When I was a teenager I volunteered to work at the water station at a 10,000m race. My job was to
36 water to the runners. I remember being so
37 to see all the different kinds of people who passed by and grabbed a cup of water. Some ran past, some walked past and a few wheeled past. I saw so many types of people doing it. I thought maybe I could do it too! So the next year I
38 up for the race.
That first 10,000m race was quite an
39 . I jogged, I walked, I jogged and I walked.
40 , I didn’t know if I could finish. Then came a defining (决定性)
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At one point near the end, a 70-year-old man ran past me, very, very fast, and I felt
42 because I was 50 years younger than he but I couldn’t even keep up with him. I felt
43 for a second.
But then I
44 something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had
45 abilities, experience, training and goals for himself. I had mine. Remember my
46 was only to finish.
After a minute, it
47 me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I learned something about myself in that moment. I turned my embarrassment into
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I
49 that I would not give up on running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to train and prepare
50 and one day I would be one of those 70-year-old persons who were still running. As I crossed the finish line, I was proud of my
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In life we all have those moments where we
52 ourselves to others. It’s only
53 . Don’t allow those moments to
54 you. Turn them into motivation and let them inspire you. With the proper preparation and training, you can improve your result to
55 anything you want in life.
| 小题1: | | A．bring out | B．pass out | C．take out | D．pick out |
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| 小题2: | | A．excited | B．worried | C．concerned | D．anxious |
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| 小题3: | | A．gave | B．made | C．signed | D．dressed |
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| 小题4: | | A．achievement | B．encouragement | C．instruction | D．experience |
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| 小题5: | | A．At times | B．In time | C．In all | D．After all |
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| 小题6: | | A．victory | B．decision | C．moment | D．conclusion |
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| 小题7: | | A．embarrassed | B．annoyed | C．moved | D．thrilled |
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| 小题8: | | A．relaxed | B．defeated | C．puzzled | D．inspired |
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| 小题9: | | A．realized | B．lost | C．noticed | D．remembered |
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| 小题10: | | A．special | B．evident | C．common | D．different |
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| 小题11: | | A．motto | B．plan | C．goal | D．direction |
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| 小题12: | | A．worried | B．hit | C．reached | D．hurt |
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| 小题13: | | A．attraction | B．devotion | C．inspiration | D．expectation |
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| 小题14: | | A．hoped | B．promised | C．decided | D．suggested |
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| 小题15: | | A．slightly | B．hardly | C．clearly | D．properly |
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| 小题16: | | A．excitement | B．accomplishment | C．movement | D．judgment |
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| 小题17: | | A．introduce | B．relate | C．present | D．compare |
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| 小题18: | | A．important | B．natural | C．strange | D．ridiculous |
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| 小题19: | | A．weaken | B．wound | C．amuse | D．cheer |
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| 小题20: | | A．reserve | B．deliver | C．achieve | D．abandon |
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