E．Great athletes love the competition.

　　F．Stay positive and trust in your value.

　　G．Analyze any mistakes you might have made.

　　答案：1～5　EAGBF

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful. __1__ that time, mountains were __2__ by the people living on the plain, __3__ by the city people, to whom they were wild and __4__ places in which one was easily __5__ or killed by terrible animals.

　　Slowly, however, many of the people who were living __6__ in the towns began to grow tired of __7__. They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce a feeling of fear and excitement. __8__， in the __9__ century, people began to turn away from the manmade __10__ to the untouched country, and particularly __11__ places where it was dangerous and wild. High mountains began to be __12__ for a holiday.

　　Then, mountainclimbing began to grow popular as a sport. To some people, there is something greatly __13__ about getting to the __14__ of a high mountain: a struggle against nature is finer than a battle __15__ other human beings. And then, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult __16__， what a __17__ reward it is to be able to look __18__ on everything within __19__ ! At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel __20__.

　　1．A.After　　　　　　　　 B．In

　　C．At D．Before

　　解析：选D　根据前文可知在18世纪欧洲人才开始认为山是美丽的，由此可推断出在此之前，人们认为山是危险的，故D项正确。

　　2．A.loved B．liked

　　C．feared D．observed

　　解析：选C　根据下文的"they were wild"和"killed by terrible animals"可知人们畏惧山。fear"害怕，畏惧"，符合语境。love"爱"；like"喜欢"；observe"观察"。

　　 3.A.however B．further

　　C．sometimes D．especially

　　解析：选D　生活在平原上的人害怕大山，尤其是城市里的人。especially"尤其"，符合语境。

4．A.exciting B．interesting