You can't imagine how terrible I felt at that time. A month before my first marathon, one of my ankles was injured and this meant not running for two weeks, leaving me only two weeks to train. Yet, I was determined to go ahead.
I remember back to my 7th year in school. In my first P.E. class, the teacher required us to run laps and then hit a softball. I didn't do either well. He later informed me that I was "not athletic".
The idea that I was "not athletic" stuck with me for years. When I started running in my 30s, I realized running was a battle against myself, not about competition or whether or not I was athletic. It was all about the battle against my own body and mind. A test of wills!
The night before my marathon, I dreamt that I couldn't even find the finish line. I woke up sweating and nervous, but ready to prove something to myself.
Shortly after crossing the start line, my shoe laces(鞋带) became untied. So I stopped to readjust. Not the start I wanted!
At mile 3, I passed a sign: "GO FOR IT, RUNNERS!"
By mile17, I became out of breath and the once injured ankle hurt badly. Despite the pain, I stayed the course walking a bit and then running again.
By mile 21, I was starving!
As I approached mile 23, I could see my wife waving a sign. She is my biggest fan. She never minded the alarm clock sounding at 4 a.m. or questioned my expenses on running.
I was one of the final runners to finish. But I finished! And I got a medal. In fact, I got the same medal as the one that the guy who came in first place had.
Determined to be myself, move forward, free of shame and worldly labels(世俗标签), I can now call myself a "marathon winner".
1.A month before the marathon, the author ______.
A. lost hope
B. felt scared
C. was well trained
D. made up his mind to run
2.Why did the author mention the P.E. class in his 7th year?
A. To acknowledge the support of his teacher.
B. To amuse the readers with a funny story.
C. To show he was not talented in sports.
D. To share a precious memory.
3.How was the author’s first marathon?
A. He made it.
B. He quit halfway.
C. He got the first prize.
D. He walked to the end.
4.What does the story mainly tell us?
A. One is never too old to learn.
B. . Failure is the mother of success.
C. A winner is one with a great effort of will.
D. A man owes his success to his family support.
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Duration:3 hours
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Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour
Duration: 3 hours(4 miles)
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Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D. C.
Duration: 3 hours
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1.Which tour do you need to book in advance?
A. Capital City Bike Tour in Washington, D. C.
B. Washington Capital Monuments Bicycle Tour.
C. Cherry Blossom Bike Tour in Washington,
D. C.
2.What will you do on the Capital City Bike Tour?
A. Meet famous people.
B. Go to a national park.
C. Enjoy interesting stories.
D. Visit well-known museums.
3.Which of the following does the bicycle tour at night provide？
A. Meals.
B. Cameras.
C. City maps.
D. Safety lights.
假如你叫李华，你的笔友Mike写信向你打听中国高中校园学习生活情况。请你给他回信，从以下几个方面作简单介绍。
1. 学习情况；
2. 课外活动；
3. 未来的期望。
注意:1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
Dear Mike,
How is everything going?
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Yours,
Li Hua
假定英语课上老师要求同桌交换修改作文，请你修改同学写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写修改后的词。
注意:1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2. 只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。
I went to the seaside to spending my summer holiday with my family. We stayed there fo two week. The weather was much hotter than in my hometown, but I got used to it or felt at home. Every morning, I got up early than my parents and went for breakfast ahead of the time. Then I went ot have a chat with my new friend, John, whom I happen to come across during my holiday. John was a native and quite warm-heartedly man and he was familiar to the seaside well. Soon we became very good friends. Since we parted, we have kept write to each other.
There are many festivals in Guizhou Province. One of them is Dong New year, 1. falls in the eleventh lunar month after the harvest. In some villages, the festival 2.(take) place in the tenth month. Dong New Year is as 3.(importance) as the Spring Festival. In the days 4.(lead) up to the new year, the Dong people make new clothes, clean their houses, and make rice cakes. 5. the eve of the New Year, the prepare “cold dish” with bean curd and homemade vinegar. It 6. (give) as an offering to one’s ancestors. Dong New Year is 7. (usual) celebrated in many Dong villages in the area of Rongjiang in Guizhou Province. The exact date varies but falls during the period late October to early November. Public 8.(celebration) include the Lusheng Festival and water buffalo fighting.
Another one, Miao Sisters Festival, is celebrated from the 15th to the 17th day of the third lunar month calendar, when 9.(marry) women make a return to the homes of their mothers. At home, they prepare and eat 10. special kind of food, black rice cake. When they return to their own homes, they bring with them some of it and give it to their husbands as gifts.
Madeline’s grandma was going through a lot, so the little girl wanted to do something to cheer her up. She made her a special _________ and her grandma loved it!
Four years ago, Madeline’s grandpa _________ unexpectedly from heart failure. MawMaw, Madeline’s grandma, had a very _________ time coming to tears with losing her husband and her health began to _________. Her family were very _________.
Last year Madeline’s grandma received sad _________ just a few weeks before Christmas _______ her that she had lung cancer. She had quite a journey ahead of her and she would be alone for a lot of her _______.
Madeline wanted to find a way to _______ her sweet grandma’s spirits and help her not feel so __________. She thought hard for some time and finally had an __________. She asked to ____________ one of her grandpa’s old T-shirts. MawMaw was __________ about why she wanted it, but she did not ask. Madeline wanted to use the T-shirt to make a blanket for her grandma and ____________ it with her.
The whole ____________ stood around to watch MawMaw ____________ her blanket. She was so excited about the handmade ____________ that her sweet granddaughter had ______________ for her. But she was pleasantly surprised when ____________ that her husband’s shirt was sewn in. “Oh, Madeline!” She cried.
Then she covered the blanket around her. She was so __________ that she began to cry. Now when MawMaw goes to the doctor for her treatments, she will not feel all alone.
1.A. shirt B. blanket C. scarf D. overcoat
2.A. broke down B. turned up C. passed away D. got off
3.A. difficult B. special C. precious D. meaningless
4.A. jump B. decrease C. disappear D. fail
5.A. worried B. astonished C. thrilled D. confused
6.A. stories B. letters C. news D. legends
7.A. convincing B. reminding C. informing D. warning
8.A. operations B. treatments C. tests D. injections
9.A. award B. cure C. fill D. raise
10.A. alone B. asleep C. exhausted D. embarrassed
11.A. advice B. ambition C. impression D. idea
12.A. buy B. observe C. borrow D. design
13.A. concerned B. upset C. enthusiastic D. curious
14.A. share B. surprise C. repay D. bother
15.A. staff B. family C. team D. world
16.A. unlock B. decorate C. unfold D. wrap
17.A. gift B. product C. glove D. souvenir
18.A. made B. invented C. fetched D. bought
19.A. imaging B. seeing C. overlooking D. considering
20.A. saddened B. determined C. devoted D. moved
