完形填空

　　It was the district sports meet．My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)from a(n)　　1　　 injury．I had doubted whether or not I should attend the meet．But there I was, ready for the 3000-meter run．

　　“Ready…set…” The gun popped and we were off．The other girls rushed ahead of me．I felt 　　2　　 as I fell farther and farther behind．

　　“Hooray!” shouted the crowd．It was the loudest cheer I had ever heard at a meet．The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line．

　　“Maybe I should 　　3　　,” I thought as I moved on．However, I decided to keep going．During the last two laps, I ran in pain and decided not to 　　4　　 in track next year．It wouldn’t be worth it, 　　5　　 my foot did heal．

　　When I finished, I heard a cheer－　　6　　 than the one I’d heard earlier．I turned around and 　　7　　, the boys were preparing for their race．“They must be cheering for the boys．”

　　I was leaving when several girls came up to me．“Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me．

　　“Courage? I just 　　5　　a race!” I thought．

　　“I would have given up on the first lap,” said another girl．“We were cheering for you．Did you hear us?”

　　Suddenly I regained hope．I decided to stick with track next year．I realized strength and courage aren’t always 　　9　　 in medals and victories, but in the struggles we overcome(战胜)．The strongest people are not always the people who win, 　　10　　 the people who don’t give up when they lose．