题目内容：

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(比赛) in a newspaper. “Would you be interested in taking part in this race?” she asked me, ______ to the advertisement.

“Yes, of course.” I answered.

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

On the day of the race, just before the race, my ______ said to me , “ Don’t use up all your energy(能量) at the beginning of the race. You need to have ______ energy so that 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(呼吸) ______.

Just at that moment I heard, “______, Kelly! You can do it! Don’t give up. Keep running!” Out of the corner of my eyes I saw Dad running beside me around the outside of the track(轨道).

I took a ______ breath and tried my best to go on running. I didn’t win the race. I came fifth, but I felt like a ______. I did my best, and I didn’t give up.

Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful because my dad ______ left my side. He always encourages(鼓励)

me when I ______ to give up. He runs alongside(在旁边) 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. walking    B. talking    C. pointing    D. leading

3.A. practicing    B. jumping    C. swimming    D. playing

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

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

6.A. little    B. enough    C. small    D. low

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

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

9.A. higher    B. harder    C. louder    D. farther

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. sometimes    B. always    C. often    D. never

14.A. get    B. stop    C. want    D. like

15.A. forget    B. remember    C. keep    D. write