－I’ve decided to compete in the race, but I’m...

－I’ve decided to compete in the race, but I’m afraid I won’t be the best.

－____. You never know until you try.

A． Enjoy yourself B．Go for it

C．Take it easy　　 D．Take your time

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－I’ve decided to compete in the race, but I’m afraid I won’t be the best.

－____. You never know until you try.

A. Enjoy yourself　　　　　　 B. Go for it

C. Take it easy　　　　　　　 D. Take your time

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The American expression “shoo-in” means someone or something that seems sure to win a race or competition.

Before a big football game, supporters of each are certain to argue about which side will win.

Sometimes, however, one team appears so much stronger than the others that everyone agrees it will win.. The stronger team is a shoo-in. There is no way that it can lose.

The expression “shoo-in” comes from horse racing. It comes from the world “shoo”. That is not the shoe we wear on our feet. It’s another word, S-H-O-O. To shoo is an expression hundreds of years old that means to force an animal to move in a desired direction.

Many years ago dishonest riders sometimes agreed secretly to control their horses so that one chosen horse would win the race. but one of the riders would hold back their horses. The chosen rider would shoo his horse ahead of the others, and win the race.

The other riders would secretly bet large amounts of money that the chosen horse would win. The public soon learned about such about such race. They began to call the winners of such a race a “shoo-in”

These days, people use shoo into describe any athlete or competition that seems certain to win, even without cheating.

American runner Edewin Moses won more than hundred races before he ran the hurdle race in the 1984 Olympic Games. Everyone said Moses was a shoo-in, and that he could not lost. And they were right. He won the gold medal.

阅读上面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案

1.One of the dishonest riders was sure to win the race because_______.

2.The reason why American runner Edewin Moses was regarded as a

“Shoo-in” is _________.

3.Which is the following statement is not true?

4.The main idea of the passage is that “shoo-in” is_______.

5.In the last paragraph the author means to tell us ________.

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—Don’t be afraid of ______ English in class.

—I won’t. I’ve decided _______ an English club to practice my spoken English.

A. to speak; to join　　　　　　　　　 B. to speak; joining

C. speaking; to join　　　　　　　　　　 D. speaking; joining

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—Don’t be afraid of ______ English in class.

—I won’t. I’ve decided _______ an English club to practice my spoken English.

A. to speak; to join

B. to speak; joining

C. speaking; to join

D. speaking; joining

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Having been defeated 3 times in a _______, the boxer decided to give up fighting in Run 1.

A. race　　 B. match　　 C. row　　 D. competition

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根据句意，用括号中单词的适当形式填空。

1.—I want to study abroad but I’m afraid I won’t get used to the lifestyle there.

—It’s really a difficult __________ (decide) to make.

2.Miss Li has a strange way of making her class _________ (live) and interesting.

3. If you are _________ (honest), no one will make friends with you.

4.Some colourful activities are usually held in our school on __________ (woman) Day.

5.With everyone’s effort, Suqian is becoming ___________ (beautiful) than before.

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--Will Betty join the talent show on Friday?

--I’m afraid she won’t. she is too 　　 to act in front of other people.

A. shy　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. confident　　　　　　　 C. pleased

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—Do you think Hamilton will win the race?　　　

— I’m afraid it’s hard. Not only his teammate Rosberg but also two Ferrari cars ________ catching up.

A.is B.are C.was D.were

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1.　　 But I could never understand her habit of cheering while we were walking in the race.

We walked together all over the town and entered half-marathons（半马拉松）, 26 miles. 　 2.

I carried it to the starting line along. It had twenty-six cheering ideas, one for each mile. But I wasn’t really planning to slow myself down with all those ideas. I had to keep her list because I didn’t want to hurt Tina’s feelings.

3.　 I looked at Tina’s cheering list when I checked my watch. At the top of the list was only one word: “Yourself.” I thought it did give me a good start to the race. While I was at it, I took the chance to thank her for the strength the list brought to me. By the time I finished the second mile, my parents were cheering me on by the side of the road. It just so happened that “family” was the next on Tina’s cheering list. At that moment, I had plenty of things to be thankful for.

4.　 But by the time I was close to the final mile, I was nearly out of breath. I didn’t know if I could make it another mile. Then I looked at the final idea on Tina’s list in my hand: “You can make it.”

5.　　 I had thought the cheering list would slow me down. Instead it carried me to cross the finishing line.

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