Once my mother told me a story that in Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, “I must be 36 to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be killed.” 37 , a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, “I must be able to catch the 38 antelope, or I will starve to 39 .” So almost simultaneously(同时地), the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the 40 sun.

This is 41 : full of chances and challenges. Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go 42 when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we don’t study hard, sooner or later, we will 43 the other students. At first I didn’t know what the word “exam” 44 . Later, I knew an exam was a kind of 45 . In competitions, there are always winners and 46 . As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one’s life, there must be competitions, so people can 47 .

Each time I saw children playing games and heard their 48 , I wished I were that age again.  49 , I remembered my parents’ words: You must work very hard for a good future. So I 50 my pen and began to study hard again.

I was still not sure what competition 51 meant. One day, I was 52_in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. Suddenly I 53 what competition was. It is not as cruel as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the 54 : it is kind and necessary.

I learned a lot from realizing this 55 . Now I understand better about the world. Competition is important for us all.

1.                A．able           B．willing          C．ready    D．eager

2.                A．On the contrary  B．At the same time  C．In other words D．In the first place

3.                A．fastest         B．weakest        C．slowest   D．strongest

4.                A．death          B．survival         C．disease   D．suffering

5.                A．sinking         B．setting          C．shining   D．rising

6.                A．rule           B．life            C．study D．exam

7.                A．over           B．through         C．ahead    D．beyond

8.                A．fall behind      B．pass by         C．catch up  D．hold back

9.                A．felt            B．meant          C．referred  D．doubted

10.               A．victory         B．defeat         C．process   D．competition

11.               A．competitor      B．players         C．losers D．failures

12.               A．improve        B．conclude       C．acquire   D．handle

13.               A．crying          B．laughter        C．whisper   D．delight

14.               A．However       B．Therefore       C．Besides   D．Otherwise

15.               A．put up         B．brought up      C．made up   D．picked up

16.               A．commonly      B．simply          C．obviously  D．really

17.               A．succeeding      B．participating     C．taking D．getting

18.               A．doubted        B．acknowledged   C．knew D．admitted

19.               A．tough          B．important       C．content   D．opposite

20.               A．experience     B．knowledge      C．fact  D．consequence

— It’s reported in the local newspaper that the murderer was caught in a small town.

— ______

A．Justice has long arms.

B．Lies have short legs.

C．One false move may lose the game.

D．Kings go mad, and the people suffer for it.

—I regret _____ you that Mary was badly injured in the accident.

—I can hardly believe my eyes. She is always so careful.

A．informing         B．having informed    C．to inform          D．to have informed

I think you two, _______Tom, ______ the broken glass.

A．rather than; are to blame for

B．rather than; is to be blamed for

C．other than; is responsible for

D．more than; are blamed for

On AIDS Day, the minister of Health Department demanded that the problems ______ paid special attention to.

A．referred to being                       B．referred to be

C．refer to being                          D．refer to be

Maria has written two novels, both of ___ have been made into television series.

A．them             B．that              C．which            D．what

—I wonder if you could go with me to the supermarket.

—Sorry. I _______ my experiment report all the morning and haven’t finished yet.

A．write　　　                           B．was writing

C．have written                           D．have been writing

_______ a small number of Australians are bitten by spiders each year, most recover without any medical treatment.

A．While            B．Unless            C．When            D．Because

This morning I saw an old friend of mine in the street by ______.

A．event            B．accident           C．affair             D．matter

Everyone should _______________ the environment.

A．make a contribution to protect             B．make contribution to protecting

C．contribute in protecting                  D．make contributions to protecting