It’s rare to see a team earn 11 straight wins (连胜) in a tournament (锦标赛). However, the Chinese Women’s volleyball team has done it!

On Sept 29, China took the Women’s Volleyball World Cup Trophy(奖杯) in Japan. The team didn’t lose any of its games during the tournament. It was also the team’s 10th world title (冠军).

“The trophy is the best gift to celebrate the 70th birthday of New China,” People’s Daily said in an article.

The Chinese Women’s volleyball team has long been the pride of Chinese athletics. In the 1980s, the team won five world titles in a row (连续),which raised people’s confidence at the time. Since then its fighting spirit has encouraged generations (一代代) of people, both within the team and across the country.

Working hard was the key to the team’s success. The World Cup was played in several different cities and the team didn’t have much time to train. The girls had to squeeze in (挤出) training time when they could. On Sept 25, for example, they arrived in Osaka at 2:30 pm and started training only an hour later.

Never giving up, especially during difficult times, is also the key to getting success, according to head coach Lang Ping. Many of the team’s members kept on playing even after being hurt.

With their latest win, the girls are ready to prepare for next year’s Tokyo Olympics.

1.Where did China take the Women’s Volleyball World Cup Trophy on Sept 29? ________________________

2.What were the keys to helping the Women’s Volleyball team win the tournament?_______________________

3.What time did the team start training after they arrived in Osaka on Sept 25? _______________________

4.Who is the coach of the Chinese women’s volleyball team? _______________________

5.What will the girls prepare for with their latest win? _______________________

Most films set in space are usually horror films and include aliens in their story. Gravity(地心引力) is different and focuses on the human drama ______. The film’s special effects are so amazing that it is easy to believe that Gravity really was filmed in space. It took more than three years for a British team to create all of these effects.

We first meet the ______ outside of their spaceship on a spacewalk. Dr Stone, a strong-minded mother whose daughter died in an accident, is on her first journey into space and is joined by Matt Kowalski, an experienced astronaut. Kowalski makes jokes and tells stories about his life to help Dr Stone feel less nervous about being in space.

The astronauts are soon ______ that pieces of a damaged satellite are flying in their direction. Their spaceship is soon hit and destroyed. Dr Stone is knocked into space. It seems that she will die there. The fast moving camera work and losing ______ with the Earth makes everything even scarier(恐怖的).

______, Kowalski saves Dr Stone and they decide to go to the nearby International Space Station and see if their escape vehicle can be used to return to the Earth. On the journey, they have trouble and are about to lose their lives in space together. Kowalski allows himself to float away to save Dr Stone.

From here Dr Stone is alone and the film explores whether she is strong enough to stay alive, or want to.

Gravity is a powerful film about a woman’s journey in a(n) ______ place. You will find it worth watching because it is not only interesting but also moving.

1.A. still B. yet C. instead D. perhaps

2.A. characters B. directors C. actors D. fans

3.A. agreed B. warned C. shown D. telephoned

4.A. energy B. patience C. sight D. contact

5.A. Finally B. Recently C. Luckily D. Immediately

6.A. dark B. lonely C. horrible D. empty

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