六、阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。

Tony is my best friend. There are many 1. between us, though. I'm shy and quiet. However, Tony is more outgoing and he always speaks 2. than me. When we are free, I spend most of the time studying and reading, 3. Tony enjoys doing sports. Tony often joins in some running 4. . You can see a lot of sports medals (奖牌) in his room.
Last month, Tony asked me to join in a cross-country running race together with 5. . At first, I said no because I wasn't 6. good at running. "If you don't have a try, you will never know how far you can run," Tony said to me. Hearing his words, I decided to join in the race.
After 7. for a month, I ran for the race yesterday. I ran fast at first. But half an hour later, I was 8. and became much slower. I was about to give up when Tony came up to me and said, "Come on! You are doing a good job. Try your best! You can make it." In the end, I 9. in finishing the race.
Just as the saying goes, "Perseverance (坚持) leads to victory." To 10. the finishing line, we should never give up easily.

1. differences
2. louder
3. while
4. races
5. him
6. really
7. practising
8. tired
9. succeeded
10. reach

【分析】
先通读短文把握主旨，短文围绕作者与朋友Tony的差异及一起参加越野赛跑的经历展开。解题时，需逐空分析：根据空格前后的语法结构（如many后接复数名词、than用比较级、介词后接宾格/动名词等），结合上下文语境，从方框中选合适的词并调整形式，确保每词仅用一次。
【解析】
1. 由many可知，空格需填可数名词复数，方框中difference变复数differences，符合“两人间有很多差异”的语境。
2. 由than可知，需用副词比较级，loud的比较级louder，对应“Tony比我说话更大声”。
3. 连接两个对比的分句，用连词while（而），符合语境。
4. running后接名词，race是可数名词，此处表泛指用复数races，指“跑步比赛”。
5. 介词with后接人称代词宾格，he的宾格是him，符合“和他一起”的用法。
6. 修饰形容词good，需用副词，方框中really（真地）符合语境。
7. 介词after后接动名词，practise的动名词是practising，意为“练习”，符合“练习一个月后”的语境。
8. 描述作者比赛中的状态，结合后文“跑得更慢”，填形容词tired（疲惫的）。
9. 此处为一般过去时，succeed的过去式succeeded，构成固定搭配succeed in doing sth（成功做某事），符合“成功完成比赛”的意思。
10. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，reach（到达）符合“到达终点线”的语境。
【答案】
1. differences 2. louder 3. while 4. races 5. him 6. really 7. practising 8. tired 9. succeeded 10. reach
【知识点】
名词复数、形容词比较级、动词形式变化
【点评】
本题考查选词填空，要求学生结合语法规则和语境调整词汇形式，是基础题型，侧重考查词汇的基础用法和语境理解。
【难度系数】
0.6