Think back to a time in your life
when you tried something new.
When I was a teenager I volunteered
to pass out water at a local race. I was so excited to see all the different
runners who passed by and quickly took a cup of water. Some ran past，some walked past and a few wheeled past.
I saw so many types of people doing
it. I thought maybe I could do it too! The next year I decided to run for the
race，but I had little running practice. I just wanted
to finish.
On the day of the race，it was terribly hot. After running for about 5 miles，I was thinking，“I must be crazy. Why did I do this? What was I thinking？” And at one moment，I said to myself，“I am never doing this again！”
That first 10 km race was quite an experience. I jogged (慢跑)，I walked，I jogged
and walked. At times，I didn’t know
if I could finish.
Near the end，a 70yearold man ran past me，very fast，and I felt a little embarrassed (尴尬的) that I
was more than 50 years younger than he and I couldn’t even
keep up with him. But then I realized something. He was running his race and I
was running mine. How often in life do we compare(比较)
ourselves to others when we really shouldn’t? I
decided that I would not give up on running races，and
that one day I would be one of those 70yearolds who were still running.
As I crossed the finishing line，I was proud
of myself. I didn’t regret (后悔) having such an experience.
1.What did
the writer do at a local race as a volunteer?
A. He helped old
runners.
B. He cheered up the runners.
C. He passed out water to the
runners.
D. He took back the cups from the
runners.
2.Why did the
writer join the race?
A. He just wanted to
experience. B. He was crazy about
running.
C. He had practiced running very
hard. D. He wanted very much to win a prize.
3.How did the
writer’s feeling change after running about 5 miles?
①He
regretted.
②He
encouraged himself.
③He felt a
little embarrassed.
A. ①—②—③ B. ②—①—③ C. ①—③—② D. ②—③—①
4. What is
the best title (标题) of the passage?
A. To be No.1. B.
Let’s compare.
C. A
volunteering
job.
D. Running your own race.