阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

On Oct.11，hundreds of runners competed in a cross﹣country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have（1）＿＿＿＿the course earlier than she did. Her（2）＿＿＿＿came because she was carrying a（3）＿＿＿＿across the finish line.

ㅤAs reported by a local newspaper，Bailey was more than two﹣thirds of the way through her（4）＿＿＿＿when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She（5）＿＿＿＿to help her fellow runner，Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if she could walk forward with（6）＿＿＿＿. She couldn't. Bailey then（7）＿＿＿＿to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line，then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get（8）＿＿＿＿attention.

ㅤOnce there，Lenouc was（9）＿＿＿＿and later taken to a hospital，where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme（10）＿＿＿＿to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey's help.

ㅤAs for Bailey，she is more（11）＿＿＿＿about why her act is considered a big（12）＿＿＿＿" She was just crying. I couldn't（13）＿＿＿＿her，" Bailey told the reporter." I feel like I was just doing the right thing.

ㅤAlthough the two young women were strangers before the（14）＿＿＿＿，they've since become friends. Neither won the race，but the（15）＿＿＿＿of human kindness won the day.

（1）

A．

designed

B．

followed

C．

changed

D．

finished

（2）

A．

delay

B．

chance

C．

trouble

D．

excuse

（3）

A．

judge

B．

volunteer

C．

classmate

D．

competitor

（4）

A．

race

B．

school

C．

town

D．

training

（5）

A．

agreed

B．

returned

C．

stopped

D．

promised

（6）

A．

courage

B．

aid

C．

patience

D．

advice

（7）

A．

went away

B．

stood up

C．

stepped aside

D．

bent down

（8）

A．

medical

B．

public

C．

constant

D．

equal

（9）

A．

interrupted

B．

assessed

C．

identified

D．

appreciated

（10）

A．

hunger

B．

pain

C．

cold

D．

tiredness

（11）

A．

worried

B．

ashamed

C．

confused

D．

discouraged

（12）

A．

game

B．

problem

C．

lesson

D．

deal

（13）

A．

leave

B．

cure

C．

bother

D．

understand

（14）

A．

ride

B．

test

C．

meet

D．

show

（15）

A．

secret

B．

display

C．

benefit

D．

exchange