My son Joey was born with club feet. The doctors said that with treatment he would be able to walk, but would never run very well. The first three years of his life was 1 in hospital. By the time he was eight, you wouldn't know he has a problem when you saw him 2.
Children in our neighborhood always ran around 3 their play, and Joey would jump and ran and play, 4. We never told him that he probably wouldn't be 5 to run like the other children. So he didn't know.
In 6 grade he decided to join the school running team. Every day he trained. He ran more than any of the others, 7 only the top seven runners would be chosen to run for the 8. We didn't tell him he probably would never make the team, so he didn't know.
He ran four to five mile every day — even when he had a fever. I was 9, so I went to 10 him after school. I found him running 11. I asked him how he felt. "Okay," he said. He has two more miles to go. Yet he looked straight ahead and kept 12.
Two weeks later, the names of the team 13 were caked. Joey was number six on the list. Joey had 14 the team. He was in seventh grade—the other six team members were all eighth graders. We never told him he couldn't do it... so he didn't know. He just 15 it.
()1. A. spent
B. taken
C. cost
D. paid
()2. A. talk
B. sit
C. study
D. walk
()3. A. after
B. before
C. during
D. till
()4. A. either
B. too
C. though
D. yet
()5. A. able
B. sorry
C. glad
D. afraid
()6. A. sixth
B. seventh
C. eighth
D. ninth
()7. A. so
B. if
C. then
D. because
()8. A. neighborhood
B. family
C. school
D. grade
()9. A. excited
B. tired
C. pleased
D. worried
()10. A. think about
B. hear from
C. agree with
D. look for
()11. A. alone
B. away
C. almost
D. already
()12. A. riding
B. walking
C. playing
D. running
()13. A. jumpers
B. runners
C. doctors
D. teachers
()14. A. got
B. kept
C. made
D. found
()15. A. did
B. had
C. left
D. took

1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.D 11.D 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D

【分析】
本题是一篇励志主题的完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配逐一解题。每道题要联系前后文逻辑，如时间、动作、情感等线索，判断选项是否符合语境和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 第1题：考查动词词义辨析。主语是“the first three years of his life”，表示“花费时间”，spend的主语可指时间或人，符合“时间被度过”的语境，故选A。
2. 第2题：考查动词词义。前文提到医生说他能走路，所以当看到他走路时看不出问题，walk符合语境，故选D。
3. 第3题：考查介词。“during their play”表示“在玩耍期间”，符合孩子们玩耍时跑跳的语境，故选C。
4. 第4题：考查副词。肯定句中表示“也”，用too，either用于否定句，故选B。
5. 第5题：考查固定搭配。be able to do是固定结构，意为“能够做某事”，符合语境，故选A。
6. 第6题：考查数词。后文明确提到“He was in seventh grade”，所以此处选seventh，故选B。
7. 第7题：考查连词。他跑更多是因为只有前七名能入选，表原因用because，故选D。
8. 第8题：考查名词。他加入的是学校跑步队，for the school符合语境，故选C。
9. 第9题：考查形容词。他发烧还坚持跑步，妈妈感到担心，worried符合情感，故选D。
10. 第10题：考查动词短语。妈妈担心所以去寻找他，look for符合语境，故选D。
11. 第11题：考查副词。妈妈找到他时，他已经在跑步了，already符合语境，故选D。
12. 第12题：考查动词。keep doing表示“继续做某事”，他坚持跑步，running符合，故选D。
13. 第13题：考查名词。跑步队的成员是runners，故选B。
14. 第14题：考查固定搭配。make the team是固定短语，意为“成为队员”，故选C。
15. 第15题：考查动词。take it此处表示“做到这件事”，符合语境，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.D 10.D 11.D 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文通过讲述残疾男孩Joey在不知情的情况下坚持训练，最终入选学校跑步队的故事，传递了积极向上的精神。解题需结合上下文线索，重点考查词汇在语境中的运用，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6