My son lived in New York. Last winter my husband and I _______ him there. One day, while we were walking down the street, my son went to a store to see _______ there was a coat he wanted. It was very cold. I went over to a supermarket to buy some chocolate, but my husband waited outside alone. When I came out, my husband was talking to a _______ man. I saw my husband _______ his gloves and hat and pass them to Frank, the homeless man.

Frank said he had been living in New York before a heavy rainstorm hit the city in the autumn of the year. He lost his _______ in the rainstorm so he had no place to sleep. He was begging and trying to get $25 in order to find a cheap_______ where he could sleep for some hours. All he owned to keep_______ was a jacket. My husband’s gloves and hat were surprising gifts for him.

After a while, my son came out of the store, and a new coat was in his hand. I asked him what he was going to do with the old one. He said he would _______ keep it. I told him the story and suggested leaving it to Frank. _______ our great surprise, my son walked up to Frank and____________ the new coat to him. Frank asked, “Did you buy this for me?” My son said no, but he wanted Frank to have__________. Frank stood there __________ the coat, with something wet in his eyes. He__________us with his whole heart. He said he would try to find a job as__________ as possible to support himself.

My son couldn’t get the picture of Frank out of his mind. He went home, took out all his clothes that didn’t __________ him, and posted them to a shelter(避难所). He has done this a few times since then.

1.A.visited B.protected C.noticed D.memorized

2.A.which B.if C.why D.how

3.A.careless B.hopeless C.helpless D.homeless

4.A.get off B.turn off C.take off D.go off

5.A.coat B.key C.home D.food

6.A.hospital B.shop C.office D.hotel

7.A.clean B.brave C.warm D.fair

8.A.certainly B.suddenly C.patiently D.politely

9.A.On B.To C.With D.For

10.A.returned B.connected C.gave D.sent

11.A.it B.him C.her D.them

12.A.making B.washing C.selling D.holding

13.A.thanked B.introduced C.taught D.pushed

14.A.often B.soon C.long D.far

15.A.hurt B.fit C.change D.improve

What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it. Han Xiaopeng took Chinas first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” Its China's Second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Hans gold was the country s first ever in a snow spot n 2002, China's Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Han's win was unexpected doesn't mean that he didn't work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn't swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform (跳台) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success.

1.“Dark horse” means in the passage.

A.a horse which is dark B.someone who is expected to win

C.a horse which likes living in the dark D.someone whose win is unexpected

2.Han Xiaopeng got China's first gold on snow in .

A.China B.Italy C.America D.Australia

3.The coach, Yang Er'qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper because .

A.he had the agility and wasn't afraid of the high platform

B.he was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old

C.he was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow

D.he had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before

4.Which of the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A.He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.

B.He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C.No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D.He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties

5.A can be the best title for this passage .

A.a Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics B.a Wonderful Match

C.a Hopeless Snow Game D.an Exciting Horse Race

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