28．A．spent                   B．cost                     C．paid                       D．took

27．A．choosing              B．entering               C．taking                    D．watching

26．A．a story                                                 B．a report

C．a piece of news                                          D．an advertisement（广告）

I started to love running at a young age．I Ioved to race（赛跑）my father and my sister around the backyard．I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals．

One day my mother saw __26__ for a race in a newspaper．“Would you be interested in __27__ part in this race?” She asked me，pointing（指向）to the advertisement．

“Yes，of course．” I answered．

I __28__ the next few days practicing for my big race．My sister set up a table in the backyard so that she could offer（提供）me __29__ and time．

On the day of the race，just before the race，my __30__ said to me，“Don't use up all your energy（力气）at the beginning of the race．You need to have energy __31__ that you can run much faster at the end．”

The race __32__．Following Dad's words．I didn't run as fast as I could．Then the other runners started passing me，which made me feel __33__．I began to feel tired，and I started slowing down and breathing（呼吸）__34__．

Just at that moment I heard．“__35__．Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up．Keep running!” Out of the corner of my eyes，I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track（跑道）．

I took a deep breath and __36__ my best to go on running．

I didn't win the race．I came fifth，but I felt like a __37__．I had done my best，and I hadn't given up（放弃）．

Later，as I thought about the race，I felt thankful that my dad had __38__ left my side．He always encourages（鼓励）me when I feel like __39__．He runs alongside me through my life．I'll  __40__ my dad's words forever，“Never give up．You can be a winner，even if you lose．”

25．--What did your PE teacher say about your high jump at the sports meeting?

--He said that I ________ better．

A．can do                 B．am                      C．hardly                    D．could do

24．You're not ________ to ________ loudly in the classroom．

A．suppose，talk                                         B．supposed，talking

C．supposed，talk                                          D．supposing，talk

23．The children of the village should ________ their eyes to the outside world．

A．turn up                B．open up               C．look up                  D．put up

22．--Do you know what time ________?

--At 7：00 p．m．yesterday．

A．will the plane take off                              B．the plane will take off

C．did the plane take off                                 D．the plane took off

21．Joe ________ asleep until his father came home．

A．fell                     B．doesn't fall           C．didn't fall                      D．not fell

20．--Dick gave me a note while I ________ in the library．

--I guess he made it to say “sorry” to you．

A．am reading          B．was reading          C．reads                     D．will read