Several years ago I started riding a bike. At first, I thought it was only a ______ ride. But as I built up strength, my friends encouraged me to try some longer ______. The first one to come along was a 150-mile journey, an event held every year that ______ money to fight cancer.
When I signed my name, the ______ seemed great — to support a worthy cause while going for the ______ — and I trained with great excitement. But as the time for the ride approached, my ______ gained ground over my endurance(耐力). I didn't really want to ______ all those miles for two days straight.
The ride began on a Sunday morning in the Georgia countryside, ______ for the first few hours I felt wonderful. This was just the ______ I had imagined, and my spirits were ______. But by the end of the day, I felt tired. I was sure I'd have to ______.
As I topped the hill, the nice sunset ______ me going for a few minutes more. Then in the distance, I ______ a lone rider riding very slowly. I ______ that the person looked different in some way, but I couldn't tell why. I managed to ______. There she was, riding slowly but steadily, with a ______ smile on her face — and she had only one leg.
My focus ______ at that moment. I'd been doubting my body for a whole day. But now I knew — it wasn't the body, but the ______ that would help me reach my goal.
It rained all the second day. I ______ saw the one-legged biker again, but I pushed on without complaining. And at the end of the day, still feeling ______, I completed the 150th mile.
1.A.free | B.short | C.hard | D.boring |
2.A.trips | B.fights | C.swims | D.jumps |
3.A.gives | B.borrows | C.counts | D.raises |
4.A.dream | B.life | C.idea | D.advice |
5.A.record | B.distance | C.job | D.fame |
6.A.self-doubt | B.self-respect | C.self-control | D.self-love |
7.A.hike | B.walk | C.bike | D.drive |
8.9.A.adventure | B.experience | C.excitement | D.struggle |
10.A.low | B.proud | C.brave | D.high |
11.A.carry on | B.give up | C.break out | D.hold back |
12.A.kept | B.protected | C.stopped | D.found |
13.A.called | B.interviewed | C.saw | D.missed |
14.A.approved | B.hoped | C.remembered | D.noticed |
15.A.look back | B.pay back | C.cheer up | D.catch up |
16.A.determined | B.forced | C.strange | D.shy |
17.A.strengthened | B.changed | C.built | D.fixed |
18.A.person | B.will | C.bicycle | D.cause |
19.A.never | B.often | C.even | D.still |
20.A.tired | B.comfortable | C.strong | D.injured |