必修二 Unt 3 Amazing people 单元检测(B卷——全员必做).docVIP

Amazing people　单元检测(B卷——自主选做) .完形填空 (2013·徐州毕业班第一次测试)I wanted to be just like those big kids I saw wearing their medals and carrying their ribbons (绶带). So I __1__ the cross-country team at my school. However, I was very slow in the team. In races, I would finish almost __2__. Id always have to __3__ in the longer races. The __4__ races and at least 100 people competing in it made me really __5__. Every time I stopped, 10 people would __6__ me. But I still couldnt push myself to keep going, even though I __7__ watching them go by me. After every race, Id go home and burst into tears. Then one of my friends joined the cross-country team, too. She never got tired and didnt get cramp (抽筋) in her legs. I just didnt understand how that was __8__！ Id been running much longer than she had, but she could run __9__ while I had to suffer. She even came 8th in a big race with over 200 people in it! My __10__ was lower than ever and I wanted to quit badly. I didnt, __11__. Even a whole month before a race, Id get so nervous that I felt like I might give up. Still, I __12__ to quit. I still had that __13__ appearing in my mind and I hung on to it. Finally, I realized the reason why the bigger races made me so nervous was that I was always worried that I wasnt __14__ for them. I started to practice at home almost every day. I __15__ a plan that had me running almost three kilometers every day, which helped me build up a steady __16__. When the time came for the big race, all the practice really __17__. I stopped only once and my pace was much better. I was __18__ of myself for sticking with it even though it was really hard and Id even wanted to quit. I showed myself that I was __19__ enough to keep going. That was what made me feel good about myself and gave me confidence. The next time Im faced with a tough __20__， I will know that I can take it up. None of this would ever have happened if I had quitted! 1．A.liked　　　　　　　　　 B．admired C．supported D．joined 2．A.best B．first C．