I preferred _______the long jump rather than ________ in the relay race in the school sports games.

   A. to choose; to run      B. choosing; to run    C. choosing; run      D. to choose; run

All over the world people enjoy sports. Sports help to keep people healthy and happy, and to live longer.

  51   They buy tickets or turn on their TVs to watch the games. Often they get very excited when their player or team wins.

 52  Football, for example, has spread around the world. Swimming is popular in all countries near the sea or in those with many rivers. What fun it is to jump into a pool or lake, whether in China, Egypt or Italy!  53   Think how many lovers to skate or ski in winter in Japan, Norway or Canada.

Some sports or game go back thousands of years, like running or jumping. Chinese wushu, for example, has a very long history. But basketball and volleyball are rather new. Neither one is a hundred years old yet.  54  Water-skiing is one of the newest in the family of sports.

People from different countries may not be able to understand each other, but after a game together they often become good friends.  55    One learns to fight（奋斗） hard and fight fair(公平的), to win without pride and to lose with grace. (胜不骄败不馁)

E. People aren’t inventing new sports or games.

F. Some sports are so interesting that people everywhere take part in them.

G. People are inventing（发明） new sports or games all the time.

51 ______   52 ______   53 ______  54______  55______

Jane’s mother worked on the farm from dawn till dark, which just could make ends meet. To make Jane live a   36  life. Mother was very carful about spending money.   37  , Jane didn’t understand her. Every day Mother was busy with her  38   while Jane was studying at school, so they had little time to enjoy themselves.

One day, Mother realized Jane was unhappy and even  39  to her, so she decided to go   40  with Jane to make Jane happy.

On Sunday morning they went happily to the snowfield. Since they were   41  in white clothes, the manager advised them to buy ski clothes. He said   42  there was an accident, they might be easily  43  in their ski clothes. Mother couldn’t   44  them, so she refused.

Then they went skiing in their white clothes. They were skiing happily on the   45   when suddenly the snowfield began to  46  . It was the snowslide(雪崩). They ran a long way and  47   the snowslide finally, but they couldn’t find their way. Later, a helicopter was flying above,  48  people on it couldn’t see or hear them. Jane was  49   because she had hurt her head seriously and  50  dropped on the snow. Just then an idea struck Mother. She pierced (刺破) her wrist  51  and then bright red blood dropped down on the snowfield. A red SOS was on the snow. At last Jane  52  , but Mother died.

Every time I   53  the blood dropping onto the snowfield, I feel   54  . I believe anyone who hears the tragedy will  55  Mother for her selfless love to her daughter.

1.A. happy           B. healthy         C. busy            D. meaningful

2.A. Moreover              B. However         C. Anyway          D. Though

3.A. writing          B. housework       C. work            D. research

4.A. unfriendly        B. loyal           C. kind            D. cruel

5.A. skating            B. dancing         C. hiking          D. skiing

6.A. all                         B. both            C. either          D. every

7.A. now that          B. in case         C. as though       D. even if

8.A. searched        B. examined        C. found           D. caught

9.A. pay              B. manage          C. afford          D. stand

10.A. mountain              B. farmland        C. playground      D. snowfield

11.A. change                B. melt            C. shake           D. jump

12.A. escaped       B. passed          C. experienced     D. overcame

13.A. but            B. so              C. since           D. while

14.A. in despair     B. in danger       C. in peace        D. in ruins

15.A. hair           B. blood           C. tears           D. jewels

16.A. carefully     B. slowly          C. immediately     D. hardly

17.A. cried          B. died            C. woke            D. survived

18.A. find out        B. think of        C. suffer from      D. come across

19.A. satisfied       B. curious         C. anxious         D. painful

20.A. admire             B. envy                   C. reward          D. thank

In a world where comparisons happen non-stop, it is difficult to look outside yourself and to ever be   36   with who you are. There’s always someone who’s a bit   37  . The only solution is to reach   38   and measure against what Warren Buffett calls your own inner yardstick. There is no more   39   measure for comparison than who your were yesterday, last week or last decade, when you were at your   40  .

Nothing useful ever comes from comparison to others. Either you see yourself as better than someone and you get   41  , or you see someone else as better than you and you feel like all your hard work is for   42  . It is a fool’s game. Not one of us is exactly   43  . The only direct and honest comparison is   44   yourself. Everything else is apples to oranges.

My opinion is that you are only   45   to compare yourself to someone else if their life   46   is the same as your own. Good luck finding that   47  . And one thing is for sure. No matter how hard you work and how dedicated you are, there will always be someone who can run a little faster, jump a little higher, score a little better or look a little nicer in a swimsuit. And if there’s not, you can   48   someone is coming up fast   49   you. So how can you always win in life? Become your best   50  .

Having an image of your most recent past limits is the perfect thing to   51   you to the next level. If you ran 7 flights of stairs yesterday, then do 8 today. Who   52   if the guy next to you did 15? It doesn’t make a bit of   53  . You are a more   54   person today than you were yesterday. Your own   55   is all you need.

1.A. patient                                   B. strict                                 C. content                   D. concerned

2.A. stronger                                 B. better                               C. lazier                       D. wiser

3.A. inside                                     B. out                                    C. for                            D. up

4.A. accurate                       B. useful                               C. careful                    D. powerful

5.A. end                                B. best                                   C. convenience          D. side

6.A. satisfied                        B. busy                                  C. inspired                  D. lazy

7.A. nothing                                  B. fun                                    C. sure                         D. success

8.A. equal                             B. unique                              C. alike                         D. common

9.A. within                                     B. by                             C. for                            D. of

10.A. instructed                           B. allowed                            C. directed                  D. suggested

11.A. situation                     B. position                            C. occasion                 D. accommodation

12.A. game                                    B. match                               C. friend                      D. enemy

13.A. conclude                    B. bet                                    C. announce               D. declare

14.A. before                                 B. beside                              C. below                      D. behind

15.A. assistant                     B. competitor                      C. coach                      D. teacher

16.A. contribute                           B. expose                             C. push                        D. devote

17.A. cares                                    B. says                                   C. wonders                 D. asks

18.A. effort                                   B. sense                           C. difference               D. change

19.A. successful                           B. happy                               C. lucky                        D. fit

20.A. benefit                     B. progress                           C. habit                        D. result

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Many years ago, I was travelling in the northwest of Indian. One evening, after hunting in the
forest all day, I was returning alone to the place which I had put up my tent. It was growing dark
but I was walking along a narrow path. On my right was a wide river, and on my left , thick dark
forest. Suddenly, I saw two eyes looking at me from among the trees. A tiger was about to jump
on me. What should I do? Should I jump into the river and hoped to save my life by swimming?
I looked to the right. In the river there was a huge crocodile waited to welcome me with its
mouth widely open. I was so frightened that I closed my eyes. When I opened it, what do you
think was happened? The tiger had jumped right over me and was now in the mouth of the
crocodile. Believe or not!