Question

   I am Ali. I have always believed in myself. My parents taught me to be  41  and that I could be the best at anything. I  42   challenging my neighbourhood boys to see who could jump the highest and run the fastest. Of course I knew when I made the challenge, I would win. I never even   43   losing.

   I started my boxing  44  when I was 12. In high school I boasted (自夸) that one day I was  45  to be the champion of the world. As part of my training, I would run down the street. I would rush in and out of shops to   46   them I was training for the Olympics and I was going to   47   a gold medal. I never thought of failing but only glory(光荣) I was going to    48    when I won. When I said I was going to be the "Greatest of All Time", I   49   myself. And I still do.

   But I didn't know that my will would be  50  when I retired. In 1996, I was asked to  51   the cauldron(圣火) at the summer Olympic Games in Atlanta.

   When the   52   came for me to set fire to the cauldron, I realized I had the eyes of the world on me. Then I heard an extremely loud  53  . I was reminded of my 1960 Olympic  54   in Rome, when I won the gold medal. I remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and  55  that I had come full circle. Nothing in life has defeated me. I am still "The Greatest."

1. A. brave                 B. confident            C. honest           D. polite

2.A. excuse             B. avoid                C. remember             D. suggest

3.A. gave up                B. went on              C. heard of           D. thought of

4.A. breaking               B. matching         C. training     D. watching

5.A. willing           B. sure             C. hopeful      D. active

6. A. tell                  B. ask             C. wish        D. take

7.A. win                B. lose                 C. find         D. buy

8. A. need              B. get                  C. decide  D. make

9.A. believed in          B. cared about            C. turned to   D. went through

10.A. forced                B. increased            C. damaged  D. tested

11.A. protect          B. carry           C. light    D. touch

12.A. challenge           B. chance             C. choice   D. moment

13.A. cheer                 B. laugh            C. noise    D. shout

14. A. history              B. experience   C. devotion     D. stage

15.A. expected              B. supposed         C. proved  D. realized

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.A

8.B

9.A

10.D

11.C

12.D

13.A

14.B

15.D

【解析】略