(   )1. Nowadays Beethoven’s piano __________ are still popular, and many people have been influenced deeply.[

A. jobs          B. behaviours      C. skills           D. works

(   )2. The first thing for the runners to take part in the _______ is to win some experience instead of the gold medal.

A. race                       B. meeting              C. composition              D. hobby

(   )3. — He tried his best to run faster than the others, but he fell down near the finishing line. He got the third.

— ______________.

A. It’s a pity                               B. I think he can  

C. I did better than him              D. It’s lucky for him