1. (2023八下·长沙期末)  阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Once there was a teenage boy who was known as a fast runner in his village. The boy only 1  winning every race and becoming more successful.

One day， the boy took part in a running race in his village. He won the 200， 100 and 50-meter races 2  any problem. He was proud of himself and received great applause （掌声）.

But his grandfather walked towards him and asked him to 3  two unexpected competitors， an old man and a blind girl. The boy thought it was 4  but accepted.

In the race， the boy finished first， 5  the old man and the blind girl were still at the starting line. With 6 ， he waved （挥） his hands at the crowd （人群）. But they only sat there silently.

"Why are people not cheering for me like before？" he asked his grandfather.

"Start the race again with them. But this time， all of you should cross the finish line at the same time，" the grandfather replied.

The boy was surprised but agreed to take the 7  race.

As soon as the race started， the boy carefully took the hands of the old man and the blind girl and walked 8  with them to the finish line. The crowd gave them a standing applause.

The boy asked his grandfather in surprise， "For whom are the people cheering？ Is it for me， or 9 ？"

The grandfather smiled and said， "The crowd did not cheer for any one of you. They cheered for how you all ran the race together."

Facing the race of life， what matters is not just winning， 10  how you run the race.