The soldiers cheered as the train crossed the border into Wisconsin.It had been a long trip from the south back to their homes in the north.

     One of the men had a large red scar across his forehead. 36   had an injured leg that made it  37for him to walk.The third had   38  large eyes, because he had been sickwith malaria.

     The three soldiers spread their blankets on the seats and tried to  39.It was a cold evening  40 it was summertime. George, the soldier with a fever, 41   in the night air.

His joy in coming home was   42  with fear and worry.He knew he was sick and 43 .How could he 44  his family? Where would he find the  45  to do the heavy work all farmers have to do? Morning came.The train was slowing down as it came into the town of La Crosse where they would 46   the train.‘‘I’ll get home in time for 47 ,’’George thought.“She usually has dinner about one o’clock on Sundays,”and,he smiled.

George and the other two soldiers   48 off the train together.“Well boys,”George began, “here’s where we say good-bye.We’ve marched together for miles.Now, I suppose, we are49.”The three men now found it 50 to look at each other.

    “We ought to go home with you,” one of the soldiers said to George. “You’ll never be able to 51  all those miles with that heavy pack.”   

    “I’m all right,”George said, 52  his army cap.“Every step takes me closerto home.” 

    They all shook hands.“Good—bye!”“Good luck!”“Same to you!”

George 53and walked away quickly.Soon he turnedagain, waving his cap.His two friends did the same.Then they marched away with their  54soldier’s step.George walked, thinking of his55 .He remembered the many days they had been together during the war. 

 36.A.Another         B.The other         C.Some          D.Others

 37.A.dangerous       B.painful           C.impossible      D.sensitive

 38.A.unnecessarily    B.unreasonably      C.unfairly         D.unnaturally

 39.A.chat           B.escape           C.sleep           D.hide

 40.A.when           B.though           C.until           D.unless

 41.A.cried            B.whispered       C.trembled         D.fired

 42.A.filled           B.faced            C.excited          D.mixed

 43.A.weak           B.brave            C. lonely           D.1ucky

 44.A.care for         B.believe in         C.depend on     D.turn to

 45.A.skill            B.patience          C.courage         D.strength

 46.A.get off    B. get on           C. get through      D. get away

47.A. rest            B. dinner           C. breakfast        D. drink

48. A.fled            B.rolled            C.jumped         D.fell

 49.A.done           B.fixed             C.lost            D.gone

 50.A.happy          B.funny             C.strange         D.hard

 51.A. ride B. walk              C. run            D. slip

 52.A. taking downB. taking on C.putting on      D. putting down

53.A. looked         B.turned            C.topped          D. stood

 54.A.broken         B.casual            C.steady           D.heavy

 55.A.future          B.health            C.family           D.friends

When I was fourteen I was hit by a car and I felt almost senseless from the waist down．I spent the next four years   36   a back support．I began running seven days a week to   37  my muscles （肌肉）．It was exhausting but I   38   before I graduated from high school．

    When I was thirty-one, I was in   39   car accident in which my legs were seriously injured．The   40   told me that their goal was to get me to walk "__41   " but that I would never run again．Stubborn and _42_ , however, I set out to rebuild my leg muscles to support my knees through my own personalized  43   program． The fact was that it took me two years to learn how to walk and nine and a half years to run again．

    While on one of my runs, a   44   thought entered my mind: what   45   I could run the LA Marathon? I wanted to know what it felt like to _46   the prized finish line, even if it  47   I had to crawl（爬） across it．I had only four months to get ready．I spent almost all my time training as if my very  48   depended on it——actually, it did．I   49   that if I didn't train to my fullest, my body would   50   and the doctors' diagnosis （诊断） would win．I wasn't about to let that happen．I had a dream: I would run the LA Marathon to achieve one of my life's greatest   51   ．I trained eight times a week, seven days a week —twice on Wednesdays．

    Finally, my hard efforts   52   ．I crossed the finish line of the LA Marathon, strong and solid．

    I'm often asked why I run, to which I always   53   ,"I run because I can．" I   54  myself that the aches and pains I experience while training and racing are  55   , compared to the suffering those whom I admire must bear．This is why I run．

1.A, dressing          B．wearing                              C．designing       D．decorating

2.A．relax              B．comfort                              C．protect         D．strengthen

3.A．recovered          B．cured                                C．quitted         D．shook

4.A．other              B．one             C．another          D．some

5.A．doctors            B．patients                             C．coaches         D．pioneers

6.A．frequently         B．normally         C．attractively                   D．carefully

7.A．determined         B．excited          C．unsatisfied                    D．disappointed

8.A．working            B．sharing                              C．training        D．walking

9.A．suitable           B．reasonable                           C silly            D．crazy

10.A．if               B．whether                              C．unless           D．once

11.A．skip              B．slip             C．complete         D．cross

12.A．meant             B．proved           C．agreed           D．explained

13.A．patience          B．existence        C．appearance       D．absence

14.A．suggested         B．knew             C．noticed          D．declared

15.A．look out          B．come out         C．break down       D．fall down

16.A．promises          B．reputations      C．goals            D．levels

17.A．worked out        B．turned out       C．paid back        D．paid off

18.A．react             B．reply            C．relate           D．refer

19.A．show              B．ask              C．remind           D．teach

20.A．something B．anything C．everything   D．nothing