Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

For many, just taking part in a single marathon is the achievement of a lifetime. But for Julie Weiss, it has become a __________ routine. She has run 12 marathons once a week-for the past year in memory of her dad who _________ just 35 days after he was _________v with pancreatic cancer(胰腺癌). When Julie Weiss lost her father in 2010, she was _________ to find the research for pancreatic cancer is so short of fund. “ It made me feel _________ .” she said, “I knew I had to do something.”

So this marathon queen, _________ she calls herself, did what she did best; she went running. Having completed 25 marathons during the _________ two years, Julie now vowed(发誓) to run 12 marathons in 12 weeks in _________ of her father. After asking people to _________ money for each marathon, she _________ a website, marathon goddess, com, to collect money for the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network(PANCAN), a nonprofit organization. Julie began her incredible _________ with a marathon is Rome and then entered a race every _________in some city across North America. _________ leaving work at 5p.m.on Friday she would be ready to begin the next race, before she _________ home to California on Sunday. Julie finished her 1,362.4-mile journey in March 2013, _________ more than $ 200,000 in the process for PANCAN.

While running, she stuck to a strict training schedule. “My body’s getting used to this. I’m changing my diet, becoming more healthy and learning to run more _________ .” she said. When her muscles began to _________, she kept her _________ in mind. “When you do what you love, for those you love, that is where the _________ happen. Together we can make a(n) _________,and pave the way for a happy, healthy, cancer free life.” she said.

1.A. weekly B. monthly C. daily D. yearly

2.A. passed by B. passed away C. died off D. died out

3.A. connected B. diagnosed C. treated D. dealt

4.A. inspired B. exhausted C. interested D. shocked

5.A. desirable B. helpless C. hopeful D. wishful

6.A. while B. what C. as D. since

7.A. previous B. precious C. present D. precise

8.A. search B. need C. honor D. place

9.A. pay B. donate C. make D. earn

10.A. set up B. made up C. held up D. broke up

11.A. experiment B. stage C. road D. challenge

12.A. day B. morning C. weekend D. weekday

13.A. At B. By C. With D. On

14.A. parted B. left C. headed D. missed

15.A. raising B. earning C. spending D. wasting

16.A. merrily B. efficiently C. specifically D. casually

17.A. swell B. stress C. burn D. ache

18.A. strength B. relief C. motivation D. interest

19.A. miracles B. accidents C. stories D. events

20.A. offer B. sacrifice C. promise D. difference

Answer 1