2026年课时特训八年级英语下册外研版第32页答案
Ⅰ. Choose the best answers to complete the passage below.
"Winning is everything!" That was my sister Susan's favorite saying. She always won at everything. In
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opinion, there were only two groups — winners and losers.
For me, I really didn't care much about winning. That was why our school's potato sack relay * was always a
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for me. I disliked the relay. The teacher would choose a partner for us in the relay. But I
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to have a partner!

My sister just didn't understand why I didn't want to
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. "You're not bad at sports, Sonia. You just don't care." she said. Maybe she was right. I should be careful.
On the morning of the relay, I got a big surprise when the teacher announced *
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. "The next pair will be Sonia and Alex." Alex? He was the new kid in our grade. He was so
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that no other student had ever heard him speak. Then the potato sack relay started. Alex went first, moving so
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. He looked as if he was sleepwalking.
"Come on," I
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him. "Go faster, Alex."
Strangely, Alex was smiling. He looked pretty
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. Didn't he know we were the last? I was so surprised. Then I got the baton * and put on the potato sack. I jumped as fast as I could. However, we still lost.
"I'm sorry," I said to Alex. I was upset.
"You
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not apologise," Alex said. "I don't care."
I was surprised again, with my mouth widely open. "You don't care if we win?"
"Not at all," he smiled. "I believe there's
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more important than winning the game. I just enjoy working with friends in the relay."
Suddenly, I realised Alex and I
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each other as partners. "I don't care, either," I laughed and continued to say. "I thought you cared,
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I was trying to care, too."
Now Alex began to laugh. "Wow, we're perfect partners," he said.
From that day on, I
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to follow my sister's idea "Winning is everything!". I knew that there were three groups — winners, losers, and the people who don't
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the result but enjoy the process.
(
B
)1. A. my B. her C. his D. your
(
B
)2. A. chance B. problem C. project D. success
(
A
)3. A. hated B. forgot C. tried D. prepared
(
A
)4. A. win B. relax C. appear D. start
(
D
)5. A. rules B. scores C. results D. partners
(
A
)6. A. quiet B. brave C. polite D. calm
(
B
)7. A. easily B. slowly C. freely D. actively
(
C
)8. A. joined B. invited C. cheered D. warned
(
D
)9. A. bored B. surprised C. disappointed D. relaxed
(
C
)10. A. can B. may C. need D. must
(
C
)11. A. nothing B. anything C. something D. everything
(
A
)12. A. matched B. asked C. invited D. missed
(
A
)13. A. so B. although C. unless D. but
(
B
)14. A. learned B. refused C. helped D. remembered
(
B
)15. A. wait for B. care about C. make up D. laugh at

答案

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