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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

On my first day of junior high school, I was attracted to Elizabeth's beautiful, shining eyes. Later, I（1）　　her long ponytail. What a lovely girl!

We have many things（2）　　, such as sharing the same ideas, shopping together and reading novels. We also complement each other. I tend to be a（3）　　person who often forgets important things, but Elizabeth helps me out. One day, I forgot to bring my ruler for a Maths（4）　　, and I felt very worried. At that moment, Elizabeth（5）　　and said, "I guessed this might happen, so I brought two. " I felt relieved and got excellent grades in that exam.

What（6）　　me most was something that happened during our military training. One cold night, I ate so many potato chips that I got a painful stomachache, I was so（7）　　and I cried. To my great comfort, Elizabeth put me on her back and rushed to the doctor's at once. She had to（8）　　me downstairs and upstairs. The doctor checked me and gave me some medicine. If she didn't help me, I wouldn't have been able to sleep that night.

Whenever I want to buy clothes, Elizabeth goes with me and（9）　　helps me choose which clothes look best. She has a good eye for fashion.

It's a（10）　　that we are not in the same school now. But we often communicate with each other on QQ or WeChat. I sincerely hope that our friendship will last forever.

（1）

A．

noticed

B．

described

C．

imagined

D．

decorated

（2）

A．

in general

B．

in order

C．

in common

D．

in fact

（3）

A．

careless

B．

helpful

C．

lazy

D．

boring

（4）

A．

lesson

B．

exam

C．

problem

D．

club

（5）

A．

cheered up

B．

dressed up

C．

gave up

D．

came up

（6）

A．

calmed

B．

improved

C．

impressed

D．

encouraged

（7）

A．

relaxed

B．

stressed

C．

excited

D．

tired

（8）

A．

teach

B．

carry

C．

contact

D．

watch

（9）

A．

suddenly

B．

proudly

C．

simply

D．

patiently

（10）

A．

chance

B．

decision

C．

pity

D．

choice

Mark started middle school when he was twelve.He studied very hard and always got good grades.He was very interested in（1）　　，especially running.He got up early every morning and（2）　　to school.

In his second year，Mark took part in the school's sports meeting and（3）　　a race.His parents were happy with him and（4）　　him a computer.But things began to change.Mark stopped getting up（5）　　.He also lost interests in sports.His grades were not so good as before.

One night，about one o'clock in the morning，Mark's mother（6）　　him playing computer games in his room.Then she knew why he（7）　　so much.But she didn't take his（8）　　away.Instead，she had a（9）　　talk with him.She told him he was old enough to know well what to do，and what not to do.

After hearing his mother's（10）　　words，Mark was sorry for his change and decided to make good use of his time from then on.

（1）

A．

sports

B．

music

C．

drawing

（2）

A．

climbed

B．

drove

C．

ran

（3）

A．

won

B．

lost

C．

played

（4）

A．

took

B．

collected

C．

bought

（5）

A．

late

B．

early

C．

quickly

（6）

A．

questioned

B．

talked

C．

found

（7）

A．

happened

B．

changed

C．

learned

（8）

A．

computer

B．

book

C．

table

（9）

A．

meaningless

B．

serious

C．

tiring

（10）

A．

silly

B．

wrong

C．

kind

I work in a middle school.It is pleasant for me to plant in my free time.At the beginning of the school year，I had an idea-what if my students used a classroom （1）　　to grow vegetables for our school lunches？The students could （2）　　learn about planting science.

I asked my headmaster （3）　　I could start a new plant lab garden.I was only in my second year of （4）　　，but she agreed.

As soon as my students went into the classroom，they got （5）　　.They all wanted to learn how to grow vegetables in this way of indoor gardening called hydroponics（水培）.This is great for areas that don't have （6）　　farmland.It helps people to grow healthy vegetables just about anywhere.

To grow 45 beds of green vegetables，we need many things （7）　　growing cups，LED growing lights，fans，a water pump （水泵） and so on.Although the students failed for the first time，none of them （8）　　.They kept on trying until they finally succeeded.It was interesting for them to watch the vegetables grow every day.And they all smiled （9）　　when seeing students in other classes eat the vegetables they grew.My students' new goal is that our school won't need to （10）　　green vegetables any more.

（1）

A．

desk

B．

computer

C．

garden

D．

blackboard

（2）

A．

ever

B．

also

C．

never

D．

only

（3）

A．

if

B．

why

C．

how

D．

what

（4）

A．

waiting

B．

growing

C．

learning

D．

teaching

（5）

A．

tired

B．

excited

C．

sleepy

D．

interesting

（6）

A．

much

B．

many

C．

few

D．

little

（7）

A．

into

B．

with

C．

like

D．

for

（8）

A．

gave back

B．

gave out

C．

gave away

D．

gave up

（9）

A．

proudly

B．

angrily

C．

loudly

D．

politely

（10）

A．

sell

B．

buy

C．

wash

D．

cook

Run for Class President

Two months ago，when our class election （选举） started，I decided to nun for class president.I enjoyed speaking in public and got along well with people，so I felt it easy to win.But I was （1）　　that people would feel bad for me if I lost.

I was busy preparing in the following week.My plan wasn't to make promises to do things I couldn't （2）　　but to show my class why I wanted to be the president.I put up my posters in hallways and in the classroom.I also spent three hours writing my speech，saying that I was the one they could tum to whenever they had a problem.Since I was （3）　　prepared，I felt that my chances of winning were strong.

However，when I gave my speech on Election Day，the response （反应） wasn't what I had （4）　　.Few people actually listened.When it was my opponent's （对手的） turn，everyone was screaming （尖叫） his name.His speech was short，（5）　　all to the point.By then，I realized I should have made（6）　　shorter and clearer.

It was obvious （明显的） who would （7）　　.For the rest of the day，I felt like it was over.I wanted to just go home and cry，but I made it through.

My prediction was right：I didn't win.The next day，people were still talking about the （8）　　.I just pretended （假装） not to hear.But later，things got better.People （9）　　about the election and talked to me just as they did before.

I don't regret putting time and energy（10）　　the election because I've learned that things aren't always going the way I expect.And moments of failure like this build character一since then I've learned to face disappointment and grown stronger.

（1）

A．

bored

B．

afraid

C．

excited

D．

hopeful

（2）

A．

A compare

B．

remember

C．

manage

D．

repeat

（3）

A．

fully

B．

quickly

C．

freshly

D．

slowly

（4）

A．

feared

B．

faced

C．

mentioned

D．

pictured

（5）

A．

so

B．

or

C．

and

D．

but

（6）

A．

my

B．

myself

C．

mine

D．

me

（7）

A．

A reply

B．

return

C．

wait

D．

win

（8）

A．

A discussion

B．

election

C．

decision

D．

invitation

（9）

A．

forgot

B．

wrote

C．

cared

D．

discussed

（10）

A．

for

B．

into

C．

at

D．

on