—________ Have you got the first prize in the competition?
A. What for?
B. Thanks a lot.
C. Yes, I'd like to.
D. Why not?
14. —How about putting some pictures into the report?
—_________ A picture is worth a thousand words.
A. No way.
B. Why not?
C. All right?
D. No matter.
15. Maggie has been fortunate to find a job she loves and, _________, she gets well paid for it.
A. sooner or later
B. what's more
C. as a result
D. more or less
II. 完形填空
It was the district sports meet. My foot still hadn't healed(痊愈)from a(n) 16 injury. I had 17 whether or not I should attend the meet. But there I was, 18 for the 3,000-meter run.
"Ready... set..." The gun popped and we were off. The other girls rushed 19 me. I felt 20 as I fell farther and farther behind.
"Hooray! "shouted the crowd. It was the loudest 21 I had ever heard at a meet. The first-place runner was two laps(圈)ahead of me when she crossed the finish line.
"Maybe I should 22 , "I thought as I moved on. 23 ,I decided to keep going. During the last two laps, I ran 24 and decided not to 25 in