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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35．--- Sarah said she wrote you a letter.

　　 --- I wonder ______ she is writing to me about.

　 　 A．that　　　 　　　　 B．why　　　 　　　　 C．what　　　 　　　　 D．when

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 6^th, 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.”