What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges. __36__ will come; you can bet there will be chances for you to __37__ track. If you’re an athlete, it may be an injury that causes you to have to __38__ practices. If you’re trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel __39__ and stay with a friend who doesn’t like to __40__. The point is that some kind of challenge will __41__.

      How we deal with these challenges __42__ the victims from the victors. You can use  challenges as a stepping __43__ or as a block, and you can use them to __44__ your ambition or  block your view; the __45__is yours.

      Challenges should __46__ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each  difficulty. They should cause your __47__ to dig deeper, in search of a (an) __48__.

      The problem arises when you don’t __49__ challenges. If you can predict potential  problems and plan __50__, you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will __51__ up.

      Your ability to stay __52__ and overcome difficulties is what will __53__ and allow you to achieve your goal.

      Start working toward your dreams daily. Get started by setting __54__ what your next step  is to accomplish your goal. Then get into __55__ as you move closer to your goal daily.

36. A. Abilities           B. Goals             C. Possibilities    D. Challenges

37. A. get off             B. stick to           C. take off            D. attend to

38. A. appreciate        B. strengthen      C. miss                 D. confuse

39. A. disappointedly    B. unexpectedly     C. deliberately       D. daily

40. A. knock over               B. get through    C. put up              D. work out

41. A. arise                B. raise               C. appoint             D. turn

42. A. separates         B. protects          C. shelters            D. deserts

43. A. appointment    B. arrangement     C. stone                D. expectation

44. A. produce                  B. ignore            C. reduce              D. strengthen

45. A. choice             B. comment        C. preparation       D. promise

46. A. provide            B. serve              C. offer              D. expect

47. A. characteristics  B. ability              C. roots                D. signs

48. A. solution                  B. comfort          C. study                      D. adaptation

49. A. blame              B. accept            C. meet                D. expect

50. A. actually            B. otherwise       C. beforehand       D. after

51. A. put                         B. build              C. get                   D. bring

52. A. solved             B. focused          C. deserted           D. reduced

53. A. get you away     B. find you out    C. set you apart     D. keep you off

54. A. down                     B. up                  C. about                      D. out

55. A. effort              B. measure         C. plan                 D. action

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to  36  my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t  37  to get older so that I could run in the Olympics and win lots of  38

One day my mother saw a（n）39  for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 40  in entering this race ?” she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

“Yes, of  course!” I answered.

I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister  41  a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and  42  me.

Just before the race began, my dad  43  in my ear. “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy  44   you can speed up at the end.”

Following Dad’s  45  , I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me  46  . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and  47   harder.

“Coming on, Kelly! You can do it! Keep running.”

Out of the corner of my  48  I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

“I can’t do it!” I  49   to say.

“You can! Don’t give up! Keep running!” he called back.

I took a deep breath and tried to  50  forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting encouraging words.

I came fifth, but I felt like a（n） 51  . I’d done my best, and I hadn’t   52   .

I felt thankful that my dad had  53   left my side. He always  54   me when I feel like giving up. He runs alongside me  55   my life.

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n) ___36___ injury. I had___37___ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ___38___for the 3,000-meter run.

“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___39___ me. I felt ___40___ as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest___41___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps（圈）ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.

“Maybe I should___42___, I thought as I moved on. ___43___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___44___ and decided not to ___45___in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___46___my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer--___47___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and___48___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys. ”

I was leaving ___49___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just ___50___a race!” I thought.

“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”

Suddenly I regained___51___. I decided to ___52___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___53___ in medals and victories, but in the ___54___we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___55___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

36. A. slighter B. worse  C. earlier D. heavier

37. A. expected      B. supposed    C. imagined    D. doubted

38. A. late      B. eager  C. ready  D. thirsty

39. A. from behind B. ahead of     C. next to       D. close to

40. A. ashamed      B. astonished  C. excited       D. frightened

41. A. cheer    B. shout  C. cry     D. noise

42. A. slow down   B. drop out     C. go on  D. speed up

43. A. Therefore     B. Otherwise   C. Besides      D. However

44. A. with delight B. with fear    C. in pain       D. in advance

45. A. play     B. arrive  C. race    D. attend

46. A. even if  B. only if       C. unless D. until

47. A. weaker B. longer C. lower  D. louder

48. A. well enough B. sure enough       C. surprisingly enough   D. strangely enough

49. A. while    B. when  C. as       D. since

50. A. finished       B. won    C. passed D. lost

51. A. cheer    B. hope   C. interest       D. experience

52. A. hold on B. turn to       C. begin with  D. stick with

53. A. measured     B. praised       C. tested  D. increased

54. A. sadness B. struggles    C. diseases      D. tiredness

55. A. or B. nor     C. and     D. but

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to 36 　with my father and my sister around the backyard. I couldn’t 　37 to get older so I could run in the Olympics and win a lot of 38 .

One day my mother saw a(n) 39 for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be 40 in entering this race?” she asked me.

“Yes, of course.” I answered.

I spent the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister 41 a table in the backyard so she could supply me with water and 　42 me.

Just before the race began, my dad 　43 in my ear, “Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy 44 you can speed up at the end.”

Following Dad’s advice, I didn’t run as 45 as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me 46 . I began to feel tired, and started slowing down and 47 harder.

“Come on, Kelly! You can do it! Keeping running!”

Out of the corner of my 48 I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track.

“I can’t do it !” I 49 to say.

“Yes, you can. Don’t give up, keep running,” he called back.

I took a deep breath and tried to speed forward. Dad continued running beside me, shouting 50 words.

I came fifth, but I felt like a(n) 51. I’d done my best, and I hadn’t 52.

I felt thankful that my dad had 53 left my side. He always encourages me when I feel like 54 up. He runs along side me 55 my life.

36.　 A. trouble 　　　　　　　　　 B. show 　　　　　　　　　 C. race　 　　　　　　　　 D. win

37.　 A. help 　　　　　　　　　　 B. stop　 　　　　　　　　 C. wait 　　　　　　　　　　 D. complain

38.　 A. money 　　　　　　　　 B. gifts 　　　　　　　　　 C. prizes　 　　　　　　 D. medals

39.　 A. story 　　　　　　　　　 B. report 　　　　　　　　　 C. advertisement 　　 D. introduction

40.　 A. interested　 　　　　　 B. frightened　 　　　 C. excited　　　 　　　 D. surprised

41.　 A. asked for　 　　　　 B. set up　 　　　　　　　 C. wiped out　 　　　　 D. thought of

42.　 A. time　 　　　　　　　　 B. cheer　 　　　　　　　 C. watch　 　　　　　　　 D. guide

43.　 A. replied 　　　　　　　　 B. blamed　　 　　　 C. whispered 　　　 D. shouted

44.　 A. until 　　　　　　　　　　　 B. because　 　　　　　 C. so　 　　　　　　　　　　 D. if

45.　 A. fast 　　　　　　　　　　 B. proudly 　　　　　　　　 C. patiently　 　　　　 D. early

46.　 A. curious 　　　　　　　 B. angry　 　　　　　　　 C. mad 　　　　　　　　　 D. nervous

47.　 A. running 　　　　　　　　 B. breathing　 　　　　　 C. thinking 　　　　　　 D. struggling

48.　 A.track 　　　　　　　　　　 B. competitors 　　　　 C. audience　 　　　　　 D. eyes

49.　 A. continued 　　　　　 B. decided　 　　　　　　 C. managed 　　　　　　 D. remembered

50.　 A.encouraging 　　　　　 B. touching　　 　　　 C. boring　　 　　　　 D. disappointing

51.　 A. soldier 　　　　　　　　 B. winner　 　　　　　　 C. owner　 　　　　　　 D. loser

52.　 A. broken down 　　　 B. fallen down 　　　　　 C. run away 　　　　　 D. given up

53.　 A. hardly 　　　　　　　　　 B. never　 　　　　　　 C. always　 　　　　　　 D. often

54.　 A. getting 　　　　　　　　 B. giving　 　　　　　　　 C. going　 　　　　　　 D. coming

55.　 A through 　 B. for C. about　　 　　　 D. with

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n) ___36___ injury. I had ___37___ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was, ___38___for the 3,000-meter run.

“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ___39___ me. I felt ___40___ as I fell farther and farther behind.

“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest___41___ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps（圈）ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.

“Maybe I should___42___,” I thought as I moved on. ___43___, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ___44___ and decided not to ___45___in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, ___46___my foot did heal.

When I finished, I heard a cheer--___47___ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and___48___, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”

I was leaving ___49___ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

“Courage? I just ___50___ a race!” I thought.

“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl. “We were cheering for you. Did you hear us?”

Suddenly I regained___51___. I decided to ___52___ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always ___53___ in medals and victories, but in the ___54___we overcome(战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, ___55___ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

36. A. slighter      B. worse       C. earlier       D. heavier

37. A. expected      B. supposed    C. imagined     D. doubted

38. A. late          B. eager       C. ready        D. thirsty

39. A. from behind   B. ahead of     C. next to       D. close to

40. A. ashamed      B. astonished    C. excited      D. frightened

41. A. cheer        B. shout         C. cry         D. noise

42. A. slow down    B. drop out      C. go on       D. speed up

43. A. Therefore    B. Otherwise     C. Besides     D. However

44. A. with delight   B. with fear     C. in pain      D. in advance

45. A. play         B. arrive       C. race         D. attend

46. A. even if      B. only if       C. unless        D. until

47. A. weaker      B. longer        C. lower        D. louder

48. A. well enough  B. sure enough   C. surprisingly enough  D. strangely enough

49. A. while       B. when        C. as          D. since

50. A. finished    B. won        C. passed        D. lost

51. A. cheer      B. hope       C. interest        D. experience

52. A. hold on    B. turn to      C. begin with     D. stick with

53. A. measured   B. praised      C. tested       D. increased

54. A. sadness    B. struggles     C. diseases      D. tiredness

55. A. or        B. nor          C. and         D. but