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While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight. It was not a gold
medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another,
two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been
difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was worng. I'm not an
expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality.
When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold-his arms were waving in an
attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitior.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he
made his turn to start back.It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was
worn out.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout "Come
on, you can do it!" and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went
wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded
one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to
Sydney.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated
out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it_is_nice_to_watch_an_underdog.
medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage.
The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks. For one reason or another,
two of them false started, so they were disqualified. That left only one to complete. It would have been
difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important.
I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was worng. I'm not an
expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality.
When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold-his arms were waving in an
attempt at freestyle. The crowd started to laugh. Clearly this man was not a medal competitior.
I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time. Finally he
made his turn to start back.It was pitiful. He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was
worn out.
But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed.
No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer. Some even began to stand and shout "Come
on, you can do it!" and he did.
A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race. The crowd went
wild. You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have. Even though he recorded
one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors.
Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race. His country had been invited to
Sydney.
In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated
out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it_is_nice_to_watch_an_underdog.
1. From the passage we can learn that the young man ______.
A. made his turn to start back pitifully
B. was skillful in freestyle in the game
C. swam faster than the average swimmer
D. was not capable enough to win the medal
B. was skillful in freestyle in the game
C. swam faster than the average swimmer
D. was not capable enough to win the medal
2. The crowd changed their attitudes because ________.
A. they felt sorry for the young man
B. they were moved by the young man
C. they wanted to show their sympathy
D. they meant to please the young man
B. they were moved by the young man
C. they wanted to show their sympathy
D. they meant to please the young man
3. According to the passage, "it_is_nice_to_watch_an_underdog" probably means ________.
A. it's amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills
B. it's amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C. it's cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D. it's brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
B. it's amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself
C. it's cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors
D. it's brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals
4. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Compete for Gold!
B. Try again!
C. Break a Record!
D. Go for it!
B. Try again!
C. Break a Record!
D. Go for it!
1-4: DBBD
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