Think about the things that ________ you special.

Think about two people you know．How would you describe their personalities? Are they the s  1  ? Of course not! 'Everyone is different．Even identical twins have different personalities．

Some people are very outgoing （ 外向的 ） and friendly．They like to be w  2  other people all the time．Maybe they like to be the centre of attention．And some people are quiet--maybe even s  3  ．They can be friendly，too．But they like to be alone or with just a f  4  friends．

Some people worry a lot．They may worry about many things，such as their jobs，their families and anything that may happen in the future．H  5   ，some people don't worry about anything! They n  6  mind what is going on next．These people are very relaxed．

Some people are hard-working．They always do their b  7  ．But some people are lazy．They don't care about d  8  things right or getting things done on time．Hard-working people always get more chances than those lazy o  9  in life．

And don't f  10  this：Everyone is different．That means you are special!

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Think about the things that ________ you special.

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A．make	B．makes
C．making	D．to make

Think back to a time in your life when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different runners who passed by and quickly took 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! The next year I decided to run for the race，but I had little running practice. I just wanted to finish.
On the day of the race，it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles，I was thinking，“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking？” And at one moment，I said to myself，“I am never doing this again！”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑)，I walked，I jogged and walked. At times，I didn’t know if I could finish.
Near the end，a 70­year­old man ran past me，very fast，and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较) ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I decided that I would not give up on running races，and that one day I would be one of those 70­year­olds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line，I was proud of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
【小题1】What did the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?

A．He helped old runners.

B．He cheered up the runners.

C．He passed out water to the runners.

D．He took back the cups from the runners.

【小题2】Why did the writer join the race?

A．He just wanted to experience.	B．He was crazy about running.
C．He had practiced running very hard.	D．He wanted very much to win a prize.

【小题3】How did the writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?
①He regretted.
②He encouraged himself.
③He felt a little embarrassed.

A．①—②—③

B．②—①—③

C．①—③—②

D．②—③—①

【小题4】 What is the best title (标题) of the passage?

A．To be No.1.	B．Let’s compare.
C．A volunteering job.	D．Running your own race.