When I started riding a bike a couple of years ago, I didn't think my involvement would ever be more serious than the occasional short ride. But as I built strength, my friends ___
____me to step up my training and try some longer trips, The first one to come along was a 150-mile trip, the MS-150, an annual _______ that raises money to fight AIDS.
When I registered,the idea seemed fantastic and I trained with __
__.However,as the time for the ride approached,my selfdoubts __
__ beyond my endurance(忍耐).I __
__ wanted to raise money for the charity,but I didn’t really want to bike all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a beautiful Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside,and for the first few hours I felt ____.This was just the experience I had ____,and my spirits were high.__ __ by the end of the day,I felt tired out. If the body is ____ to the mind,here was evidence. Every __
__ my brain pushed out seemed to travel right down to my legs. “I can’t handle this” became a leg cramp (抽筋),and “Everyone else is a better rider” translated into ____ of breath. I was sure I’d have to __
__.
As I topped the crest (顶) of a hill,the beautiful sunset kept me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance,I saw a lone woman riding very slowly __
__ the bright red sun. I __
_ that the person looked different in some way,but I couldn’t tell why. So I pushed myself to ___.There she was,riding along slowly but __
__,with a slight and determined smile on her face and she had only one leg.
My focus changed in that instant. For a whole day I’d been ____ my body. But now I knew it wasn’t the body,but the __
_ that would help me reach my goal. It rained all the second day. I never saw the one-legged biker again,but I pushed on without ____,knowing she was out there with me somewhere. And at the end of the day,still feeling ____,I completed the 150mile trip.
小题1: | A.encouraged | B.forbade | C.forced | D.warned |
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小题2: | A.accident | B.event | C.incident | D.affair |
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小题3: | A.care | B.ease | C.enthusiasm | D.difficulty |
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小题4: | A.achieved | B.gained | C.progressed | D.advanced |
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小题5: | A.still | B.even | C.rather | D.then |
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小题6: | A.nervous | B.disappointed | C.wonderful | D.refreshed |
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小题7: | A.assumed | B.appreciated | C.admired | D.imagined |
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小题8: | A.But | B.Therefore | C.Meanwhile | D.Moreover |
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小题9: | A.opposite | B.connected | C.exposed | D.equal |
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小题10: | A.cause | B.reason | C.excuse | D.effect |
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小题11: | A.holding | B.saving | C.catching | D.shortness |
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小题12: | A.quit | B.continue | C.insist | D.fade |
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小题13: | A.on | B.against | C.down | D.over |
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小题14: | A.observed | B.watched | C.noticed | D.overlooked |
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小题15: | A.put up | B.look up | C.catch up | D.take up |
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小题16: | A.steadily | B.abruptly | C.closely | D.narrowly |
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小题17: | A.trusting | B.doubting | C.cheating | D.fighting |
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小题18: | A.strength | B.honesty | C.will | D.power |
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小题19: | A.struggling | B.arguing | C.discussing | D.complaining |
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小题20: | A.strong | B.weak | C.healthy | D.spiritless |
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