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Long ago there was a boy ___ was hungry for success. For him winning was ____ .One day the boy was to compete with two other young boys in a race in his village. Many people got together to ____ , including a wise old man.
The race began. With strength and power , the boy easily ____ the race . The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The little boy felt ____. However the wise man remained still and calm .
“Another race, another race!” cried the little boy. The wise old man came over and presented ( 交给 ) the little boy with two new runners, an old woman and a blind man.
The race started and the boy was the only one to cross the line , ____ two left standing at the starting line . The little boy raised his arms ____. The crowd , ____ , were silent .
“_____don’t the people cheer for my success ?” he asked the wise old man .
“Race again!” replied the wise man, “But this time, all three of you finish ___ .” The little boy thought for a moment , stood __ of the blind man and the old lady , and then took them by the hand. The race began and the little boy walked ___to the finishing line and crossed it . The crowed ___ . The wise man smiled,gently ____ his head .
“Which one of us three are the crowd cheering for?” asked the little boy.
“For this race ,you have won ___ than in any race you have ever run before, “ said the wise old man . “For this race the crowd cheer not for any winner!”
1.A. whom B. who C. which D. what
2.A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything
3.A. join B. run C. watch D. hear
4.A. failed B. beat C. won D. lost
5.A. calm B. modest C. surprised D. proud
6.A. other B. another C. the other D. the others
7.A. in delight (高兴) B. in surprise C. in sadness D. in fear
8.A. therefore B. however C. rather D. although
9.A. What B. How C. When D. Why
10.A. well B. together C. away D. off
11.A. in the middle B. at the center C. among D. between
12.A. slowly B. quickly C. easily D. hardly
13.A. shouted B. cheered C. talked D. cared
14.A. nodding B. shaking C. holding D. losing
15.A. little B. much C. even D. much more
–Could you come back home for dinner ?
--_________ . I’ll be at a very important business meeting at that time.
A. I think so B. I’m afraid not
C. Yes, I hope so D. I’m afraid so
Teenagers should ________ to take care of themselves from a young age .
A. educate B. be educating
C. have educated D. be educated
–We all went to the cinema except you last night . Why didn’t you come?
--Because I _______ that movie twice.
A. have watched B. had watched
C. was watching D. would watch
The little boy writes ______ his elder brother .
A. carefully than B. as careful as
C. as carefully as D. more careful than
My grandma _______ in 1993 , she has been _________ for more than twenty years .
A. died , died B. dead , dead
C. died , dead D. dead , died