The goggled race(狗拉雪橇比赛)was about to begin. My team of dogs were lined up at the starting gate. I stood behind them.Other teams were __1__ up,too,and the dogs were excited. I kept her __2__ on the clock. At exactly ten o'clock,she and other racers shouted,"Mush!"The dogs knew that meant,"__3___!"They jumped forward and the __4___started!

　　Now,my team ran up and down over the snowy hills. They _5___ only to rest and eat. They wanted to stay ___6___ of the other teams. The racers had to go a thousand miles across Alaska. Alaska is one of the __7___places on Earth. The dogs'thick fur coats helped __8___them warm in the cold wind. In many places along the way,the snow was deep. Pieces of ice were as __9___ as a knife. The ice could cut the dogs' feet. To keep that from__10___,I had put special boots on their feet.

　　At first,the dogs seemed to __11___ the sled very slowly. They were __12___getting used to the race. But on the third day out,they began to run more __13___. They worked __14___a team and passed many of the other racers. Once,one of the sled's runners fell into a ho le and __15___. I could have given up then,but I didn't. I fixed it and they kept going.

　　When they finally reached the finishing line,they found that they had come in first place!It was a great day for me and my dogs.

　　1. A. lined B. looked C. called D. picked

　　2. A. runners B. hands C. dogs D. eyes

　　3. A. Action B. Walk C. Hurry D. Go

　　4. A. game B. race C. play D. test

　　5. A. went B. ran C. stopped D. asked

　　6. A. tired B. ahead C. afraid D. free

　　7. A. wettest B. highest C. coolest D. coldest

　　8. A. keep B. make C. find D. leave

　　9. A. strong B. hard C. thick D. sharp

　　10. A. coming B. hurting C. happening D. cutting

　　11. A. push B. pull C. walk D. drive

　　12. A. still B. yet C. usually D. almost

　　13. A. hardly B. happily C. quickly D. quietly

　　14. A. as B. like C. for D. with

　　15. A. died B. failed C. broke D. disappeared

　　答案：1-5 ADDBC   6-10 BDADC  11-15 BACAC