1. (2023八下·青田期中) 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

One day, I was riding my bike and saw a man about 250 meters in front of me. I could tell he was cycling slower than me and I decided to catch up with him and 1 him.

I started cycling faster and faster. With every block (街区)，I got 2to him. After a few minutes, I was only about 100 meters behind him,3I tried harder.

4, I caught up with him and passed him. I felt so good. I won, but he didn't even know we were racing.

After I 5 him, I found that I had missed my turn.

Isn't it just like life? We often race 6 others, trying to beat them or show that we're more 7 or more important. We spend so much time and energy running after them that we miss out on 8 own paths (小路).

The problem with unhealthy 9 is that it's a never-ending cycle. There will always be someone in front of you. 10 you should do is just run your own race and wish others well.