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【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 8 Units 3～4Ⅰ.完形填空 A When I was a teenager，I volunteered to give out water at a marathon.Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was __1__.The next year I signed up for the race.I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish.On the day of the race，it was __2__hot.I remember struggling at about the 5th mile，thinking，“I am never doing this again！” Have you ever felt that way about something？You eagerly choose a goal__3__soon realize it is __4__to achieve than you imagined it would be.That first 10km race was quite an experience.I jogged，I walked，I jogged and I walked.Then__5__ a decisive moment.Near the end，a 70-year-old man ran past me.I felt__6__that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him.I felt defeated for a second but then I realized __7__.He was running his race and I was running mine.He had different experience，training and goals and I had mine.__8__in life do we__9__ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided，then，that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running.__10__I crossed the finish line，I was proud of my achievement.Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun. In life we all __11__ compare ourselves to others，which is only natural.But don’t let them weaken you.__12__，you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible.Then you are a true winner. | 
