I never thought I would be a "runner".I was the girl who ran（1）

C

C

in the PE class in my primary school.A few years later.I was walking with a group of （2）

A

A

in the Race for the Cure.a 5-km race designed to raise money for the fight against cancer，when one lady caught my eye.
    She was one of the weakest-looking women I've ever seen.She must have been close to seventy years old，dressed in a T-shirt with the word "Survivor".She was so small that it seemed as if she could even be turned（3）

D

D

by a strong wind.But she was running.And she was （4）

A

A

me and my group of friends.She ran slowly，but determinedly（堅定地）-as if each step pushed her cancer into her past.Right at that moment，I （5）

B

B

that in the next Race for the Cure，I'd be running along with her.
    A week later，I found myself in the gym，running on the treadmill（跑步機）.Three minutes after I started，my face was bright red.I had to （6）

D

D

to a walk.Then I thought of the woman at the race.I kept it （7）

C

C

.I was able to go a little longer each time.Three and a half minutes.Four minutes.Five.
    A year later，I was at the Race for the Cure again.When the race started，the other runners passed me by.I wondered if I'd be able to do it.Suddenly，I remembered the（8）

B

B

woman.I ran as fast as I could until I finally （9）

D

D

that finishing line.I had just finished my first race!I looked down at my legs，amazed.They had done something I'd never thought possible.I have never felt so strong before and I knew it was a （10）

C

C

that I wanted to create again.

（1）	A．fastest	B．hardest	C．slowest	D．best
（2）	A．friends	B．teachers	C．students	D．patients
（3）	A．up	B．down	C．out	D．over
（4）	A．passing	B．watching	C．greeting	D．calling
（5）	A．learned	B．decided	C．explained	D．agreed
（6）	A．set off	B．warm up	C．stand up	D．slow down
（7）	A．off	B．away	C．up	D．under
（8）	A．careful	B．brave	C．slow	D．old
（9）	A．finished	B．divided	C．completed	D．crossed
（10）	A．secret	B．pity	C．wonder	D．tradition