Eddie was filled with excitement． The mountain bike（1） was about to start and he had been training hard． Perhaps， this year， he would finally（2） ． The waiting crowd shouted encouragement， and Eddie's dad was among them， smiling（3） ．
The starter's gun（4） and Eddie got away quickly．The road was bumpy（起伏不平）with lots of sudden turns，but Eddie was（5） for these challenges，As he went around a corner， he（6） that his friend Riley was the only rider in front of him．
Putting in more effort， Eddie reached Riley and then suddenly he was（7） ． He was going to win!
Eddie could（8） the finish line at the top of the next hill．The crowd began to（9） __ and Eddie heard his father's voice supporting him．
Moments later， Eddie heard a cry． He looked around to see Riley（10） on the road with his bike on top of him． Any minute now， the other（11） would rush toward him over the hill，
Eddie jumped off his bike and ran to Riley．His friend was unhurt and the boys（12） __ moved Riley's bike off the road．
The other riders（13） past to the finish line， and Eddie heard a cheer go up for the winner．
Slowly， Eddie（14） his bike to the finish line， Tears of disappointment filled his eyes．
Then，to his surprise，Eddie heard a sound and looked over at the crowd to see them cheering for（15） ．And there was his dad， with the proudest smile of all．
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（1）A． show |
B． race |
C． trip |
D． exercise |
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（2）A． pay |
B． stop |
C． rest |
D． win |
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（3）A． proudly |
B． softly |
C． politely |
D． weakly |
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（4）A． broke up |
B． showed up |
C． went off |
D． fell off |
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（5）A． ready |
B． thankful |
C． famous |
D． late |
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（6）A． dreamed |
B． decided |
C． expected |
D． realized |
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（7）A． side by side |
B．on the top |
C． in the lead |
D． far behind |
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（8）A． pass |
B．see |
C．touch |
D． draw |
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（9）A． laugh |
B． hide |
C． cheer |
D． leave |
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（10）A． standing |
B． lying |
C． training |
D． travelling |
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（11）A． riders |
B． parents |
C． winners |
D． crowds |
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（12）A． secretly |
B． suddenly |
C． separately |
D． quickly |
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（13）A． sped |
B． walked |
C． spread |
D．ran |
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（14）A． threw |
B． pushed |
C． sent |
D． tied |
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（15）A． them |
B． themselves |
C． him |
D． himself |
As a university student， I decided to learn German． For some reason I really liked the language， but I was not very good at learning it．The grammar（1） me a lot and even drove me crazy．My only advantage was（2） ．I got an A on every word test I took．After two years of studies，I struggled（挣扎）to communicate in（3） German and signed up to study in Germany to complete my degree．It was the（4） term I would ever have．
The moment I arrived in Germany，I felt like I was starting from scratch （从头开始）．The German I'd learned in university wasn't（5） for everyday conversation． My book knowledge fell by the wayside as I thought about the basics of getting around， reading emails and talking with my classmates． I was often nervous at school， worried about whether the teachers would call on me in class and whether I'd understand their questions． I only（6） a little around my eight roommates， who were willing to speak German slowly to me and didn't seem to mind my（7） ．
I chose to study three courses﹣reading & writing， grammar and history． All were in German and difficult， but the history class was the worst． The teacher spoke so（8） that almost everything he said flew right over my head． I sat in the front， took notes and even recorded every single word he said in class， but（9） helped． I had no idea what the class was really about …
Years have passed， but I still remember how it felt to struggle so hard at（10） another language． That trip was a difficult but valuable lesson． I think my failure that term taught me just as much as my success．
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（1）A． gave |
B． helped |
C． troubled |
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（2）A． listening |
B． spelling |
C． speaking |
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（3）A． perfect |
B． broken |
C． beautiful |
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（4）A． hardest |
B． easiest |
C． happiest |
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（5）A． useless |
B． meaningless |
C． practical |
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（6）A． relaxed |
B． feared |
C． wondered |
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（7）A． purposes |
B． progress |
C． mistakes |
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（8）A． slowly |
B． quickly |
C． clearly |
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（9）A． nothing |
B． anything |
C． everything |
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（10）A． creating |
B． teaching |
C． learning |
﹣My parents work in Yongzhou． What about （you）？
﹣They work in Guangzhou． I'm going to visit them this summer holiday．
My family （go） to Yongzhou botanical garden（植物园） last weekend．
With the （develop） of 5G，Huawei makes people's life more convenient．