Passage 3　　It was the district sports meeting. My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a(n) (1)______ injury. I had (2)______ whether or not I should attend the meeting. But there I was (3)______ for the 3,000-metre run.　　“Ready set” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed (4)______ me. I felt (5)______ as I fell farther and farther behind.　　“Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest (6)______ I had ever heard at a meeting. The first-place runner was two laps (圈) ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.　　“Maybe I should (7)______,” I thought as I moved on. (8)______, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran (9)______ and decided not to (10)______ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, (11)______ my foot did heal.　　When I finished, I heard a cheer (12)______ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and (13)______, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”　　I was leaving (14)______ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.　　“Courage? I just (15)______ 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　(16)______. I decided to (17)______ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always (18)______ in medals and victories, but in the (19)______ we overcome (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, (20)______ the people who don’t give up when they lose.1. A. slighter　　　　B. worse　　　　　　C. earlier　　　　 D. heavier2. A. expected　　　　B. supposed　　　　 C. imagined　　　　D. doubted3. A. late　　　　　　B. eager　　　　　　C. ready　　　　　 D. thirsty4. A. from behind　　 B. ahead of　　　　 C. next to　　　　 D. close to5. A. ashamed　　　　 B. astonished　　　 C. excited　　　　 D. frightened6. A. cheer　　　　　 B. shout　　　　　　C. cry　　　　　　 D. noise7. A. slow down　　　 B. drop out　　　　 C. go on　　　　　 D. speed up8. A. Therefore　　　 B. Otherwise　　　　C. Besides　　　　 D. However9. A. with delight　　B. with fear　　　　C. in pain　　　　 D. in advance10. A. play　　　　　 B. arrive　　　　　 C. race　　　　　　D. attend11. A. even if　　　　B. only if　　　　　C. unless　　　　　D. until12. A. weaker　　　　 B. longer　　　　　 C. lower　　　　　 D. louder13. A. well enough　　B. sure enough　　　C. surprisingly enough　D. strangely enough14. A. while　　　　　B. when　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　D. since15. A. finished　　　 B. won　　　　　　　C. passed　　　　　D. lost16. A. cheer　　　　　B. hope　　　　　　 C. interest　　　　D. experience17. A. hold on　　　　B. turn to　　　　　C. begin with　　　D. stick with18. A. measured　　　 B. praised　　　　　C. tested　　　　　D. increased19. A. sadness　　　　B. struggles　　　　C. diseases　　　　D. tiredness20. A. or　　　　　　 B. nor　　　　　　　C. and　　　　　　 D. but