At the beginning of this term， my PE teacher suggested to me that I should take part in the marathon（马拉松赛跑）． I was very surprised because I was never a good runner． In order to（1）　　 me， he said that if I took part in the race， I would get the highest mark for the term's PE class． Therefore， I decided to have a try because I had（2）　　to lose．

I prepared for the race very（3）　　． I ran every day in the morning before school． And after school， I practiced running with many other runners on the sports ground． I even had the special diet（饮食） for athletes（运动员） I heard that the special diet could（4）　　me to get good results．

When the（5）　　of the marathon arrived， I was very nervous． As usual， I got up in the morning， had my breakfast， and listened to some music． Then my father gave me a（6）　　to the sports ground， for the marathon race was going to take place there in an hour． All my family wished me good luck because they knew how（7）　　this race was for me and how much effort I had put into its preparation．

My competitors looked like athletes． I was（8）　　that I would be last． However， when I started to run， I thought only about the race． As I paid much attention to the race itself， I did not remember when I（9）　　the other runners． Suddenly I realized that I had come first． I was very happy when I won the race．From the experience， I learn that（10）　　always comes out of hard work．

（1）A． punish	B． hurt	C． introduce	D． encourage
（2）A． something	B． everything	C． nothing	D． anything
（3）A． carefully	B． shyly	C． angrily	D． secretly
（4）A． teach	B． help	C． expect	D． order
（5）A． day	B． week	C． month	D． year
（6）A． hug	B． shake	C． kiss	D． lift
（7）A． easy	B． important	C． traditional	D． silly
（8）A． surprised	B． lucky	C． afraid	D． happy
（9）A． passed	B． followed	C． touched	D． pushed
（10）A． feeling	B． competition	C． success	D． interest