45. A. easier         B. harder           C, shorter           D. longer

44. A. proud         B. happy           C. nervous           D. hopeful

43. A. began         B. finished         C. reached           D. stopped

42. A. "because       B. so             C. since             D. but

41. A. teacher        B. mum           C. dad              D. sister   

40. A. buy           B. carry          C. fill               D. offer

39. A. spent         B. cost            C. paid              D. took

38. A. choosing      B. entering        C. taking             D. watching

37. A. story          B. a report        C. a piece of news     D. an advertisement

36. -- What should we do first if we want to develop our village?

     -- A lot of new roads         , I think.

A. haste to build                         B. must build

C. have built                            D. must be built

    从每小题A、B、C、D中选出能填入相应空白处的最佳答案。

I started to love running at a young age. I loved to race my father and my sister around the backyard. I wished I could run in the Olympics and win lots of medals.

     One day my mother saw   37  for a race in a newspaper. "Would you be interested in  38 part in this race?" She asked me, pointing to the advertisement.

     "Yes, of course. " I answered.

      I   39   the next few days practicing for my big race. My sister set up a table in the backyard so she could   40   me water and time me.

     On the day of the race, just before the race, my   41  said to me, "Don't use up all your energy at the beginning of the race. You need to have energy   42 _you can run much faster at the end. "

     The race  43   , following Dad's words I didn't run as fast as I could. Then the other runners started passing me, which made me feel   44   . I began to feel tired, and I started slowing down and breathing   45    .

     Just at that moment I heard, "  46   , Jelly! You can do it! Don't give up. Keep running!" Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Dad running beside me around the outs tide of the track.

     I took a   47   breath and tried my best to go on running.

     I didn't win the race. I came fifth, but I felt like a   48    I had done my best, and I hadn't given up.

     Later, as I thought about the race, I felt thankful that my dad had __49__left my side. He always encourage me when I   50   giving up. He runs alongside me through my life. I'll  51  my dad's words forever, "Never give up. You can be a winner, even if you lose. "