Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight w

Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a   36    of determination and courage.

The   37   was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to   38   starts. That left only one to   39   . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race   40   . I watched the man dive off the   41   and knew right away that something was

   42   . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he   43   , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to   44    at this poor man that was clearly having a   45   time. Finally he   46   his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could   47   he was worn out.

like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his   52   . The crowd went    53   . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other   54   .

A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the

   55   of the games.

36. A. taste                B. show             C. sense                  D. member

37. A. program           B. sport              C. event                  D. accident

38. A. straight        B. false               C. eager                  D. right

39. A. compete           B. match            C. win                     D. succeed

40. A. against             B. for                 C. to                      D. with

41. A. banks              B. blocks            C. benches              D. boards

42. A. new                 B. funny             C. wrong                 D. terrible

43. A. recovered         B. resurfaced      C. renewed              D. returned

44. A. stare                B. point              C. laugh                  D. glare

45. A. happy              B. hard               C. good                   D. long

46. A. miss             B. made              C. catch                  D. carry

47. A. forget              B. believe     C. admit                  D. tell

48. A. But                  B. So                 C. Or                      D. Thus

49. A. moved             B. left                 C. changed              D. stopped

50. A. cheer               B. chat               C. quarrel                D. debate

51. A. ever                 B. still                C. even                   D. never

52. A. duty                B. turn               C. action                 D. race

53. A. bad                  B. wrong            C. hungry                D. wild

54. A. audience          B. athletes           C. judges          D. experts

55. A. spirit                B. progress         C. skill                    D. secret

试题答案

36---40 BCBAA      41---45 BCBCB      46---50 BDACA     51---55 CDDBA