It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n)(21) injury. I h

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈) from a(n)    (21) injury. I had    (22) whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was,    (23) for the 3,000-metre run.
“Ready… set…”. The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed    (24) me. I felt    (25) as I fell farther and farther behind.
“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest    (26) 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    (27).” I thought as I moved on.     (28), I
decided to to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran     (29) and decided not to    (30) in track next year.It wouldn’t be worth it,     (31) my foot did heal.
When I finished, I heard a cheer---     (32) than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around,     (33) the boys were preparing for theirs.  “They must be cheering for the boys.”
I was leaving    (34) several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.
“Courage? I just     (35) 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     (36). I decided to     (37) track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always    (38) in medals and victories, but in the     (39) we overe. The strongest people are not always the people who win,     (40) the people who don’t give up when they lose.
【小题1】A．slighterB．worseC．earlierD．heavier【小题2】A．expectedB．supposedC．imaginedD．doubted【小题3】A．lateB．eagerC．readyD．thirsty【小题4】A．from behindB．ahead ofC．next toD．close to【小题5】A．ashamedB．astonishedC．excitedD．frightened【小题6】.A．cheerB．shoutC．cryD．noise【小题7】.A．slow downB．drop outC．go onD．speed up【小题8】.A．ThereforeB．OtherwiseC．BesidesD．However【小题9】.A．with delightB．with fearC．in painD．in advance【小题10】.A．playB．arriveC．raceD．attend【小题11】.A．even ifB．only ifC．unlessD．until【小题12】A．weakerB．longerC．lowerD．louder【小题13】A．well enoughB．sure enoughC．surprising enoughD．strangely enough【小题14】.A．whileB．whenC．asD．since【小题15】.A．finishedB．wonC．passedD．lost【小题16】.A．cheerB．hopeC．interestD．experience【小题17】.A．hold onB．turn toC．begin withD．stick with【小题18】.A．measuredB．praisedC．testedD．increased【小题19】A．sadnessB．strugglesC．diseaseD．tiredness【小题20】A．orB．norC．andD．but.C