阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和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。
Never would I forget the other night when I came across an unforgettable sight while watching the Olympics. It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a
36 of determination and courage.
The
37 was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. Two of them, however, were disqualified(取消资格) due to
38 starts. That left only one to
39 . That would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race
40 . I watched the man dive off the
41 and knew right away that something was
42 . Now I’m not an expert swimmer but I do know a good dive from a poor one, and this man was far from being a medal winner. When he
43 , it was clear that the man was not out for gold. I listened to the crowd begin to
44 at this poor man that was clearly having a
45 time. Finally he
46 his turn to start back. It was pitiful. He made a few all-out strokes(划水) and you could
47 he was worn out.
__48___in those few awkward strokes, the crowd had ____49____. No longer were they laughing, but beginning to ____50____. Some ____51___began to stand and yell things like, “Come on, you can do it!” and, “Go for it!” He did. A clear minute slower than the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his
52 . The crowd went
53 . You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other
54 .
A man that gave his all -- knowing that he had no chance, but competed because of the
55 of the games.
| 小题1: | | A．taste | B．show | C．sense | D．member |
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| 小题2: | | A．program | B．sport | C．event | D．accident |
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| 小题3: | | A．straight | B．false | C．eager | D．right |
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| 小题4: | | A．compete | B．match | C．win | D．succeed |
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| 小题5: | | A．against | B．for | C．to | D．with |
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| 小题6: | | A．banks | B．blocks | C．benches | D．boards |
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| 小题7: | | A．new | B．funny | C．wrong | D．terrible |
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| 小题8: | | A．recovered | B．resurfaced | C．renewed | D．returned |
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| 小题9: | | A．stare | B．point | C．laugh | D．glare |
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| 小题10: | | A．happy | B．hard | C．good | D．long |
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| 小题11: | | A．miss | B．made | C．catch | D．carry |
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| 小题12: | | A．forget | B．believe | C．admit | D．tell |
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| 小题14: | | A．moved | B．left | C．changed | D．stopped |
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| 小题15: | | A．cheer | B．chat | C．quarrel | D．debate |
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| 小题16: | | A．ever | B．still | C．even | D．never |
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| 小题17: | | A．duty | B．turn | C．action | D．race |
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| 小题18: | | A．bad | B．wrong | C．hungry | D．wild |
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| 小题19: | | A．audience | B．athletes | C．judges | D．experts |
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| 小题20: | | A．spirit | B．progress | C．skill | D．secret |
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