题目内容：

完形填空,阅读下面的短文，从短文后所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

One day my mother saw ______ for a race in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in _____ part in this race ? ”  she asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

“Yes, of course.” I answered.

I _______ the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could ______ me water and time ..

On the day of the race, just before the race , my _______ said to me , “ Don’t use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy _______ you can run much faster at the end. ”

The race _______. Following Dad’s words, I didn’t run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel _______. I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing  _______ .

Just at that moment I heard, “ _______, Kelly! You can do it ! Don’t give up . keep running!” Out of the comer of the corner of my eye I saw Dad running beside me around the outside or the track .

I took a ________ breathe and tried my best to go on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I felt like a _________. I had done my best, and I hadn’t given up.

Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had________ left my side. He always encourages me when I _______ giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I’ll ________ my dad’s words forever, “Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose.”

1.A. a story    B. a report    C. a piece of news  D. an advertisement

2.A. choosing   B. entering    C. taking       D. watching

3.A. spent       B. cost        C. paid         D. took

4.A. buy         B. carry      C. fill          D. offer

5.A. teacher     B. mum         C. dad          D. sister

6.A. because     B. so          C. since         D. but

7.A. began       B. finished    C. reached      D. stopped

8.A. proud       B. happy       C. nervous      D. hopeful

9.A. easier     B. harder     C. shorter      D. longer

10.A. Come down B. Come on     C. Come out      D. Come back

11.A. deep      B. easy       C. free          D. lazy

12.A. player     B. winner     C. soldier       D. runner

13.A. already   B. yet        C. once          D. never

14.A. look like  B. stop        C. feel like    D. enjoy

15.A. forget    B. remember    C. talk          D. Write