| 阅读下列短文，选择可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Ole Bull was a very famous violinist from Norway. He really 1 to play the violin, 2 his father thought that playing the violin wasn't useful, so he sent him to university to study. However, playing the violin 3 Ole Bull very much and to be a violinist was his dream. He didn't want to 4 his dream. So he left university before he finished his 5 . And then he 6 all his time and energy practicing the violin. Unfortunately, his violin tutor wasn't excellent, and his teaching didn't suit him very 7 . So when it was time for him to start his 8 tour, he still couldn't play the violin very well. What's worse, a Milan newspaper critic (评论员) criticized him and 9 that he was an untrained violinist. The critic said, " 10 he's gold, he's not ready to shine yet." When facing this kind of problem, one group of people may become 11 , of course, and the other group of people may try to learn from it. Luckily, Ole Bull 12 the second group. He went to the newspaper office and found the critic. 13 being angry, he listened to the man's advice. After he met the critic, he gave up his concerts. Then he went back to practice the violin 14 the help of some good tutors. In the end, he got a great 15 when he was only 26. He became one of the most famous violinists in the world. | ||||
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| China's Liu Xiang has shown that he is one ofthe world's 1 men! In the 28th Olympics,Liu Xiang _2 the 110-metre hurdles with 12. 91 seconds. It's as fast as the world record,and the best ever in the Olympics! It was the first men's athletics gold for China in the Olympics. "I 3 Asians can run fast,too," he said. Liu loved sports _4 he was a child in Shanghai. "He kept running and jumping every day. He never sat there _5_,"said his mother. In the fourth grade,Liu tried high jump. He was always the first to try a higher jump. He would jump until he 6 it! But people said he was not 7 enough. "I told my mother that I wanted to be in theOlympics," Liu said. Luckily, at the age of 15, Liu 8 his coach Sun Haiping. Sun thought he could be No. 1 in the 110-metre hurdles.He was right. But young people love Liu not just for his sporting talent (才能) , _9 for his fashion (时尚).He likes singing with his friends. He sings like a karaoke star.He likes to make fun of his pimples (痘) on his face, "I would be better-looking i fl 10 them." | ||||
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| Have you ever heard of a girl of 15, who set up a company of her own? Wendy Wong is the girl. She started the business two years ago. She has already 1 several successful computer games. They are so 2 that over half a million games are sold every year. Now all of her family work in her business, and she is 3 at school. She gets up early in the morning, and then talks with her family about the 4 over breakfast. Every day during weekdays, she goes to school in her own car with a 5 , for she is not old enough. She enjoys her school, but some of the work is too easy for her to feel 6 . She usually gets "A" grades in all her 7 . So the other students often ask her for 8 . She finished her homework in half an hour after her driver takes her home. After dinner, she goes to her office and 9 working on her computer writing games until 2 a.m. She does not usually need so much 10 as other children. | ||||
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