五、完形填空。
$I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race against my father and my sister in the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and \underline{1} lots of prizes.$
$One day, my mother saw an ad for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in this race?” she asked \underline{2}, pointing to the ad. “Yes, of course,” I answered. So I started to practise for my big \underline{3}.$
$On the day of the race, just \underline{4} the race, my father said to me, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to save energy and then you can run much \underline{5} at the end of the race.”$
$The race began. Following \underline{6} words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other \underline{7} started passing me. I began to feel \underline{8}. And I started slowing down and breathing harder. Just at that moment I heard, “\underline{9}, Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up. Keep running!” Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Dad \underline{10} beside me around the outside of the track. I took a deep breath and \underline{11} my best to go on running.$
$I didn’t win the race. I came fifth. \underline{12} I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up.$
$Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad \underline{13} left my side. He always encourages me when I \underline{14} giving up. He runs beside me through my life. I’ll \underline{15} my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner even if you lose.”$
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D
)1. A. find B. see C. lose D. win
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B
)2. A. him B. me C. us D. her
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A
)3. A. race B. party C. holiday D. meeting
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B
)4. A. when B. before C. after D. during
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B
)5. A. easier B. faster C. higher D. slower
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C
)6. A. the son’s B. the daughter’s C. Dad’s D. Mum’s
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B
)7. A. singers B. runners C. performers D. reporters
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A
)8. A. tired B. serious C. comfortable D. unhappy
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B
)9. A. Come down B. Come on C. Come out D. Come back
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C
)10. A. driving B. flying C. running D. jumping
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A
)11. A. tried B. waited C. reached D. kept
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C
)12. A. And B. So C. But D. Or
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D
)13. A. always B. usually C. sometimes D. never
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A
)14. A. feel like B. keep on C. would like D. try to
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C
)15. A. study B. forget C. remember D. show