黄浦区2012年初三二模英语首字母填空

　　C. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words（在短文的空格内填入适当的词，使其内容通顺，每空格限填一词，首字母已给):（14分）

　　Once my mother told me a story. In Africa, when an antelope (羚羊) wakes up every morning, the first thing it thinks about is, "I must be able to run faster than the fastest lion, or I will be

　　k   86   ." At the same time, a lion wakes from his dream. The first thing the lion thinks about is, "I must be able to catch the s   87    antelope, or I will die of hunger." So, almost at the same time, the antelope and the lion get up and start running toward the rising sun.

　　This is life: full of chances and challenges (挑战). Whether you are an antelope or a lion, you must go a   88    when the sun rises. For students, it is just the same. If we do not study hard, sooner or later, we will fall b   89    the other students. At first, I did not know what the word "exam" meant. Later, I knew an exam was a kind of competition. In competitions, there are always w   90    and losers. As I grew up, I got to know competition well. In one's life, there must be competitions, so people can improve.

　　Each time I saw children playing games and heard their laughter, I wished I were that age again. However, I remembered my parents' words: "You must work very hard in order to have a good

　　f   91   ." So I picked up my pen and began to study hard again.

　　I was still not sure what competitions really meant. One day, I was taking part in an English-speaking competition. When I went to the stage, I saw other students looking at me kindly. I s   92    knew what competition was. It is not as cruel (残忍的) as my teacher and parents told me. In fact, competition is the opposite: it is kind and necessary.

　　I learned a lot from realizing this fact. Now I understand more about the world. Competition is important for us all.