The marathon(马拉松) in my town usually takes place in hot weather. My job was to follow the runners to help those who needed medical help. “We should stay behind the last runner, so take it slowly,” I said to the driver, Doug.
As it began, the front runners started to disappear(消失). Then I noticed a woman in blue running shorts and a white T-shirt. “ Doug, look!” We knew we were watching our “last runner”. Her feet turned in , yet her left knee turned out. Her legs were so crippled(畸形的) that it seemed impossible for her to be able to walk. How could she run a marathon？
We watched in silence as she slowly moved forward. We would move forward a little bit, then stop and wait for her. Then we would slowly move forward a little bit more. As I watched her try to put one foot in front of the other, I found myself breathing for her. I wanted her to stop, and at the same time, I hoped that she wouldn’t. Finally, she was the only runner left in sight. When the finishing line came into sight, we found the cheering people had all gone home. She slowly crossed through the line and lifted her hands, full of happiness.
I do not know the woman’s name, but since that day she has become a part of my life. For her, it was about finishing what she had set out to do, no matter what. When I think things are too difficult and want to say “I just can’t do it”, I think of the last runner. Then I realize how easy the task before me really is.
1.When does the marathon usually take place in the writer’s town？
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A．In spring. |
B．In summer. |
C．In autumn. |
D．In winter. |
2.The last runner had problems with her .
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A．head |
B．back |
C．legs |
D．arms |
3.Why did the woman take part in the marathon?
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A．To win a good prize |
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B．To beat the other runners |
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C．To make friends with others |
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D．To finish what she had decided to do |
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Medusa Disco The best dance music in town! Every night 9:00pm-4:00am $10.00 |
Hudson Theatre A play: Shakespeare’s Macbeth Thursday-Friday8:00pm Saturday5:00pm and 9:00pm Students$3.00, and adults $7.50 |
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“The Band” in Concert Mason Park Stadium Thursday-Saturday 8:30pm Tickets:$25.00-$50.00 |
City Football Saturday and Sunday Games start at 1:00pm Tickets:adults$2.00 |
1.Where can you go to dance?
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A．Hudson Theatre. |
B．City Football |
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C．Mason Park Stadium |
D．Medusa Disco |
2.When can you watch sports?
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A．On Tuesday and Sunday |
B．On Thursday and Friday |
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C．On Friday and Saturday |
D．On Saturday and Sunday |
3.Which of the following is the most expensive?
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A．The concert |
B．The disco |
C．The football |
D．The play |
When Susan told me that she was terribly ill and probably would die. I cried. I didn’t understand why this happened to my best friend. Then Susan 35 me a red ribbon(丝带) without saying anything.
A month later, Susan was at a hospital about two hours away from where we lived. I asked my dad to take me to see her. I wanted to give my best friend a 36 . So I took out the ribbon and cut it into two pieces with scissors(剪刀). I put one in my pocket and the other in an envelope(信封), along with a letter explaining it to her. I told her to keep her 37 beside her bed, and I would keep mine near me, too. Then I went to the hospital one Friday afternoon, wondering (想知道) if the ribbon would 38 anything to her. I walked into the room and ran over to give her a big hug. Then I gave her a teddy bear and the envelope. We talked for a while and then she started looking 39 , so I asked her to get some rest and left the hospital. All the way home I 40 the ribbon close to me.
For the next four months, the ribbon was with me 41 I went: school, home, shopping, and at friends’ houses. Where I went, it went. It was something to remind(提醒)me that I had a friend who would 42 home very soon. Susan said that she wore her ribbon 43 her arm all the time and she always had it close to her when she was being tested and treated.
Finally, Susan came home! I was so happy. That night, I looked at the ribbon which was still with me. I had a feeling it would never 44 , that I would remember what had happened during the time she had been ill.
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I didn’t know at first, but later we became good friends.
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A．who is the boy |
B．who the boy is |
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C．who was the boy |
D．who the boy was |
I English since I was five years old.
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A．learn |
B．learned |
C．will learn |
D．have learned |
If you him the truth, you’ll prove how honest you are.
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A．tell |
B．will tell |
C．told |
D．have told |
