阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the sports of canoe (划船) racing was added to the list of international competition. The
31 team in the four-man canoe race was the United States team. One member of that team was a young man named Bill Havens.
As the time for the Olympics
32 , it became clear that Bill’s wife would give birth to their first child at about the
33 that the U.S. team would be competing in the Pairs games. In 1924 there were no planes form Paris to the United States, only
34 ships. Bill found himself in a dilemma (左右为难的困境).
Bill’s wife insisted that he go to Paris.
35 , competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But Bill felt
36 and, after much soul-searching, decided to remain home, where he could
37 his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her
38 his highest priority (优先考虑的事), even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his
39 .
The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill’s wife was
40 in giving birth to their child. 41 , Bill could have competed in the event and returned home
42 to be with he when she gave birth.
People said, “What a shame!” But Bill said he had no
43 . For the rest of his life, he
44 he had made the better decision.
Bill Havens knew what was most important to him. Not everybody
45 that out. Not everybody has the strength to say no to something he or she truly
46 in order to say yes to something that truly 47 . Peace begins to
48 our lives when we learn to say yes to the things that really matter.
Twenty eight years later, Bill
49 a telegram. It was from Finland, where the 1952 Olympics were being held. The telegram read, “Dad, I won. I’m bringing home the gold medal you 50 while waiting for me to be born.”
| 小题1: | | A．new | B．favorite | C．special | D．weak |
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| 小题2: | | A．arrived | B．passed | C．neared | D．ended |
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| 小题3: | | A．moment | B．opportunity | C．time | D．promise |
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| 小题5: | | A．In all | B．After all | C．As a result | D．As usual |
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| 小题6: | | A．honored | B．worried | C．conflicted | D．delighted |
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| 小题7: | | A．persuade | B．accompany | C．support | D．satisfy |
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| 小题8: | | A．place | B．side | C．door | D．mercy |
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| 小题9: | | A．duty | B．promise | C．dream | D．demand |
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| 小题10: | | A．favoring | B．successful | C．safe | D．late |
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| 小题11: | | A．In addition | B．For example | C．In fact | D．At last |
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| 小题12: | | A．on time | B．in time | C．on purpose | D．in need |
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| 小题13: | | A．judgments | B．excuse | C．choices | D．regrets |
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| 小题14: | | A．believed | B．wished | C．wondered | D．proved |
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| 小题15: | | A．puts | B．takes | C．figures | D．gives |
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| 小题16: | | A．trusts | B．wants | C．understands | D．respects |
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| 小题17: | | A．matters | B．happens | C．appears | D．continues |
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| 小题18: | | A．turn into | B．look into | C．settle on | D．rely on |
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| 小题19: | | A．discovered | B．wrote | C．sent | D．received |
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| 小题20: | | A．grasped | B．offered | C．took | D．lost |
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