The annual marathon usually occurred during a heat wave. My job was to  l  behind the runners in an ambulance   2   any of them needed medical attention. The driver and I were in an air-conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes   3   to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.

"We are supposed to stay behind the   4    runner，so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as we began to creep forward.

"Let’s   5   hope all the runners are safe!” he laughed.

As they began to pace themselves，the front runners started to   6   . It was then that my  7    were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T-shirt.

"Doug, look！”

We knew we were already watching our “last runner". Her feet were turned in，yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and    8   that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk，let alone run a marathon.

Doug and I watched in    9   as she slowly moved forward．We didn’t say a thing. We would move forward a little bit，then stop and wait for her to   10    some distance. Then we'd slowly move forward a little bit more.

Finally，she was the  11    runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe, amazement and even reverence（敬意）as she   12   forward with sheer determination through the last miles.

When the   13   line came into sight, trash（垃圾）lay everywhere and the  14  crowds had long gone home.   15   ，standing straight and ever so proud waited a man. He was   36    one end of a ribbon（带子）of crepe paper tied to a post.   17  slowly crossed through，leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her.

I do not   18   this woman’s name，but that day she became a part of my life---a part I often depend on. For her，it wasn't about   19    the other runners or winning a trophy（奖品），it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter   20   . When I think things are too difficult or too time-consuming，I get those "I-just-can't-do-it"，I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.

1．A．interview         B．watch           C．follow           D．fall

2．A．when            B．even if           C．because        D．in case

4．A．slow             B．last              C．wounded          D．helpless

5．A．Just             B．ever             C．still               D．however

6．A．run              B．miss             C．disappear          D．lose

7．A．attention          B．mind            C．sights           D．eyes

8．A．bent             B．hurt              C．soft           D．painful

9．A．happiness         B．silence            C．disappointment  D．hope

10．A．keep           B．make             C．gain           D．shorten

11．A．single           B．only             C．last             D．careful

12．A．pushed          B．fought            C．pulled            D．jumped

13．A．close            B．end              C．match         D．finish

14．A．seeing           B．cheering           C．standing          D．interesting

15．A．Yet              B．But               C．Thus          D．Therefore

16．A．catching          B．handing           C．holding            D．bringing

17．A．He              B．I                 C．They          D．She

18．A．remember        B．know             C．understand         D．forget

19．A．winning       B．competing        C．beating            D．fighting

20．A．what            B．where            C．when          D．why

  The annual marathon in my town usually occured during a heat wave .My job was to  36  behind the runners in an ambulance  37  any of them ended medical attention. The driver and I were in an air ----conditioned ambulance behind approximately one hundred athletes  38  to hear the sharp crack of the starting gun.
  "We're supposed to stay behind the  39  runner, so take it slowly, "I said to the driver, Doug, as we began to creep forward.
  " Let's  40  hope all the runners are fast ! "he laughed.
  As they began to pace themselves, the front runners started to  41  . It was then that my  42  were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a baggy white T ----shirt.
  "Koug, look !"
  We knew we were already watching our "last runner". Her feet were turned in, yet her left knee was turned out. Her legs were so crippled and  43  that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon.
  Doug and I watched in  44  as she slowly moved forward. We didn't say a thing. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her to  45  some distance. Then we'd slowly move forward a little bit more.
  Finally, she was the  46  runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face as I sat on the edge of my seat and watched with awe, amazement and even reverence（敬意）as she  47 forward with sheer determination through the last miles.
  When the  48 line came into sight, trash（垃圾）lay everywhere and the  49  crowds had long gone home.  50  , standing straight and ever so proud waited a man. He was  51  one end of a ribbon of crepe paper tied to a post.  52  slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her.
  I do not  53  this woman's name, but that day she became a part of my life ----a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn't about  54  the other runners or winning a trophy（奖品）, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter  55  . When I think things are too difficult or too time ----consuming, I get those "I ----just ----can't ----do ----it", I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
 

The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind the runners in an ambulance(救护车)1 any of them needed medical attention.
“We’re supposed to stay behind the 2 runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug, as the race started.
The front-runners started to 3 and then my eyes were drawn to the woman in blue silk running shorts and a loose white T-shirt.
We knew we were already watching our “last runner.” Her 4 were so crippled(残疾的)that it seemed almost impossible for her to be able to walk, let alone run a marathon.
Doug and I watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. 5, she was the only runner left in sight. Tears streamed down my face when I watched with respect 6 she pushed forward with great determination through the last miles.
When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 7 crowds had long gone home. Yet, standing straight and ever so proud8 a lone man. He was 9 one end of a ribbon(缎带)of crepe paper(皱纹纸)10 to a post. She slowly crossed through, leaving both ends of the paper fluttering behind her.
I do not know this woman’s name, but that day she became part of my 11 – a part I often depend on. For her, it wasn’t about 12 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 13 what she had set out to do, no matter 14. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of the last runner. Then I realize how 15 the task before me really is.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      so that
   2. B.
      in case
   3. C.
      even though
   4. D.
      only if
2. 2.
   1. A.
      first
   2. B.
      best
   3. C.
      only
   4. D.
      last
3. 3.
   1. A.
      run
   2. B.
      separate
   3. C.
      disappear
   4. D.
      appear
4. 4.
   1. A.
      hands
   2. B.
      legs
   3. C.
      arms
   4. D.
      body
5. 5.
   1. A.
      Quickly
   2. B.
      Unluckily
   3. C.
      Naturally
   4. D.
      Finally
6. 6.
   1. A.
      since
   2. B.
      before
   3. C.
      as
   4. D.
      until
7. 7.
   1. A.
      tired
   2. B.
      waiting
   3. C.
      cheering
   4. D.
      impatient
8. 8.
   1. A.
      stood
   2. B.
      waited
   3. C.
      came
   4. D.
      Had
9. 9.
   1. A.
      helping
   2. B.
      catching
   3. C.
      holding
   4. D.
      tying
10. 10.
    1. A.
       kept
    2. B.
       tied
    3. C.
       connected
    4. D.
       led
11. 11.
    1. A.
       dream
    2. B.
       feeling
    3. C.
       idea
    4. D.
       life
12. 12.
    1. A.
       following
    2. B.
       hoping
    3. C.
       encouraging
    4. D.
       beating
13. 13.
    1. A.
       finishing
    2. B.
       realizing
    3. C.
       starting
    4. D.
       winning
14. 14.
    1. A.
       where
    2. B.
       how
    3. C.
       when
    4. D.
       what
15. 15.
    1. A.
       difficult
    2. B.
       interesting
    3. C.
       easy
    4. D.
       hopeful