Mark Spitz
Mark Spitz is one of the greatest (great) swimmers of all time. He _____（41）(obtain) seven gold medals at the 1972 Munich Games.
American Mark Spitz had _____（42）(proud) predicted that he would win six gold medals at the 1968 Mexico City Games. Although he _____（43）(do) take home two gold medals from the relays（接力）, he performed well below _____（44）(expect) in his individual races.
At the 1972 Munich Games, Spitz was _____（45）(determine) to make up for his poor _____（46）(perform) four years earlier. This time he was quite _____（47）(success).Over a period of eight days, Mark Spitz entered seven _____（48）(event), won all seven and set a world record in every one.
Mark Spitz _____（49）(hold) the record for most gold medals won at a single Olympic Games for 36 years. It was _____（50）(final) broken by Michael Phelps who won eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games.
44._____
【正确答案】：expectation
【题目解析】：句义为“在个人比赛中，他的表现远低于预期。”below介词后面应当加名词，因此答案为expectation。
