I was cycling and noticed a person, about a quarter of a kilometer in front of me. I could tell he was cycling a little slower than me and decided to try to _______ him. I had about a kilometer to go on the road _______ turning off.
So I _______ cycling faster and faster and every _______ I was gaining on him just a little bit. After just a few minutes I was only about 100 yards _______ him, so I really picked up the pace and _______ myself You would have _______ I was cycling in the last section of London Olympic triathlon.
_______,I caught up with him and passed him by. On the inside I felt so _______.I beat him, of course, but he didn't even know we were __________ .
After I passed him, I __________ that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had __________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around and go all the way back.
Isn't that what happens in life when we __________ competing with co-workers, neighbors, and friends, trying to __________ that we are more successful or more important? We spend our time and ____________ chasing after them and we miss out on our own __________ to our future.
The
__________ of unhealthy competition is that it's a never-ending
____________, because there will
__________ be somebody ahead of you, someone
with a better job, more money and more education, etc.
Therefore, just take what life has given you, your height, weight and personality. Stay focused and live a healthy life. There's no __________in life. Run your own race and wish others well!
1.A.follow | B.catch | C.remind | D.grasp |
2.A.before | B.after | C.unless | D.when |
3.A.stopped | B.enjoyed | C.started | D.regretted |
4.5.A.apart from | B.above | C.ahead of | D.behind |
6.A.protected | B.pushed | C.supported | D.comforted |
7.A.thought | B.remembered | C.dreamt | D.hoped |
8.A.Fortunately | B.Finally | C.Surprisingly | D.Apparently |
9.A.calm | B.lucky | C.astonished | D.good |
10.A.racing | B.exercising | C.celebrating | D.cycling |
11.A.believed | B.expected | C.realized | D.understood |
12.A.escaped | B.missed | C.made | D.lost |
13.A.worry about | B.care for | C.depend on | D.focus on |
14.A.prove | B.declare | C.explain | D.inform |
15.A.tears | B.money | C.energy | D.pain |
16.A.paths | B.entrances | C.plans | D.barriers |
17.A.task | B.difficulty | C.problem | D.goal |
18.A.movement | B.cycle | C.event | D.routine |
19.A.never | B.often | C.sometimes | D.always |
20.A.mistake | B.competition | C.pressure | D.challenge |