完形填空（本题有 15 小题 , 每小题 1 分 , 共计 15 分）

阅读下面短文 , 然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。

A month before my first marathon, one of my knees was hurt and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two __1___ to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.

I remember back to my first P.E. class, the teacher asked us to run laps and then hit a softball. ___2___ didn't do either well. "You are just not athletic, young man," he said to me, in front of all the others.

The label that I was "not athletic" together with a great sense of ___3___ stuck with me for so many years. Till I started to ___4__ in my 30s, I realized running was not about competition or if I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of __5___ !

The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up nervous, but ready to show ___6___ to myself.

Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces went loose, ___7___ I had to stop to manage. Not the start I wanted but I would never __8___ this chance.

At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"

By mile 17, I became out of breath and the once wounded knee hurt badly. ___9___ resting, I continued the race. I walked ____10____ a bit and then ran again.

By mile 21, I was so tired and ____11___ that I could even eat a horse!

As I was reaching mile 23, I could hear my wife cheering me on at the finish line. "I can do it!" I ____12____ myself.

I was one of the final runners, but I ____13____ ! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.

Determined to be myself, shake off shame and ___14____ others labeled me, move forward. I can now call myself a "marathon ____15____ ".

1 ．

A．

days

B．

hours

C．

weeks

D．

minutes

2 ．

A．

I

B．

He

C．

We

D．

They

3 ．

A．

pride

B．

shame

C．

humor

D．

victory

4 ．

A．

run

B．

ride

C．

kick

D．

work

5．

A．

wills

B．

truth

C．

energy

D．

feelings

6 ．

A．

nothing

B．

anything

C．

something

D．

everything

7 ．

A．

or

B．

so

C．

but

D．

because

8  ．

A．

put up

B．

look up

C．

take up

D．

give up

9．

A．

By

B．

In

C．

For

D．

Without

10．

A．

slowly

B．

simply

C．

properly

D．

naturally

11 ．

A．

mad

B．

hungry

C．

unhappy

D．

surprised

12 ．

A．

replied

B．

controlled

C．

encouraged

D．

influenced

13 ．

A．

failed

B．

escaped

C．

remained

D．

finished

14 ．

A．

however

B．

whenever

C．

whatever

D．

wherever

15 ．

A．

runner

B．

winner

C．

pioneer

D．

volunteer