Two runners stand side by side at the starting line of a race. Both look very strong and fast. __36__ one runner speeds ahead and wins the race. The other falls behind.
Some athletes can reach great __37__ such as the achievement of an Olympic gold medal. Others never live up to their __38__. What kind of __39__ before a race or another event makes the __40__?
Everyone knows that athletes work out to strengthen their __41__. But research shows that strengthening the mind may be just as __42__. Careful study indicates（表明）that the best athletes win __43__ because they think they can win.
Thinking positive thoughts seems to give possibility for __44__ in sports. People who say to themselves over and over. “I know I can do this, ” often find they have the __45__to win. On the other hand, people often__46__, who think, “I can’t win.”
One procedure that helps many athletes is creating __47__ in the mind. They are told to think of each __48__ they must make to win. Some use pictures that are more fanciful. One skater liked to __49__ a star bursting inside her, __50__ her with energy. Another athlete who wanted to feel __51__ pictured himself as a __52__ floating in the air.
Next time you want to do something well, try training your __53__ to help you. Perhaps a teacher or another instructor can help you plan your training. If you imagine yourself doing better, you may soon see __54__ in what you __55__ can do. Positive thinking and pictures created in your mind can help you win!
36. A. Therefore B. And C. But D. While 37. A. places B. prizes C. medals D. goals 38. A. place B. promise C. name D. prize 39. A. preparation B. picture C. plan D. work 40. A. same B. difference C. most D. best 41. A. minds B. thoughts C. bodies D. legs 42. A. important B. interesting C. possible D. correct 43. A. mostly B. almost C. partly D. nearly 44. A. success B. goals C. win D. failure 45. A. disadvantage B. advantage C. luck D. hope 46. A. fail B. succeed C. win D. pass 47. A. ideas B. pictures C. thoughts D. movements 48. A. move B. drive C. jump D. place 49. A. think B. imagine C. hope D. wish 50. A. giving B. helping C. filling D. supporting 51. A. calm B. excited C. encouraged D. happy 52. A. fish B. bird C. cat D. horse 53. A. body B. mind C. thought D. imagination 54. A. improvement B. advantage C. chance D. winning 55. A. usually B. really C. possibly D. mostly 答案 36.C 37.D 38.B 39.A 40.B 41.C 42.A 43.C 44.A 45.B 46.A 47.B 48.A 49.B 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.B 54.A 55.B
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.I had spent over five exhausting years on my essay for my PhD and was anxiously preparing for my oral boards which were to be held in California, and I had____1___a flight through Minneapolis, where I was to change____2___. My flight was delayed, and I was soon in an all-out run to___3____my flight. I had to stop to catch my___4____on the moving sidewalk when I___5____a woman in her fifties___6____with a carry-on bag.
I don’t know___7____, but I looked at her face and blurted out, “Are you going on Flight 567 to California?”
She responded, “Yes.”
“So am I,” I responded. “Give me your bag. I’ll run___8____and tell them to wait for you.” I took her bag and started running again.
I___9____onto the plane and told a flight attendant that one more passenger was behind me and to please___10____the plane for her. I___11____myself with her bag, and a few moments later she arrived and was the last person on the plane___12____they closed the door and____13___. After the plane leveled off, I___14____the bag to her, and she smiled at me and thanked me.
I didn’t sleep a wink in the hotel and arrived at the___15____at seven o’clock in the morning. The___16____kept me waiting for an hour in a room. I walked into the boardroom and was initially frightened by all the___17____in their robes. As I slowly___18____at the faces of all the board members, I noticed the bright face of a woman. She gave me a smile___19____a young schoolgirl. It was the same woman I had helped ahead the night before.____20___, whenever I made a mistake on any questions, she did a great job of relaxing me.
1. A. preparedB. caughtC. scheduledD. ordered
2. A. trainsB. busesC. planesD. directions
3. A. catchB. runC. getD. hold
4. A. flightB. breathC. bagD. companions
5. A. greetedB. metC. noticedD. sought
6. A. walkingB. strugglingC. carryingD. running
7. A. howB. whyC. whatD. where
8. A. beforeB. immediatelyC. fastD. ahead
9. A. racedB. gotC. solvedD. opened
10. A. leaveB. holdC. remainD. reserve
11. A. foundB. tookC. seatedD. occupied
12. A. afterB. whenC. whileD. before
13. A. left outB. ran away C. took offD. carried away
14. A. presentedB. preservedC. provedD. showed
15. A. placeB. universityC. palaceD. city
16. A. meetingB. boardC. essayD. argument
17. A. professorsB. ladies C. staffsD. teachers
18. A. staredB. watchedC. glancedD. looked
19. A. likeB. asC. ofD. from
20. A. Needless to sayB. No matter how C. What’s moreD. In the end
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