Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.  As years 36  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    37   ,began to believe be might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954 , when Bannister knew be had a   39  chance.  Bannister had been   40  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  41  to him.  Describing the   42   later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.  As I  43  for the start I glanced at the flag.  It moved  44  now.  This was the moment when I made my decision. ”

“The gun fired.  My legs  45  to meet no resistance, as if I was  46  forward by some unknown force.  The noise from the faithful  47  gave me greater strength.  I felt the  48  of a lifetimes had come. ”

“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride.  My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same.  This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  51  could have done in previous years.  When I leapt at（沖向）the    52  tape, I fell, almost    53  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  54  the time.  The announcement came.  ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  55 in the noise of excitement. ”

36. A. passed along       B. passed down    C. went by            D. went over

37. A. coach                        B. athlete              C. captain             D. judge

38. A. defeat                       B. move               C. beat                 D. break

39. A. real                          B. lucky               C. serious             D. false

40. A. competing          B. training            C. fighting            D. attending

41. A. eagerness           B. pleasure            C. relief                D. worry

42. A. accident             B. event                C. issue                D. topic

43. A. did up                       B. made up           C. put up              D. lined up

44. A. safely                       B. heavily             C. thinly               D. gently

45. A. seemed              B. used                        C. happened              D. had

46. A. dragged             B. drawn              C. pulled             D. pushed

47. A. mass                 B. residents           C. crowd             D. team

48. A. moment                    B. period              C. while              D. date

49. A. concentration      B. collection                C. combination      D. classification

50. A. so                     B. but                     C. or                       D. as

51. A. never                B. ever                C. even                 D. still

52. A. starting             B. lasting             C. finishing           D. running

53. A. unconcerned       B. unconscious      C. unknown                 D. unnoticed

54. A. offered                     B. told                  C. announced        D. beard

55. A. stuck                 B. involved           C. lost                  D. spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years

 36  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    37   ,began to believe be might   38  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew be had a   39  chance. Bannister had been   40   hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real   41  to him. Describing the   42  later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  43  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  44  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired.  My legs  45  to meet no resistance, as if I was  46  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  47  gave me greater strength. I felt the  48  of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they   51  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（沖向）the    52  tape, I fell, almost    53  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  54  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  55 in the noise of excitement.”

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 31 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    32  , began to believe he might  33  this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a   34  chance. Bannister had been  35  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  36 to him. Describing the   37   later, Bannister said,” On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  38  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  39  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”
“The gun fired. My legs  40  to meet no resistance, as if I was  41  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  42 gave me greater strength. I felt the  43  of a lifetimes had come.”
“I was driven on by a  44  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   45   it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  46  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（沖向）the    47  tape, I fell, almost   48  .
“I knew I had done it, even before I  49  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  50  in the noise of excitement.”

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years went by, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister，a young English athlete, began to believe he might __11__ this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a __12__ chance.Bannister had been __13__ hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real __14__ to him.Describing the __15__ later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I __16__ up for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved __17__ now.This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired.My legs seemed to meet no resistance，as if I was __18__ forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful __19__ gave me greater strength.I felt the __20__ of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a __21__ of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy but it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they never could have done in previous years.When I leapt at (沖向) the __22__ tape, I fell, almost __23__.”

“I knew I had done it, even before I __24__ the time.The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile...Time，three minutes...’ the rest was __25__ in the noise of excitement.”

1.                A．defeat         B．move          C．take D．break

2.                A．real           B．lucky           C．serious   D．false

3.                A．competing      B．training         C．fighting   D．a(chǎn)ttending

4.                A．root           B．pleasure        C．relief D．worry

5.                A．a(chǎn)ccident        B．event          C．issue D．topic

6.                A．did            B．made          C．put  D．lined

7.                A．safely          B．heavily         C．thinly D．gently

8.                A．dragged        B．drawn          C．pulled    D．pushed

9.                A．mass           B．residents        C．crowd    D．team

10.               A．moment        B．period         C．while D．date

11.               A．concentration   B．collection       C．combination    D．satisfaction

12.               A．starting         B．lasting          C．finishing   D．running

13.               A．unconcerned    B．unconscious     C．unknown  D．unnoticed

14.               A．offered        B．told           C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．heard

15.               A．stuck          B．involved        C．lost   D．spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 31 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    32  , began to believe he might  33  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a   34  chance. Bannister had been  35  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  36 to him. Describing the   37   later, Bannister said,” On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  38  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  39  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs  40  to meet no resistance, as if I was  41  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  42 gave me greater strength. I felt the  43  of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a  44  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   45   it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  46  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（沖向）the    47  tape, I fell, almost   48  .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  49  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  50  in the noise of excitement.”

1.                A．passed along     B．passed down     C．went by  D．went over

2.                A．coach          B．a(chǎn)thlete         C．captain   D．judge

3.                A．defeat         B．move          C．beat D．break

4.                A．real           B．lucky           C．serious   D．false

5.                A．competing      B．training         C．fighting   D．a(chǎn)ttending

6.                A．eagerness       B．pleasure        C．relief D．worry

7.                A．a(chǎn)ccident        B．event          C．issue D．topic

8.                A．did up          B．made up        C．put up    D．lined up

9.                A．safely          B．heavily         C．thinly D．gently

10.               A．seemed        B．used           C．happened D．had

11.               A．dragged        B．drawn          C．pulled D．pushed

12.               A．mass           B．residents       C．crowd D．team

13.               A．moment        B．period         C．while D．date

14.               A．concentration   B．collection       C．combination    D．classification

15.               A．so             B．but            C．or    D．a(chǎn)s

16.               A．never          B．ever           C．even D．still

17.               A．starting         B．lasting          C．finishing   D．running

18.               A．unconcerned    B．unconscious     C．unknown  D．unnoticed

19.               A．offered        B．told           C．a(chǎn)nnounced D．heard

20.               A．stuck          B．involved        C．lost   D．spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years    16   , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    17   , began to believe he might    18    this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954,when Bannister knew he had a    19    chance. Bannister had been    20    hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real    21    to him. Describing the    22    later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I    23    for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved    24    now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fried. My legs    25    to meet no resistance, as if I was    26    forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful    27    gave me greater strength. I felt the    28   of a lifetime had come.”

“I was driven on by a    29    of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy    30    it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they    31    could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(沖向) the    32    tape, I fell, almost    33   .”

“I know I had done it, ever before I    34    the time. The announcement came, ‘Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…’ the rest was    35    in the noise of excitement.”

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes． As years  1 , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English  2 , began to believe he might 3  this almost magic barrier．

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 4  chance．Bannister had been 5  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 6  to him．Describing the  7  later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly．As I  8 for the start I glanced at the flag． It moved 9  now． This was the moment when I made my decision．”

“The gun fired．My legs 10  to meet no resistance, as if I was 11 forward by some unknown force．The noise from the faithful 12  gave me greater strength．I felt the 13   of a lifetime had come．”

“I was driven on by a  14  of fear and pride．My body had long since used up all its energy   15  it went on running just the same．This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 16  could have done in previous years． When I leapt at（沖向）the  17  tape, I fell, almost 18  ．

“I knew I had done it, even before I  19  the time． The announcement came．‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the rest was 20  in the noise of excitement．”

1． A． passed along        B． passed down      C． went by              D． went over

2． A． coach              B． athlete             C． captain             D． judge

3． A． defeat             B． move             C． beat                D． break

4． A． real                B． lucky             C． serious             D． false

5． A． competing          B． training           C． fighting             D． attending

6． A． eagerness            B． pleasure           C． relief               D． worry

7． A． accident              B． event             C． issue               D． topic

8． A． did up              B． made up           C． put up              D． lined up

9． A． safely               B． heavily            C． thinly        D． gently

10． A． seemed            B． used              C． happened                  D． had

11． A． dragged          B． drawn             C． pulled              D． pushed

12． A． mass             B． residents           C． crowd            D． team

13． A． moment          B． period             C． while              D． date

14． A．concentration    B． collection           C． combination       D． classification

15． A． so               B． but               C． or                D． as

16． A． never               B． ever               C． even              D． still

17． A． starting           B． lasting             C． finishing           D． running

18． A． unconcerned     B． unconscious        C． unknown          D． unnoticed

19． A． offered          B． told               C． announced         D． heard

20． A． stuck            B． involved            C． lost               D． spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 1 the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English 2, began to believe he might 3 this almost magic barrier.

  It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a 4 chance. Bannister had been _5 hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real 6 to him. Describing the 7 later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track, the wind blew strongly. As I 8 for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved 9 now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

  “The gun fired. My legs 10  to meet no resistance, as if I was 11 forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful 12 gave me greater strength. I felt the 13 of a lifetime had come.”

  “I was driven on by a 14 of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy 15 it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they 16 could have done in previous years. When I leapt(沖向) at the 17 tape（跑道終點的細(xì)繩）, I fell, almost 18.”

“I knew I had done it, even before I 19 the time. The announcement came, ‵Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…′the rest was 20 in the noise of excitement.”

1.    A. passed along                   B. passed down          C. went by                  D. went over

2.    A. coach                            B. athlete                   C. captain                    D. judge

3. A. defeat                               B. move                     C. beat                        D. break

4. A. real                                  B. lucky                     C. serious                    D. false

5. A. competing                         B. training                  C. fighting                   D. attending

6. A. eagerness                          B. pleasure                 C. relief                       D. worry

7. A. accident                            B. event                     C. issue                       D. topic

8. A. did up                               B. made up                C. put up                     D. lined up

9. A. safely                                B. heavily                   C. thinly                      D. gently

10. A. seemed                            B. used                      C. happened                D. had

11. A. dragged                           B. drawn                   C. pulled                     D. pushed

12. A. mass                              B. residents                C. crowd                    D. team

13. A. moment                           B. period                    C. while                      D. date

14. A. concentration                   B. collection               C. combination            D. classification

15. A. so                                   B. but                       C. or                           D. as

16. A. never                              B. ever                      C. even                       D. still

17. A. starting                            B. lasting                   C. finishing                  D. running

18. A. unconcerned                    B. unconscious           C. unknown                D. unnoticed

19. A. offered                            B. told                      C. announced              D. heard

20. A. stuck                              B. involved                 C. lost                         D. spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years 1  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    2   ,began to believe be might   3  this almost magic barrier.

It was a cold afternoon on May 6^th,1954,when Bannister knew be had a   4  chance. Bannister had been  5  hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  6  to him. Describing the   7  later, Bannister said, “On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  8  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  9  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.”

“The gun fired. My legs  10  to meet no resistance, as if I was  11  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  12  gave me greater strength. I felt the  13  of a lifetimes had come.”

“I was driven on by a   14  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   15  it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  16  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（沖向）the    17  tape, I fell, almost    18 .

“I knew I had done it, even before I  19  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the test was  20 in the noise of excitement.”

1.A.passed along     B. passed down    C. went by   D. went over

2.A.coach          B. athlete         C. captain    D. judge

3.A.defeat          B. move          C. beat      D. break

4.A.real            B. lucky          C. serious    D. false

5.A.competing      B. training         C. fighting   D. attending

6.A. eagerness       B. pleasure        C. relief      D. worry

7.A. accident        B. event           C. issue      D. topic

8.A. did up          B. made up        C. put up     D. lined up

9.A. safely          B. heavily         C. thinly      D. gently

10.A. seemed         B. used           C. happened   D. had

11.A. dragged        B. drawn          C. pulled      D. pushed

12.A. mass          B. residents        C. crowd      D. team

13.A. moment       B. period          C. while       D. date

143.A. concentration   B. collection       C. combination  D. classification

15.A. so            B. but             C. or          D. as

16.A. never         B. ever            C. even        D. still

17.A. starting       B. lasting           C .finishing     D. running

18.A. unconcerned   B. unconscious       C. unknown    D. unnoticed

19.A. offered        B. told             C. announced   D .beard

20.A. stuck         B .involved          C. lost         D. spread

Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes.As years
1，the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister,a young English
2, began to believe he might3this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th,1954,when Bannister knew he had a4chance. Bannister had been5hard and was very fit,but the weather conditions were a real6
to him.Describing the7later,Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly.As I8for the start I glanced at the flag.It moved9now.This was the moment when I made my decision.
“The gun fired.My legs10to meet no resistance,as if I was11forward by some unknown force.The noise from the faithful12gave me greater strength.I felt the13of a lifetime had come.”
“I was driven on by a14of fear and pride.My body had long since used up all its energy15it went on running just the same.This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they16could have done in previous years.When I leapt at(沖向) the17tape,I fell,almost18.”
“I knew I had done it,even before I19the time.The announcement came.‘Result of the one mile...Time,three minutes...’ the rest was20in the noise of excitement.”

1. 1.
   1. A.
      passed along
   2. B.
      passed down
   3. C.
      went by
   4. D.
      went over
2. 2.
   1. A.
      coach
   2. B.
      athlete
   3. C.
      captain
   4. D.
      judge
3. 3.
   1. A.
      defeat
   2. B.
      move
   3. C.
      beat
   4. D.
      break
4. 4.
   1. A.
      real
   2. B.
      lucky
   3. C.
      serious
   4. D.
      false
5. 5.
   1. A.
      competing
   2. B.
      training
   3. C.
      fighting
   4. D.
      attending
6. 6.
   1. A.
      eagerness
   2. B.
      pleasure
   3. C.
      relief
   4. D.
      worry
7. 7.
   1. A.
      accident
   2. B.
      event
   3. C.
      issue
   4. D.
      topic
8. 8.
   1. A.
      did up
   2. B.
      made up
   3. C.
      put up
   4. D.
      lined up
9. 9.
   1. A.
      safely
   2. B.
      heavily
   3. C.
      thinly
   4. D.
      gently
10. 10.
    1. A.
       seemed
    2. B.
       used
    3. C.
       happened
    4. D.
       had
11. 11.
    1. A.
       dragged
    2. B.
       drawn
    3. C.
       pulled
    4. D.
       pushed
12. 12.
    1. A.
       mass
    2. B.
       residents
    3. C.
       crowd
    4. D.
       team
13. 13.
    1. A.
       moment
    2. B.
       period
    3. C.
       while
    4. D.
       date
14. 14.
    1. A.
       concentration
    2. B.
       collection
    3. C.
       combination
    4. D.
       classification
15. 15.
    1. A.
       so
    2. B.
       but
    3. C.
       or
    4. D.
       as
16. 16.
    1. A.
       never
    2. B.
       ever
    3. C.
       even
    4. D.
       still
17. 17.
    1. A.
       starting
    2. B.
       lasting
    3. C.
       finishing
    4. D.
       running
18. 18.
    1. A.
       unconcerned
    2. B.
       unconscious
    3. C.
       unknown
    4. D.
       unnoticed
19. 19.
    1. A.
       offered
    2. B.
       told
    3. C.
       announced
    4. D.
       heard
20. 20.
    1. A.
       stuck
    2. B.
       involved
    3. C.
       lost
    4. D.
       spread