第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　My daughter，Amy，is all of these things and more.And at just eight years old，she's truly__1__！She shows us every day the way to persevere，to overcome difficulties，and to live in the__2__with joy and optimism. To me，she is amazing__3__she can get up on stage，perform her dance and__4__in her gymnastics competitions，and even ran the 300－metre race last summer－running not__5__the entire race! After a recent dance__6__in front of hundreds of people，she got off the__7__and said to me with a huge smile，"I did it！"

　　Amy's__8__，strength，and goal have enabled her to develop，not letting her disease__9__her dream.We were told that Amy got blood cancer when she was three.From then on she began what would be a five years' cancer__10__．During the following years，she__11__for her life－medicine，operations and chemotherapy (化疗)．Throughout her treatment，Amy__12__a lot.

　　Throughout it all，she kept her great sense of__13__，laughing and fighting.And her journey brought our family so many prizes，and the support and__14__given to us by others.Amy was a(n)__15__hero for all the patients，__16__inspiration and encouragement with her joyful spirit.

　　Today，Amy is 8 and is cancer__17__just like other healthy children.She has many friends and an amazing team who__18__her.And as a new__19__，she will be competing in her first Special Olympics at the Summer Games.We see her run on the playground with friends，holding her lovely toy，her now long brown hair blowing in the wind，and we remember how__20__we are that she is a fighter，a survivor，a precious gift...our Supergirl!

　　1．A.discouraging B．inspiring C．frightening D．interesting

　　2．A.past B．dream C．goal D．present

　　3．A.because B．though C．after D．before

　　4．A.succeed B．play C．compete D．benefit

　　5．A.wandering B．walking C．watching D．measuring

　　6．A.party B．training C．class D．performance

　　7．A.bus B．ground C．stage D．race

　　8．A.determination B．achievement C．smile D．pride

　　9．A.put off B．hold back C．give away D．turn down

10．A.balance B．distance C．journey D．tradition