While watching the Olympics the other night,I came across an incredible sight.The 1 was swimming and started with only three men.For one reason or another,two of them had a 2 start,so they were disqualified.That would have been difficult enough,not having anyone to 3 against.
I watched the man 4 off the blocks and knew immediately that something was wrong.Now I’m not an expert 5 but I do know a good dive 6 a poor one,and this was not exactly medal 7 .I listened to the crowd begin to 8 this poor man who was clearly having a 9 time.Finally he made his turn to start back.It was 10 .He made a few desperate strokes (划水) and you could tell he was exhausted.
But in those few 11 strokes,the crowd had changed.No longer were they laughing,but beginning to 12 .Some even began to 13 things like,“Come on,you can do it!”,and he 14 finished his race.The crowd went 15 .Even though he recorded one of the 16 times in Olympic history,this man gave more heart than any of the other 17 .
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals,feeling they have 18 been cheated out of gold,or when they act so 19 in front of their competitors,it is nice to watch an underdog (失败者),a man that gave his all—knowing that he had no chance,but competed because of his 20 and the spirit of the games.
A.view B.event C.game D.match
A.false B.nervous C.strange D.violent
A.fight B.struggle C.defend D.race
A.set B.bounce C.dive D.fall
A.swimmer B.coach C.judge D.adviser
A.from B.in C.beyond D.between
A.feature B.quality C.example D.sign
A.break off B.stand by C.laugh at D.focus on
A.happy B.wonderful C.vague D.tough
A.hopeful B.pitiful C.boring D.skillful
A.flexible B.smart C.awkward D.excellent
A.support B.quit C.cheer D.hesitate
A.speak B.present C.conclude D.yell
A.eventually B.hardly C.successfully D.nearly
A.wild B.angry C.sad D.grey
A.fastest B.luckiest C.hardest D.slowest
A.companions B.competitors C.volunteers D.partners
A.somehow B.already C.even D.anyway
A.poorly B.carelessly C.sharply D.proudly
A.advantage B.independence C.determination D.principle