Eddy was from Brussels. One day, his mother took him outside their small store and surprised him with a new bike. The four-year-old Eddy was very ____1__ and couldn’t wait to learn to ride. With his father’s help, he tried hard. He ___2___ down a lot of times but didn’t give up.

As Eddy grew older, he loved riding his bike everywhere. When he was seven and started school, his father b____3____ a new bike for him. He rode it to carry food and things to people’s houses. It helped him win high p____4____ from the neighbourhood.

Eddy became interested in bike races after seeing a champion rider. He r____5____ wanted to be a bike racer. He worked hard and saved m____6____ to buy a race bike.

Eddy had a hard time in the beginning. But he never lost heart and he took an a____7____ part in different kinds of races.

Two years later, in a small town, Eddy joined in a race. Most riders were taller or stronger. Some people didn’t think he could f____8____ the race. But Eddy kept pedaling hard. By the fourth lap (圈), some riders got tired, but Eddy didn’t stop. In the end, he passed all the o____9____ riders and won his first race!

Eddy went on to have a great career in bike racing. He won many big races. He became one of the b____10____ bike racers in the world. His never-give-up spirit inspired a lot of people.

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解析：选excited。形容词作表语，前文提到 “妈妈送他新自行车作为惊喜”，结合语境，四岁的孩子应是 “兴奋的”；主语是人，用 - ed 形式形容词 excited（兴奋的），而非 exciting（令人兴奋的）。

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解析：选fell。一般过去时 + 固定搭配，全文讲述过去的故事，用一般过去时；“摔倒” 是 fall down，fall 的过去式为 fell，符合 “多次摔倒但不放弃” 的语境。

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解析：选bought。一般过去时 + 首字母提示，首字母为 b，结合语境 “爸爸为他买新自行车”，“买” 是 buy；全文为过去时，buy 的过去式为 bought，符合语法和语义。

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解析：选praise。固定搭配 + 语义推断，首字母为 p，“赢得高度赞扬” 是 win high praise，为固定搭配；结合前文 “帮邻居送东西”，应是获得赞扬，praise 为不可数名词，直接填原形。

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解析：选really。副词修饰动词，首字母为 r，修饰动词 wanted（想），需用副词；“真的很想成为选手”，really（真正地）符合语境，表程度。

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解析：选money。语义推断 + 首字母提示，首字母为 m，结合 “买赛车”，需 “攒钱”，money（钱）为不可数名词，符合 “存钱买赛车” 的逻辑。

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解析：选active。固定搭配 + 首字母提示，首字母为 a，“积极参加” 是 take an active part in，为固定短语；结合 “从未灰心”，active（积极的）符合 “主动参与比赛” 的语境。

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解析：选finish。情态动词 + 首字母提示，首字母为 f，情态动词 could 后接动词原形；前文 “有人认为他不够高壮”，推断此处指 “无法完成比赛”，finish（完成）符合语义。

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解析：选other。形容词修饰名词，首字母为 o，结合 “超过所有其他骑手”，“其他的” 是 other，后接可数名词复数 riders；another（另一个）后接单数，others（其他事物 / 人）不接名词，故填 other。

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解析：选best。形容词最高级 + 固定结构，首字母为 b，“one of the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数” 表示 “最…… 之一”；结合 “赢得许多大型比赛”，应是 “最优秀的选手之一”，good 的最高级为 best，符合语法和语境。