题目内容：

阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

Long ago there was a boy who was hungry for success. For him, winning was __________. One day, the boy was going to compete with two other young boys in a ___________ in his village. A large crowd gathered to __________. Among the crowd was a wise old man.

The race began. With strength and power, the boy ___________. The crowd cheered and waved at the boy. The boy felt __________ and important. However, the wise man remained calm and said nothing.

“__________ race!” shouted the boy. The wise old man stepped forward and presented the boy with two new competitors, an old woman and a blind man. “This isn’t a race!” the boy shouted angrily.

“Race!” __________ the wise man. The race started and the boy was the__________ one to cross the line— the other two left standing at the starting line. The boy raised his arms excitedly. However, the crowd was ___________ this time.

“Why don’t the people join in my ___________?” he asked the wise old man.

“Race again!” replied the wise man. “But this time, three of you should finish ___________”

The boy thought for a while, stood between the blind man and the old lady, and then took the _________ of the blind man and the old woman. The race began and three of them walked ___________ to the finishing line and crossed it. The crowd cheered. The wise man smiled, gently __________ his head.

“Who is the crowd cheering for?” asked the boy.

The wise old man, putting his hands on the boy’s shoulders, replied softly, “Little boy, for this race, you have won ____________ than in any other race you have ever run before, and for this race, the crowd cheer not for any winner!”

1.A. something    B. nothing    C. anything    D. everything

2.A. party    B. race    C. trip    D. program

3.A. work    B. laugh    C. eat    D. watch

4.A. failed    B. won    C. appeared    D. lost

5.A. angry    B. surprised    C. proud    D. sad

6.A. Another    B. Last    C. One    D. No

7.A. asked    B. ordered    C. answered    D. cheered

8.A. only    B. first    C. last    D. best

9.A. satisfied    B. crazy    C. afraid    D. silent

10.A. success    B. experience    C. team    D. trouble

11.A. soon    B. together    C. immediately    D. first

12.A. heart    B. life    C. hands    D. faces

13.A. slowly    B. quickly    C. carefully    D. easily

14.A. touching    B. holding    C. shaking    D. nodding

15.A. little    B. much    C. even less    D. much more