The yearly Marathon in my town usually happened during a heat wave. My job was to follow behind the
runners in an ambulance 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 4 to the woman in blue silk running shorts
and a loose white T-shirt.
We knew we were already watching our"last runner". Her 5 were so crippled (残疾的) that it seemed
almost impossible for her to be able to walk, 6 alone run a marathon.
Doug and I 7 in silence as she slowly moved forward. 8 , she was the only runner left in sight. Tears
streamed down my face when I watched with respect 9 she pushed forward with great 10 through the
last miles.
When the finish line came into sight, rubbish lay everywhere and the 11 crowds had long gone home.
12 ,standing straight and ever so proud 13 a lone man. He was 14 one end of a ribbon (缎带) of crepe
paper (彩色皱纹纸) 15 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 16 -a part I often depend on. For
her, it wasn"t about 17 the other runners or winning a prize, but about 18 what she had set out to do, no
matter 19 .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 20 the task before me really is.
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| Two men on a touring holiday in Britain were injured by an explosion (爆炸) in their motor truck in the center of Norwich yesterday. 1 Several people rushed to give help and helped to put out the fire inside the truck. A light American bus rushed to save drivers before Norwich firemen arrived. The men-American Mr Gary House, aged 25,of Ohio, who was Driving,and his passenger Mr Charles Lynn,23,of Vancouver were taken to Norfolk and Norwich Hospital with minor(轻微的)burns. 2 "I heard this explosion. It was pretty loud. I thought it could have been a bomb." said Mr Leslie Webster, manager of the market, who was working in his office in Red Lion Street."I looked out of the window and saw this man jump from the truck and roll on the ground. Then another man came out of the truck. 3 "I came downstairs to get a fire extinguisher (灭火器),but by the time I got outside, someone who came from the bank. was in the truck with an extinguisher." 4 One was taken into the market office to await treatment. "The second man insisted on going back into the truck to see if everything was all right, and five minutes later he came out with a drawer that was burning," he added. The explosion was also heard inside the bank. Office workers provided afire extinguisher and telephoned for medical help. Although a window was blown out, damage inside the truck was mainly superficial (表面的). The two men spent the last six months touring the Continent and had traveled to Norwich from Shettertor. 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| A. They were allowed to leave after treatment. B. Mr Webster, who lives at 71,Trinity Street, Norwich, said both the two injured were shocked. C. At the time of the accident their wives were shopping in the city. D. Shoppers and businessman in Red Lion Street were shocked by a loud bang (突然巨响), and seconds later the two men jumped over from the truck, which had stopped outside Barelays bank. E. Their wives were traveling with them but they remained unburned. F. He seemed to be in a worse state, parts of his trousers were hanging below his knees. | |||||||||||||||||
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It was early afternoon and the harbor (海港) was quiet. Mr Bates, the keeper of the lighthouse (灯塔), went | |||||||||||||||||
| 1. Why did Rebecca take the fife and the drum instead of the guns? | |||||||||||||||||
| A. She would leave the guns for the soldiers. B. She would welcome the British soldiers. C. She loved to play the fife and the drum. D. She wanted to frighten the British soldiers away. | |||||||||||||||||
| 2. The underlined part " American Army of Two" in the last paragraph probably refers to____. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. Rebecca and Abigail B. the two British boats C. the fife and the drum D. the two town soldiers | |||||||||||||||||
| 3. The British ship left the harbor because____. | |||||||||||||||||
| A. the British found the weather was too bad B. a lot of American ships came to stop the British C. the British thought the American soldiers were coming D. some of the British soldiers were killed by the American | |||||||||||||||||
| 4. Which of the following words could NOT be used to describe Rebecca and Abigail"s action?____ | |||||||||||||||||
| A. Brave. B. Honest. C. Clever. D. Great. | |||||||||||||||||
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| I hated math and was really bad at it when I was young, so I found others to allow me to copy their work. Even though they knew they were 1 me, there were lots of people who were glad to"help". In this way, I 2 a few tests. But one day something 3 happened. Our teacher changed our 4 for the exam and I was sitting beside a boy that I seldom 5 with before. As I could only answer a question or two, I had to turn to him 6 I didn"t want to have a sea of red crosses (叉号) in my paper. I signaled (示意) to him and managed to 7 his attention. When he asked me what I wanted, I 8 asked him for the answers. To my surprise, he 9 without any hesitation (犹豫). Of course, I was really 10 at his behavior and thought badly of him. After the test he 11 me, telling me that I could get good grades in math and that all I needed was to put more 12 into studying the subject. I was still 13 with him, but I couldn"t get his words out of my mind. From that day on, I began to 14 more time to my math. Slowly, the subject I 15 hated so much turned into such an interesting thing. I started to pass my math tests with my own 16 . Time passed and I was getting many As in my math even till my higher studies. Till today, I am still 17 to my friend who didn" t allow me to copy his work. He 18 if he provided me with the "help" during the test, there would be no 19 for me to shine. So let others shine and don" t ever rob (掠夺) others of their opportunity to show their 20 . | |||||||||||||||||
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