A．weaker B．longer C．lower D．louder

A．well B．sure C．surprisingly D．strangely

A．while B．when C．as D．since

A．finished B．won C．passed D．lost

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

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

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

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

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