It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n) ___36___ injury. I had ___37___ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was, ___38___for the 3,000-meter run. “Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___39___ me. I felt ___40___ as I fell farther and farther behind. “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest___41___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line. “Maybe I should___42___,” I thought as I moved on. ___43___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___44___ and decided not to ___45___in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___46___my foot did heal. When I finished, I heard a cheer--___47___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and___48___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.” I was leaving ___49___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me. “Courage? I just ___50___ a race!” I thought. “I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?” Suddenly I regained___51___. I decided to ___52___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___53___ in medals and victories, but in the ___54___we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___55___ the people who don’t give up when they lose. 36. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier 37. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted 38. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty 39. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to 40. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened 41. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise 42. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up 43. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However 44. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance 45. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend 46. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until 47. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder 48. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough 49. A. while B. when C. as D. since 50. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost 51. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience 52. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with 53. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased 54. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness 55. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
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