In high school I joined the girl athletic club. At our first track meet, I entered for the long jump, but was made an alternate（替补）for the 50 yard dash. I didn’t like it, since I was better at long distance, but they assured me I would never have to run; they just ran out of alternate.
As I walked up to the start line, I saw my Dad on the sidelines. He was watching. Position, ready, set and off went the starting gun. Believe it or not, I closed my eyes and ran like I’d never run before.
I knew I didn’t have a chance of winning. But I started to hear cheering and thought for a minute, was it possible? I opened my eyes and to my disappointment, everyone else was crossing the finish line, inches away from each other and I was only half the distance.
That moment felt like days. I felt so stupid. I just wanted to melt into the ground and disappeared. Worse than that, my Dad was watching and then I felt ashamed. I kept running hard as I could, crying all the way towards the finish line. It seemed no one noticed me as I crossed the finish line. I saw my Dad standing there looking at me. I was ashamed to look at him. He walked over to me and said, “I’m so proud of you.” I was surprised, “For what? Everyone else finished before I even got halfway. I looked like a fool.” “Because you didn’t give up, not even when you realized what had happened. You gave it your all and finished.” I laughed and cried at the same time.
I find I can face what seems impossible, even alone and afraid, and, that winning does not always come in as you expect. I give my best effort to all I do, win or lose. I don’t give up in the middle of anything.
小题1:The author meant to compete in .
A．the 50 yard dash
B．the long jump
C．the long-distance run
D．the high jump小题2:When the author heard cheering, she thought .
A．she had the chance to win the game
B．she left others inches away halfway
C．other competitors were encouraging her
D．somebody had won the game小题3:What happened after the author crossed the finish line?
A．She cried at the sight of her father.
B．Everyone cheered her for her success.
C．Her farther came up and comforted her.
D．She felt ashamed to meet her classmates.小题4:What lesson can we learn form the author’s experience?
A．What seems impossible always becomes possible.
B．Don’t lose heart halfway whatever you do.
C．Success will come as long as you expect it.
D．Try to do everything until you win in the end.
