Question

Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) are usually big, heavy men. The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Koni-shiki, who now  36  about 230 kg. Born in Hawaii, he was  37  a big boy. When he was a teenager, some people  38  he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.

Although he took their advice, at first it was a  39  life. “I had to clean the toilets and  40  the rubbish (垃圾),” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to  41  to life in Japan. I said to myself, ‘I  42  learn Japanese.’ Soon I could  43  it quite well.”

Konishiki’s career started  44 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank. But despite his  45  he soon had health problems. The doctors told him that he should  46  some weight. “I started dieting. I  47  to do it. But I did it too  48 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”

He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got  49  in a car crash. “I must go and  50  them,” he thought. Though it was only three days  51  a big tournament (锦标赛), he flew back to Hawaii. Despite his  52  , they were not badly injured.

When he returned, he knew that he had to do well. The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,  53  he will go down in rank.”

Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup. He was so  54  that he cried. “You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t  55  it.”

 

36. A. means	B. measures	C. weighs	D. has
37. A. always	B. hardly	C. sometimes	D. once
38. A. promised	B. allowed	C. considered	D. suggested
39. A. real	B. hard	C. comfortable	D. rich
40. A. sell	B. bring	C. take	D. empty
41. A. adapt	B. respond	C. devote	D. lead
42. A. would	B. can	C. must	D. may
43. A. speak	B. say	C. learn	D. tell
44. A. bad	B. well	C. suddenly	D. similarly
45. A. failure	B. success	C. effort	D. fame
46. A. gain	B. lose	C. save	D. spare
47. A. failed	B. began	C. had	D. refused
48. A. stupidly	B. carefully	C. slowly	D. quickly
49. A. shocked	B. destroyed	C. ruined	D. injured
50. A. visit	B. care	C. meet	D. serve
51. A. after	B. since	C. before	D. until
52. A. joy	B. worry	C. surprise	D. regret
53. A. because	B. but	C. or	D. and
54. A. sad	B. nervous	C. curious	D. happy
55. A. do	B. help	C. feel	D. leave

Answer 1

36-40 CADBD   41-45 ACABB      46-50 BCDDA     51-55 CBCDB