As she waited at the edge of the ice for her music to start, Peggy took a quick look at her father standing nearby with a group of parents and teachers. He smiled at her. Then she _36_ out at the audience, _37_ to see her mother. These two, Alvert and Doris Fleming, _38_ all the way from California more than 2,000 miles away, to see their _39_ compete(比赛) in this sports meet in Cleveland, Ohio.
The music _40_ and Peggy moved onto the ice, letting the music _41_ her along into her turns, and she began skating with much _42_ in herself. The cold fear she always had in the _43_ seconds before skating onto the ice was _44_. She was feeling the movement of the _45_ and letting it carry her. She skated easily, _46_ did some jumps, a final turn and her performance was _47_.
The crowd loved it and cheered _48_ she skated off the ice. “Nice job,” said one of the other _49_. It was the remark that _50_ came after a free-skating performance. But what would the _51_ say? Standing beside her father, Peggy _52_ for the scoring to be finished. On all sides were other young skaters, some waiting _53_ alone, others with a parent. Shortly before 10 o’clock the results were _54_. The new United States Women’s Figure Skating Champion was Peggy Fleming of Passdena, _55_!
36. A. looked
B. watched
C. found
D. stepped
37. A. tried
B.looking forward
C. hoped
D. hoping
38. A. flew
B.had driven
C.were travelling
D.had prepared
39. A. friend
B. children
C. son
D. daughter
40. A. started
B. played
C. developed
D.sang
41. A. allow
B.set out
C. carry
D.support
42. A. thought
B. belief(信心)
C. success
D. beauty
43. A. following
B. last
C.recent
D.past
44.A.lost
B.present
C.strong
D. gone
45.A.music
B. fear
C.ice
D. audience
46.A. so
B. or
C. before
D. then
47.A.satisfied
B.end
C. finished
D. welcome
48.A. because
B.until
C. before
D. as
49.A. skaters
B. parents
C. judges(裁判)
D.audiences
50.A. always
B.seldom
C.again
D. hardly
51.A. players
B. audience
C. judges
D. parents
52.A. waited
B.looked
C. wished
D. asked
53.A. comfortably
B. hurriedly
C. happily
D. anxiously
54.A.cried out
B.spoke
C.announced
D. ordered
55.A. England
B. Cleveland
C. Ohio
D. California
答案:36—40 A D B D A 41—45 C B B D A 46—50 D C D A A 51—55 C A D C D