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阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D中，选出最佳选项。
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn’t healed(痊愈)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(圈)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— 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...
