I prefer the stories about the swimmers at the Beijing Olympics，one of which is about Zakia Nassar. She's a 21-year-old Palestinian __ 21 __ Bethlehem studying dentistry in Jenin. Having had neither a __ 22 __ nor a chance to an Olympic-sized pool in the past year, she had no choice but to __ 23 __ on her own at a 12m public pool. There is a 50-meter __ 24 __ in nearby Nazareth, but the Israeli government did not __ 25 __ her to use it. Nassar was __ 26 __ to training only when she returned to her parents' home in Bethlehem, __ 27 __ she did so only about every two months for two days or so. __ 28 __ the pool is only 12 meters long. “My parents and friends always __ 29 __ me, reminding me that I had to keep training if I __30 wanted to go to the Olympics,” she said. It was only when Nassar __31__ China a month ago that she finally got the opportunity to swim in a 50m pool and enjoyed the __32__ of having a coach. When she at last took part in the Games, she swam the 50m in 31.97 seconds, a(n) __33__ of seven seconds on her personal __34__ . Nassar said it was the most beautiful moment of her life. She will not __35__ on the cover of Time magazine or __ 36 __ millions of dollars in endorsements（捐款）, but she can always say she won a race at the Olympics. For her, it wasn’t about __ 37 __ the other swimmers or winning a prize, but about __ 38 __ her own goal, __ 39 __ difficult. When I think things are too difficult or I get those “I-just-can’t-do-it,” I think of her. Then I realize how __ 40 __ the task before me really is. 小题1: A． to B． from C． through D． in 小题2: A． employer B． captain C． coach D． master 小题3: A． drill B． educate C． row D． train 小题4: A． pool B． reservoir C． lake D． river 小题5: A． admit B． permit C． forbid D． restrict 小题6: A． accustomed B． controlled C． limited D． organized 小题7: A． but B． therefore C． so D． and 小题8: A． Besides B． Especially C． Hopefully D． Particularly 小题9: A． discourage B． encouraged C． scolded D． blamed 小题10: A． extremely B． merely C． really D． slightly 小题11: A． reached for B． attached to C． departed from D． arrived in 小题12: A． advantages B． honor C． faults D． trouble 小题13: A． development B． improvement C． disappointment D． movement 小题14: A． worst B． ordinary C． best D． average 小题15: A． publish B． broadcast C． contain D． appear 小题16: A． receive B． accept C． take D． earn 小题17: A． following B． exciting C． inspiring D． beating 小题18: A． achieving B． realizing C． starting D． winning 小题19: A． wherever B． whatever C． whenever D． however 小题20: A． difficult B． interesting C． easy D． hopeful