SECTION B ( 18 points )

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with word or phrases that best fits the context.

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years  36 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English  37 , began to believe he might  38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a real chance. Bannister had been  39  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  40  to him. Describing the event later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I lined up for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved gently now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs  41  to meet no resistance, as if I was pushed forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  42  gave me greater strength. I felt the moment of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a  43  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy  44  it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  45  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the  46  line, I fell, almost unconscious.

“I knew I had done it, even before I heard the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes …’ the rest was  47  in the noise of excitement.”

36. A. passed along       B. passed down     C. went by         D. went over

37. A. coach           B. athlete           C. captain           D. judge

38. A. defeat            B. move           C. beat            D. break

39. A. competing        B. training         C. fighting         D. attending

40. A. eagerness         B. pleasure         C. relief            D. worry

41. A. seemed           B. used            C. happened        D. had

42. A. mass            B. residents         C. crowd           D. team

43. A. concentration      B. collection         C. combination     D. classification

44. A. so                B. but             C. or              D. as

45. A. never            B. ever            C. even            D. still

46. A. starting          B. lasting          C. finishing        D. running

47. A. stuck           B. involved        C. lost              D. spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.  As years 36  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    37   ,began to believe be might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954 , when Bannister knew be had a   39  chance.  Bannister had been   40  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  41  to him.  Describing the   42   later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.  As I  43  for the start I glanced at the flag.  It moved  44  now.  This was the moment when I made my decision. ”

“The gun fired.  My legs  45  to meet no resistance, as if I was  46  forward by some unknown force.  The noise from the faithful  47  gave me greater strength.  I felt the  48  of a lifetimes had come. ”

“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride.  My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same.  This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  51  could have done in previous years.  When I leapt at（冲向）the    52  tape, I fell, almost    53  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  54  the time.  The announcement came.  ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  55 in the noise of excitement. ”

36. A. passed along       B. passed down    C. went by            D. went over

37. A. coach                        B. athlete              C. captain             D. judge

38. A. defeat                       B. move               C. beat                 D. break

39. A. real                          B. lucky               C. serious             D. false

40. A. competing          B. training            C. fighting            D. attending

41. A. eagerness           B. pleasure            C. relief                D. worry

42. A. accident             B. event                C. issue                D. topic

43. A. did up                       B. made up           C. put up              D. lined up

44. A. safely                       B. heavily             C. thinly               D. gently

45. A. seemed              B. used                        C. happened              D. had

46. A. dragged             B. drawn              C. pulled             D. pushed

47. A. mass                 B. residents           C. crowd             D. team

48. A. moment                    B. period              C. while              D. date

49. A. concentration      B. collection                C. combination      D. classification

50. A. so                     B. but                     C. or                       D. as

51. A. never                B. ever                C. even                 D. still

52. A. starting             B. lasting             C. finishing           D. running

53. A. unconcerned       B. unconscious      C. unknown                 D. unnoticed

54. A. offered                     B. told                  C. announced        D. beard

55. A. stuck                 B. involved           C. lost                  D. spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 1  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    2   ,began to believe be might   3  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a   4  chance. Bannister had been  5  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  6  to him. Describing the   7  later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  8  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  9  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs  10  to meet no resistance, as if I was  11  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  12  gave me greater strength. I felt the  13  of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a   14  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   15  it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  16  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the    17  tape, I fell, almost    18 .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  19  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  20 in the noise of excitement.”

1.A.passed along     B. passed down    C. went by   D. went over

2.A.coach          B. athlete         C. captain    D. judge

3.A.defeat          B. move          C. beat      D. break

4.A.real            B. lucky          C. serious    D. false

5.A.competing      B. training         C. fighting   D. attending

6.A. eagerness       B. pleasure        C. relief      D. worry

7.A. accident        B. event           C. issue      D. topic

8.A. did up          B. made up        C. put up     D. lined up

9.A. safely          B. heavily         C. thinly      D. gently

10.A. seemed         B. used           C. happened   D. had

11.A. dragged        B. drawn          C. pulled      D. pushed

12.A. mass          B. residents        C. crowd      D. team

13.A. moment       B. period          C. while       D. date

143.A. concentration   B. collection       C. combination  D. classification

15.A. so            B. but             C. or          D. as

16.A. never         B. ever            C. even        D. still

17.A. starting       B. lasting           C .finishing     D. running

18.A. unconcerned   B. unconscious       C. unknown    D. unnoticed

19.A. offered        B. told             C. announced   D .beard

20.A. stuck         B .involved          C. lost         D. spread