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A Very Special Olympian

 The professor was searching for student volunteers in the lecture room for a Special Olympics event．As the sign-up sheet（報名表）went up and down the rows，I started to come up with my __36__．Maybe it was the distance to the college where the event was to take place，or the early hour that__ 37__ had to report for duty．Whatever the reasons, I am thankful to this day that I __38__ up volunteering．If I had missed the event，I would have missed one of the most unforgettable moments that I have ever __39__ ．

I arrived at the volunteer tent early．My task was ___40___．I was to stand at the finish line only and wait until the event was over and then take the __41__ to the announcing booth (公告處)．Standing at the finish line, I was able to witness many amazing efforts and close races．I was most impressed by the effort each athlete put into his or her __42__．What also impressed me was the sincere __43__ each athlete expressed while participating（參加；參與） though sometimes the joy of participating in a sporting event can get ___44___ in the fierce competition of winning and losing．

Then an amazing moment happened right before my eyes．A group of athletes were__ 45__up to run a short race．One of them was in a wheelchair, a little girl with a __46__ smile, wearing bright bows in her hair．Her smile filled the stadium that day．I couldn’t help but smile back at her．

The gun sounded． They were off． Runners sped up in the __ 47  _with all their might． My eyes ___48  _ for the little girl with the bright bows． There she was, pumping her arms with all the__ 49__ she had．Her efforts were getting little result, but that did not stop her．I noticed as she got closer that she also had an injured arm． But that did not stop this bright star．The race was long over __ 50__ the young athlete kept pumping her arms．As she finally __51__ the finish line, the noise of the crowd was thunderous．There I stood __52__ , with tears falling down my cheeks．

After all these years，I can still hear those cheers．I wish I could thank that remarkable athlete for what her efforts__53__ this college guy who was unwilling to participate in the first place．I grew up a lot that day because of the __54__ of that little girl in the wheelchair． I was ____55_ __ that day of a poem from a book: “Whatever you do, do it with all your might．”

36．A． ideas             B．plans               C．suggestions        D．excuses

37．A． runners           B．students           C．volunteers          D．advisors

38．A． gave              B．ended             C．stayed                 D．woke

39．A． ignored           B．controlled         C．witnessed          D．imagined

40．A． simple                                            B．difficult                C．interesting                 D．tiring

41．A． prize              B．athlete             C．result                  D．winner

42．A． mind              B．event               C．victory                D．body

43．A． joy                  B．belief               C．trust                    D．confidence

44．A． stuck              B．increased        C．respected          D．lost

45．A． mixed            B．called              C．lined                   D．piled

46．A． huge              B．narrow             C．weak                  D．hard

47．A． court              B．track                C．field                    D．platform

48．A． hoped            B．cared              C．prepared           D．searched

49．A． desires          B．courage           C．energy               D．dreams

50．A． but                  B．and                   C．or                        D．so

51．A． felt                  B．neared             C．took                    D．raised

52．A． cheering         B．waiting             C．calculating          D．recording

53．A． paid               B．owed                C．disappointed     D．taught

54．A． honesty           B．bravery            C．popularity          D．creativity

55．A． warned           B．persuaded      C．informed            D．reminded

【回答】

36—40 DCBCA  41—45 CBADC  46—50 ABDCA  51—55 BADBD

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