第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
When I was a teenager, I volunteered to work at the water station for 10km race. My job was to pass out water to the   36  . I saw all kinds of people passing by and thought maybe I can do it too! So the next year I   37  up for the race. I didn’t do much to   38   except jog around my neighborhood and I had no specialized training, no game plan, nothing. My only goal was to   39   the race.
On the day of the race, it was extremely hot. I remember   40   at the 7th kilometer, thinking, “I must be   41  ; why do I do this? I will never do this again!” That first 10km race was quite a(n)  42  . I jogged and I walked．At times, I didn’t know if I could finish.
At one point near the end, an old man ran past me, and I felt   43   that I, a 20-year-old, couldn’t even keep up with a 70-year-old．But then I   44   something. He was running his race and I was running mine. He had different abilities, experience, training and   45   for himself. I had mine. My goal was merely to finish.
How   46   in life do we compare ourselves with others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t?
After a minute, it   47   to me that this was a lesson I could draw from. I turned my embarrassment into inspiration. I decided that I would not   48   running races. In fact, I would run even more races and I would learn how to make full preparations   49   and one day I would be one of those old but energetic runners.   50   I crossed the finish line, I was   51   of my achievement.
In life we all have those moments when we   52   ourselves with others. It’s only natural. But don’t   53   them to weaken you. Turn them into   54   and let them lift you up. Use them to show you what is   55  . Live with your dreams and you are a winner!
36．A．runners            B．volunteers        C. joggers                 D．trainers
37．A．followed          B．attempted         C. took                  D．signed
38．A．prepare            B．plan                C. practice             D．help
39．A．win             B．finish                 C. participate         D．inspect
40．A．wandering          B．resting             C. struggling          D．hesitating
41．A．tired            B．crazy           C. ridiculous          D．teased
42．A．mistake           B．amusement   C. decision              D．experience
43．A．discouraged     B．confused          C. annoyed            D．embarrassed
44．A．sensed             B．realized           C. recognized     D．acquired
45．A．goal            B．age                  C. income              D．thought
46．A．much                 B．long                C. often             D．soon
47．A．occurred       B．appealed          C. reminded           D．appeared
48．A．give out           B．give up            C. give in                 D．give off
49．A．timely             B．delightedly       C. properly            D．personally
50．A．Unless             B．When                 C. Since         D．Until
51．A．proud              B．ashamed      C. doubtful            D．sure
52．A．cooperate      B．compare          C. combine            D．communicate
53．A．allow                 B．expect         C. discourage         D．forbid
54．A．information     B．imagination      C. qualification      D．inspiration
55．A．unbelievable    B．reliable            C. valuable            D．possible