完形填空。
Several years ago I started riding a bike. At first, I thought it was only a
1 ride. But as I built up strength,
my friends encouraged me to try some longer
2 . The first one to come along was a 150-mile journey, an
event held every year that
3 money to fight cancer.
When I signed my name, the
4 seemed great-to support a worthy cause while going for the
5 and I
trained with great excitement. But as the time for the ride approached, my
6 gained over my endurance (耐久
力). I still wanted to raise money, but I didn't really want to
7 all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a Sunday morning in the Georgia countyside,
8 for the first few hours I felt wonderful.
This was just the
9 I had imagined, and my spirits were
10 . But by the end of the day, I felt tired. I was sure
I'd have to
11 .
As I topped the hill, the nice sunset
12 me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance, I
13 a long
rider riding very slowly. I
14 that the person looked different in some way, but I couldn't tell
15 . So I managed
to catch up. There she was, riding along slowly but steadily,
16 a determined smile on her face-and she had only
one leg.
My focus
17 at that moment. I'd been doubting my body for a whole day. But now I knew it wasn't the
body, but the
18 that would help me reach my goal.
It rained all the second day. I
19 saw the one-legged biker again, but I pushed on without complaining. And
at the end of the day, still feeling
20, I completed the 150th mile.
( )1. A. long ( )2. A. trips ( ) 3. A. gives ( )4. A. dream ( )5. A. record ( )6. A. self-doubt ( )7. A. hike ( )8. A. but ( )9. A. adventure ( )10. A. low ( )11. A. pick up ( )12. A. kept ( )13. A. stopped ( )14. A. learned ( )15. A. what ( )16. A. with ( )17. A. strengthened ( )18. A. person ( )19. A. never ( )20. A. weak |
B. short B. runs B. needs B. life B. distance B. self-respect B. walk B. so B. experience B. proud B. give up B. protected B. enjoyed B. hoped B. when B. for B. changed B. will B. often B. happy |
C. hard C. swims C. has C. idea C. win C. self-control C. bike C. and C. excitement C. brave C. take up C. stopped C. saw C. said C. where C. at C. built C. bicycle C. even C. strong |
D. boring D. jumps D. raises D. advice D. deal D. self-love D. drive D. or D. struggle D. high D. look up D. made D. missed D. noticed D. why D. as D. fixed D. order D. still D. warm |