8、Long-distance running helps a person forget pressing family problems as well as job-related trouble．A（n）  1  comes quickly to mind．One day I had a terrible fight with my landlady over some foolish incident．

    We  2  at each other．A few minutes later, I set out  3  my daily run．By the end of the first mile, the  4  seemed like a bad dream．At the end of the second, the reason for  5  seemed unimportant at all．By the end of the fourth mile, I was filled with feelings of   6  and forgiveness toward the landlady．I  7  her a beautiful rose, which I gave her as soon as I stepped inside the house．All was quickly  8  again between us．Running has that kind of   9  on most runners．It makes us feel good and peaceful．

    Long-distance running into a daily routine （惯例） will help  10  a runner's life-style．After I had been running for some time, I  11  that I had more energy and could do more．My days  12  longer, because I seemed to need  13  sleep; the sleep I did get seemed more  14  ．My body became thinner, smoother and firmer．

    Running also  15  a healthful feeling of pleasant ,excitement, which  16  a strict routine and the improved physical condition． 17  , running makes me feel good about myself and about the world．

    There are  18  long-term effects of running which are beneficial．But  19  benefits running does offer me are  20  enough to make me unable to tear myself away from the sort for the rest of my life．

1．A．idea                          B．example                  C．thought                   D．fact

2．A．pointed                     B．glanced                   C．screamed                D．called

3．A．on                        B．of                           C．in                           D．to

4．A．trouble                     B．problem                  C．argument                D．talk

5．A．which                   B．me                         C．her                     D．it

6．A．disappointment        B．sorrow                C．regret                            D．helplessness

7．A．promised                  B．bought                 C．offered                   D．presented

8．A．well                         B．normally                 C．over                       D．friendly

9．A．effort                       B．effect                            C．impression              D．pressure

10．A．add                        B．increase                  C．form                      D．change

11．A．understood          B．found                     C．hoped                     D．imagined

12．A．remained                 B．looked                 C．grew                      D．proved

13．A．less                        B．more                      C．little                        D．much

14．A．meaningful          B．exciting                C．attractive                D．tiring

15．A．produces                B．includes                  C．makes                    D．expresses

16．A．leads to                   B．sticks to                  C．comes from            D．dates from      

17．A．Then                      B．Besides                   C．Therefore               D．Even

18．A．similar                    B．other                      C．different                 D．some

19．A．which                     B．how                       C．that                        D．what

20．A．almost                    B．merely                 C．hardly                     D．already