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Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the men\'s 110m hurdles (跳栏) at the Olympic Games in Athens. After that he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.
When Liu Xiang crossed the finish line far ahead of the other players, in a world record-equaling time of 12. 91 seconds, many fans burst into tears. It was Liu\'s first Olympics and he won the gold medal.
"I never thought I could run under 13 seconds, and I never thought I would break the Olympic record, "said Liu in tears, "I am very, very excited. This is a wonder. I\'m proud not just for myself
and for Chinese but for Asia. My race went wonderfully from start to finish. Liu added, It is an amazing(惊奇的) experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for all their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as anybody else. "
When Liu was a grade four student in a primary school, he was chosen by the Junior Sports School of Putuo District in Shanghai to practice jumping. But when a bone test showed he would not become a tall man, Liu was asked to give up practising after one year although he had won the national championship for his age group. Liu\' s parents also wanted him to give it up and study more at school, but Liu decided to continue practising jumping.
In 1998 when Liu Xiang, aged 15, met the famous coach Sun Haiping, his career changed greatly. Sun believed Liu Xiang was a rising star and after visiting Liu\'s parents sev¬eral times, finally he persuaded them to let Liu practice the 110m hurdles.
Since his return from Athens, Liu Xiang has been at the centre of a media circus(媒体焦点). He has been to many press appearances and meetings. After Liu got the gold medal, he became well known all over the world. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning, and he ex¬pects to be at his peak(顶峰) in the sunmmer games in Beijing in 2008. Liu Xiang said, "For some players, it\'s just a job. For me, it\'s what I love. "
1. At what age did Liu Xiang win the Olympic championship?
A. 12 B. 15 C. 21 D. 22
2. What does the underlined word "persuaded" mean in Chinese?
A．支持 B．说服 C．教育 D．阻止
3. Why did Liu Xiang give up jumping? Because________.
A. a bone test showed he wouldn\'t become tall enough to be a high jumper
B. his parents stopped him from jumping
C. he was satisfied(满足) after winning the national jumping champion for his age group
D. the famous coach Sun Haiping changed his and his parents\' ideas
4. What does Liu Xiang think of being a sports player?
A. It is just a job for him. B. It can bring him a lot of money.
C. It is what he loves. D. It can bring him a lot of honour(荣誉).
5. From the story, we know that________.
A. Liu Xiang was not the first Chinese to win the sprint(疾跑) gold medal in Athens
B. if Liu Xiang reached the finish line in 13 seconds, he would break the world record
C. the Chinese people can run as fast as the people in the other country
D. Liu Xiang didn\'t want to take part in the Olympic Games in 2008
three world-level events, said during his career (一生事业) that he had two wishes: to be an "ever-green
tree" in the table tennis field; and to contribute to the Olympic Games in his homeland.
One of those wishes is soon to come true. On the morning of October 18 last year the Chinese champion,
who won the World Table Tennis Championships, Table Tennis World Cup, and Olympic Games, boarded
a bus to the table tennis training base in Zhengding, Hebei Province. He was about to spend his 31st birthday
as coach of the Chinese women's ping pong team for the Beijing Olympic Games.
A week earlier Kong had made an emotional announcement that he was retiring. "I really don't want to
drop my ping pong bat," he said, before following with the news about his new coaching role, to a burst of
applause (掌声).
"I'm so excited and this applause gives me great encouragement to switch from a player to a coach," he
added.
"It's still hard for the young table tennis players in Sweden to surpass (超过) the veteran Waldner if they
want to continue their career, but it's not the same here in China, where young ping pong talents keep
popping up and overtaking the old generation."
The game of table tennis first appeared in the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. Since then China has
claimed 11 gold medals, and in many Chinese fans' eyes nothing but first place is good enough. It is a
position that puts a huge amount of pressure on Kong as he prepares the women's team for 2008.
"I think he's going to be a good coach based on his presence and glorious past achievements. He's going
to make a difference in the Beijing Games," said Liu Guoliang, one of Kong's ex-teammates and now coach
of the national men's team.
Kong's father is also a table tennis coach. He started playing ping pong when he was 6 years old. During
his 25-year career Kong produced many memorable moments of table tennis brilliance, of which two
definitely deserve mentioning.
One was in 1995, when the 20-year-old Kong won his first men's singles title in gripping style at the
World Table Tennis Championships. Another was at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 when he defeated
Swedish star Waldner by a tiny margin (差距) and then kissed the Chinese national flag printed on his
T-shirt, howled and burst into tears.
Kong's story cannot be told without mentioning Liu Guoliang, who is one year younger, but was already
lead coach for the Chinese men's team when Kong took on his new role. They met each other for the first
time at the national training camp for juniors at the end of 1987.
In the round robin of the team Liu defeated Kong. Rather than turning Kong against Liu, his defeat
brought the pair closer and they worked together vowing to some day become world champions.
In 1995 Kong beat Liu in the male singles final at the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships. Stepping
down from the winner's platform, Kong shook hands with Liu and said to him that competition is cruel, on
which Liu agreed. It marked the beginning of a friendly rivalry between the close friends that lasted years.
B. coach
C. reporter
D. businessman
B. old; Sweden
C. old; China
D. young；Sweden
B. nearly 20 years
C. about 4 years
D. more than 20 years
B. Liu GuoLiang beated Waldner at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
C. Kong Linghui is older than Liu Guoliang.
D. Kong Linghui became a coach earlier than Liu Guoliang.
__________news! Our family will go to Guilin for a ________visit.
A.What an excited ; six days’ B. What excited ; six days’
C. What an exciting ; six-day D. What exciting ; six-day
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When he heard the _________ news, he was so _______.
A．exciting; exciting B．excited; excited
C．excited; exciting D．exciting; excited
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A little boy invited his mother to attend his school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s disappointment(失望), she said she would go. This would be the 16 time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he 17 lose his face because of her appearance. Although she was a 18 woman, there was a scar(疤痕) that covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to 19 why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were 20 by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother even though she had the scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed(尴尬) and hid himself from everyone. 21 , he happened to hear of a talk between his mother and his teacher.
The teacher asked 22 , “How did you get the scar on your face?”
The mother replied, “When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught fire. 23 was too afraid to go in because the fire was 24 , so I went in. 25 I was running toward his bed, I saw a long piece of wood 26 and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked senseless(失去知觉) but luckily, a fireman came in and saved both of us.” She 27 the burned side of her face. “This scar will be there forever, but to this day, I have never 28 what I did.”
At this point, the little boy came out running toward his mother with 29 in his eyes. He held her in his arms and felt a great sense of the sacrifice(牺牲) that his mother had made for him. He held her hand 30 for the rest of the day.
1.A. first B. second C. last D. next
2.A. can B. should C. would D. need
3.A. slim B. short C. ugly D. beautiful
4.A. talk about B. argue about C. worry about D. hear about
5.A. frightened B. attracted C. worried D. excited
6.A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. However D. Then
7.A. excitedly B. seriously C. nervously D. anxiously
8.A. Everyone B. No one C. Nobody D. Someone
9.A. out of control B. under control C. in control D. over control
10.A. If B. Though C. Because D. As
11.A. sitting down B. lying down C. falling down D. turning down
12.A. pointed B. showed C. hit D. touched
13.A. forgot B. realized C. considered D. regretted
14.A. tears B. smile C. sunshine D. sadness
15.A. hardly B. slightly C. tightly D. suddenly
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