Passage 3
It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a(n) (1)______ injury. I had (2)______ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was (3)______ for the 3,000-metre run.
“Ready set” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed (4)______ me. I felt (5)______ as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest (6)______ I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
“Maybe I should (7)______,” I thought as I moved on. (8)______, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran (9)______ and decided not to (10)______ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, (11)______ my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer (12)______ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and (13)______, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving (14)______ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just (15)______ 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 (16)______. I decided to (17)______ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always (18)______ in medals and victories, but in the (19)______ we overcome (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, (20)______ the people who don’t give up when they lose.
1. A. slighter B. worse C. earlier D. heavier
2. A. expected B. supposed C. imagined D. doubted
3. A. late B. eager C. ready D. thirsty
4. A. from behind B. ahead of C. next to D. close to
5. A. ashamed B. astonished C. excited D. frightened
6. A. cheer B. shout C. cry D. noise
7. A. slow down B. drop out C. go on D. speed up
8. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Besides D. However
9. A. with delight B. with fear C. in pain D. in advance
10. A. play B. arrive C. race D. attend
11. A. even if B. only if C. unless D. until
12. A. weaker B. longer C. lower D. louder
13. A. well enough B. sure enough C. surprisingly enough D. strangely enough
14. A. while B. when C. as D. since
15. A. finished B. won C. passed D. lost
16. A. cheer B. hope C. interest D. experience
17. A. hold on B. turn to C. begin with D. stick with
18. A. measured B. praised C. tested D. increased
19. A. sadness B. struggles C. diseases D. tiredness
20. A. or B. nor C. and D. but
Because of increased attendance, the meeting will be in the Conference Hall, not room 204.
Two vessels meeting in a “head-on” situation are directed by the Rules to().
You can ask questions about any detail()to this meeting.
Mary doesn't like going to parties and meeting new people. She is very()
When we were having a meeting, the director()the bad news by telephone.
Speaking at the Third Joint Meeting of the Chinese Physics Societies held in Hong Kong recently, Nobel Laureate Prof Yang Chen-ning talked in particular about how Chinese culture—or Eastern cultures in general — would affect the development of science in the 21st century. To him, the issue will be an extremely complex one. On the one hand, Eastern societies traditionally value education and family ties, attaching great importance to the upbringing of their young. Among scientists and technologists worldwide, said Prof Yang, those of Asian origin would undoubtedly emerge as a vital contingent with their distinctive contributions to the rapid advancements in high technologies. On the other hand, Eastern people differ from Westerners in some cultural traits, Prof Yang pointed out. For example, physicists in the United States are generally bolder in putting forward fresh views and challenging existing authorities. And almost all scientists there are “aggressive”, said the Nobel Laureate. The epithet has no Chinese equivalent, he noted, probably because “aggressive” ways and attitudes are missing in Chinese culture.
A: I wonder if I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Jones this afternoon.
B: ______
A: I wonder if I could arrange a meeting with Mr. Jones this afternoon.
B: ______
No one can possibly recall any detail about the meeting. it is at least five years since it ()