At the 1924 Olympic Games in P

【题目】At the 1924 Olympic Games in Paris, the United States team would be the winner of canoe (划艇）racing. One member of that team was Bill Havens. It became clear that Bill's first child would be born about the time that the      U.   S. team was      in the Paris Games.

Bill's wife insisted that he go to Paris.   ，competing in the Olympics was a lifelong dream. But finally Bill decided to stay at home, where he could         his wife when the child arrived. He considered being at her         his highest priority (优先考虑的事），even higher than going to Paris to fulfill his     .

The team won the gold medal in Paris. And Bill's wife was         in giving birth to their child.            ，Bill could have competed in the event and returned home         to be with her when she gave birth.

But Bill said he had no     . For the rest of his life, he         he had made the better decision.

Twenty-eight years later, Bill         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         while waiting for me to be born. ”

【1】 A. competing    B. struggling    C. preparing    D. winning

【2】 A. In all    B. After all    C. As a result    D. As usual

【3】 A. persuade    B. encourage    C. support    D. satisfy

【4】 A. place    B. side    C. door    D. mercy

【5】 A. dream    B, promise    C. duty    D. demand

【6】 A. busy    B. successful    C. safe    D. late

【7】 A. In addition    B. For example    C. In fact    D. At last

【8】 A. on time    B. in time C. in general    D. in surprise

【9】 A. judgments    B. excuses    C. choices    D. regrets

【10】 A. believed    B. concluded    C. learned    D. proved

【11】 A. discovered    B. wrote    C. sent    D. received

【12】 A. grasped    B. offered    C. took    D. lost