The TV set is already ten years old, so the sound is not as good as before and to make matters worse, the pictures suddenly began to _________ yesterday.

A. fade out　　

B. turn out　　　

C. drop out　　

D. give out

She doesn't ____ as "the transplant patient" in a crowd if she puts on a little bit of make up after the operation.

　 A. stick out　　 B. drop out　　　 C. look out　　　　 D. break out

    “Ready...set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed __4__ me. I felt __5__ as I fell farther and farther behind.

    “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest __6__ 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 __7__,” I thought as I moved on. __8__, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran __9__ and decided not to __10__ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, __11__ my foot did heal.

    When I finished, I heard a cheer—__12_ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and __13__, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”

    I was leaving __14__ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

    “Courage? I just __15__ 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 __16__.  I decided to __17__ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always __18__ in medals and victories, but in the __19__ we over come (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, __20__ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

1. A. slighter　　　　　　   B. worse　　　　　　　　    C. earlier　　　　　　　　    D. heavier

2. A. expected　　　　    B. supposed　　　　　　   C. imagined　　　　　　    D. doubted

3. A. late　　　　　　　　    B. eager　　　　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　 D. thirsty

4. A. from behind　　   B. ahead of　　　　　　    C. next to　　　　　　　　   D. close to

5. A. ashamed　　　　    B. astonished　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. frightened

6. A. cheer　　　　    B. shout　　　　　　　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　　   D. noise

7. A. slow down　　　　 B. drop out　　　　　　    C. go on　　　　　　　　    D. speed up

8. A. Therefore　　　　   B. Otherwise　　　　　　  C. Besides　　　　    D. However

9. A. with delight　　    B. with fear　　　　　　    C. in pain　　　　　　　　   D. in advance

10. A. play　　　　    B. arrive　　　　　　　　　　 C. race　　　　　　　　 D. attend

11. A. even if　　　　　　  B. only if　　　　　　　　    C. unless　　　　　　　　    D. until

12. A. weaker　　　　　　 B. longer　　　　　　　　    C. lower　　　　　　　　　　 D. louder

13. A. well enough　　　　   B. sure enough　　　　   C. surprisingly enough　　  D. strangely enough

14. A. while　　　　　　    B. when　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　    D. since

15. A. finished　　　　    B. won　　　　　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　   D. lost

16. A. cheer　　　　　　   B. hope　　　　　　　　　　  C. interest　　　　　　 D. experience

17. A. hold on　　　　    B. turn to　　　　　　　　   C. begin with　　　　　　  D. stick with

18. A. measured　　　　 B. praised　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　    D. increased

19. A. sadness　　　　    B. struggles　　　　　　    C. diseases　　　　　　　　 D. tiredness

20. A. or　　　　　　　　    B. nor　　　　　　　　   C. and　　　　　　　　  D. but

Mrs Jones asked the driver to _________ his son at the library on his way downtown.

A. drop in　　 　　　 B. drop out　 　 C. drop off　 D. drop by

It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed (痊愈) from a (n) __1__ injury. I had __2__ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, __3__ for the 3 000-meter run.

    “Ready...set...” The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed __4__ me. I felt __5__ as I fell farther and farther behind.

    “Hooray!” shouted the crowd. It was the loudest __6__ 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 __7__,” I thought as I moved on. __8__, I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran __9__ and decided not to __10__ in track next year. It wouldn’t be worth it, __11__ my foot did heal.

    When I finished, I heard a cheer—__12_ than the one I’d heard earlier. I turned around and __13__, the boys were preparing for their race. “They must be cheering for the boys.”

    I was leaving __14__ several girls came up to me. “Wow, you’ve got courage!” one of them told me.

    “Courage? I just __15__ 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 __16__.  I decided to __17__ track next year. I realized strength and courage aren’t always __18__ in medals and victories, but in the __19__ we over come (战胜). The strongest people are not always the people who win, __20__ the people who don’t give up when they lose.

1. A. slighter　　　　　　   B. worse　　　　　　　　    C. earlier　　　　　　　　    D. heavier

2. A. expected　　　　    B. supposed　　　　　　   C. imagined　　　　　　    D. doubted

3. A. late　　　　　　　　    B. eager　　　　　　　　　　 C. ready　　　　　　　　　　 D. thirsty

4. A. from behind　　   B. ahead of　　　　　　    C. next to　　　　　　　　   D. close to

5. A. ashamed　　　　    B. astonished　　　　　　 C. excited　　　　　　 D. frightened

6. A. cheer　　　　    B. shout　　　　　　　　　　 C. cry　　　　　　　　   D. noise

7. A. slow down　　　　 B. drop out　　　　　　    C. go on　　　　　　　　    D. speed up

8. A. Therefore　　　　   B. Otherwise　　　　　　  C. Besides　　　　    D. However

9. A. with delight　　    B. with fear　　　　　　    C. in pain　　　　　　　　   D. in advance

10. A. play　　　　    B. arrive　　　　　　　　　　 C. race　　　　　　　　 D. attend

11. A. even if　　　　　　  B. only if　　　　　　　　    C. unless　　　　　　　　    D. until

12. A. weaker　　　　　　 B. longer　　　　　　　　    C. lower　　　　　　　　　　 D. louder

13. A. well enough　　　　   B. sure enough　　　　   C. surprisingly enough　　  D. strangely enough

14. A. while　　　　　　    B. when　　　　　　　　　　 C. as　　　　　　　　    D. since

15. A. finished　　　　    B. won　　　　　　　　 C. passed　　　　　　　　   D. lost

16. A. cheer　　　　　　   B. hope　　　　　　　　　　  C. interest　　　　　　 D. experience

17. A. hold on　　　　    B. turn to　　　　　　　　   C. begin with　　　　　　  D. stick with

18. A. measured　　　　 B. praised　　　　　　 C. tested　　　　　　　　    D. increased

19. A. sadness　　　　    B. struggles　　　　　　    C. diseases　　　　　　　　 D. tiredness

20. A. or　　　　　　　　    B. nor　　　　　　　　   C. and　　　　　　　　  D. but