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¡¡  Mary Allen was my best friend --- like the sister I never had. We did everything together: piano lessons, movies, swimming, horseback riding.

When I was 13, my family ¡¡1¡¡ away. Mary and I kept in ¡¡2¡¡ through letters, and we saw each other on ¡¡3¡¡ occasions --- like my wedding and Mary¡¯s. Soon we were ¡¡4¡¡ with children and moving to new homes, and we ¡¡5¡¡ less often. One day a card that I sent came back stamped ¡°Address Unknown.¡± I had no idea ¡¡6¡¡ to find Mary.

Over the years, I ¡¡7¡¡ of Mary often. I wanted to share stories of my ¡¡8¡¡ and then grandchildren. And I needed to share my ¡¡9¡¡ when my brother and then mother died. There was an empty place in my ¡¡10¡¡ that only a friend like Mary could fill.

One day I was reading the newspaper when I ¡¡11¡¡ a photo of a young woman who looked a lot like Mary and whose last name was Wagman --- Mary¡¯s married name. ¡°There must be thousands of Wagmans,¡± I thought, ¡¡12¡¡ I wrote to her anyway.

She ¡¡13¡¡ as soon as she got my letter. ¡°Mrs. Tobin!¡± she said excitedly. ¡°Mary Allen Wagman is my mother.¡± Minutes later I heard a voice that I recognized ¡¡14¡¡, even after 40 years. We laughed and cried and caught up on each other¡¯s lives.

Now the empty place in my heart is filled. And there¡¯s one thing that Mary and I know for sure: We won¡¯t ¡¡15¡¡ each other again!

1. A. got¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡  B. sent¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. moved¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. left

2. A. secret¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B. spirit¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. mind¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. touch

3. A. special¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡  B. serious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. small¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. ordinary

4. A. pleased¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡  B. busy¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. strict¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. filled

5. A. missed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡ B.¡¡ talked¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. read¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. wrote

6. A. how¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. when¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. what¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. why

7. A. talked¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B.¡¡heard¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. thought¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. told

8. A. sister¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B. children¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. friends¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. mother

9. A. thanks¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B. joy¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. life¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. sadness

10. A. heart¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B. spirit¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. mind¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. head

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12. A. so¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. and¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. but¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. or

13. A. shouted ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. called¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. came¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. cried

14. A. immediately ¡¡¡¡  B. gradually¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. luckily¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. strangely

15. A. keep¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡  B. miss¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. lose¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. waste

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3.¡¡ I¡¯ll look into the matter as soon as possible. Just have a little _____.

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It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn¡¯t healed£¨È¬Óú£©from a£¨n£©¡¡36¡¡ injury . I had ¡¡37¡¡ whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, ¡¡38¡¡ for the 3,000-meter run.

¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡°Ready ¡­ set ¡­¡± The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed ¡¡39¡¡ me. I felt ¡¡40¡¡ as I fell farther and farther behind.

¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡°Hooray!¡± shouted the crowd. It was the loudest ¡¡41¡¡ I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps£¨È¦£©ahead of me when she crossed the finish line .

¡°Maybe I should ¡¡42¡¡ ,¡± I thought as I moved on. ¡¡43¡¡ , I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran ¡¡44¡¡ and decided not to ¡¡45¡¡ in track next year. It wouldn¡¯t be worth it, ¡¡46¡¡ my foot did heal.

¡¡¡¡¡¡ When I finished , I heard a cheer¡ª  47   than the one I¡¯d heard earlier . I turned around and ¡¡48¡¡ , the boys were preparing for their race. ¡°They must be cheering for the boys.¡±

I was leaving ¡¡49¡¡ several girls came up to me. ¡°Wow, you¡¯ve got courage!¡± one of them told me.

¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡°Courage? I just ¡¡50¡¡ a race! ¡± I thought.

¡°I would have given up on the first lap,¡± said another girl. ¡°We were cheering for you. Did you hear us? ¡±

¡¡¡¡¡¡ Suddenly I regained ¡¡51¡¡ . I decided to  52   track next year . I realized strength and courage aren¡¯t always ¡¡53¡¡ in medals and victories, but in the ¡¡54¡¡ we overcome. The strongest people are not always the people who win, ¡¡55¡¡ the people who don¡¯t give up when they lose.

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37. A. expected¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. supposed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. imagined¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. doubted

38. A. late¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. eager¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. ready¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. thirsty

39. A. from behind¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. ahead of¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. next to¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. close to

40. A. ashamed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. astonished¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. excited¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. frightened

41. A. cheer¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. shout¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. cry¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. noise

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43. A. Therefore¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. Otherwise¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. Besides¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. However

44. A. with delight¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. with fear¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. in pain¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. in advance

45. A. play¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. arrive¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. race¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. attend

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48. A. well enough¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. sure enough¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡

¡¡¡¡ C. surprisingly enough¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. strangely enough

49. A. while¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. when¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. as¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. since

50. A. finished¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. won¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. passed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. lost

51. A. cheer¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. hope¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. interest¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. experience

52. A. hold on¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. turn to¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. begin with¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. stick with

53. A. measured¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. praised¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. tested¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. increased

54. A. sadness¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡B. struggles¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. diseases¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡D. tiredness

55. A. or¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. nor¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡C. and¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. but