I played a racquetball game against my cousin Ed last week. It was one of the most 1 and tiring games I’ve ever had. When Ed first phoned and 2 we play, I laughed quietly, figuring on an 3 victory. After all, Ed’s idea of 4 has always been nothing more 5 than lifting a fork to his mouth. 6 I can remember, Ed’s been the least physically fit member in the family, and 7 proud of himself. His big stomach has always ballooned out between his T-shirt and trousers. Although the family often 8 about that, Ed refused to buy a 9 T-shirt or to lose weight. So when Ed 10 for our game not only with the bottom of his shirt gathered inside his trousers but also with a stomach you could hardly 11 , I was so surprised that I was 12 . My cousin must have made an effort to get himself into shape. 13 , at the point in our game when I’d have predicted the score to be about 9 to 1 in my favor, it was 14 7 to 9—and Ed was 15 . Then sudden realization was painful. We 16 to play like two mad men. When the score was 16 up, I was having serious 17 about staying alive until 21 years old, let alone 18 that many points. When the game finally ended, both of us were lying flat on our backs, too tired to 19 . In a way, I think we both won: I the game, but cousin Ed my 20 .

  1. A. encouraging B. hopeless C. surprising D. regular

  2. A. declared B. mentioned C. persuaded D. suggested

  3. A. unforgettable B. unexpected C. easy D. early

  4. A. exercise B. preparation C. joy D. fitness

  5. A. time-saving B. comfortable C. suitable D. effort-making

  6. A. As soon as B. As long as C. When D. Since

  7. A. strangely B. personally C. reasonably D. eagerly

  8. A. cared B. forgot C. quarreled D. joked

  9. A. clean B. larger C. straight D. darker

  10. A. set out B. got ready C. arrived D. returned

  11. A. notice B. admire C. believe D. measure

  12. A. nervous B. curious C. careless D. speechless

  13. A. After all B. As a result C. Above all D. At last

  14. A. mistakenly B. then C. instead D. naturally

  15. A. leading B. coming C. waiting D. counting

  16. A. pretended B. stopped C. continued D. decided

  17. A. thoughts B. doubts C. situations D. problems

  18. A. scoring B. completing C. receiving D. keeping

  19. A. play B. start C. sleep D. move

  20. A. friendship B. respect C. support D. favor

  答案：

  1~5 CDCAD 6~10 BADBC 11~15 ADBCA 16~20 CBADB

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