Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion of __36__ female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn’t have come at a _37_ time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics .

These young girls have ­_38__ strong will and talent. _39  the way is Li Na, who may have the _40_name in women’s tennis, but she has a big reputation. Li Na is China’s top ranked player and the first to have _41_into the world’s top 20.

After _42_ nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old_ 43_ an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women’s Hardcourt Tennis Championships.

In the world of professional tennis, Li’s refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and _44_ the court.

“My husband said he had a special gift for me _45_I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s _46__ I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”

The Wuhan girl __47_ tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had   _48_ her playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned __49_ in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.

With her solid groundstroke and aggressive mindset, she _50  the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour _51_. Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make   __52_ into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being _53_ number 16 in the world last January.

Li is now looking forward to winning a _54_at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us, ” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery _55_ I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”

1..

A．pleased          B．talented         C．excited          D．interested

2..

A．good            B．better          C．best             D．well

Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion(激增)of   1  female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn’t have come at a   2  time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months  3  .

These young girl have both strong will and talent.  4  the way is Li Na, who may have the   5  name in women’s tennis, but she has a big reputation（名气）. Li Na is China’s top ranked player and the first to have   6  into the world’s top 20.

After   7  nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old   8  an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women’s Hardcourt Tennis Championships.

In the world of professional tennis, Li’s refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and   9  the court（球场）.

“My husband said he had a special gift for me  10  I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s   11  I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”

The Wuhan girl   12  tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had   13  her playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned   14  in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.

With her solid groundstroke（击落地球）and aggressive（攻击的）mindset, she  15  the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour  16  . Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make   17  into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being   18  number 16 in the world last January.

Li is now looking forward to winning a   19  at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us, ” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery   20  I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”

1．A．pleased                 B．talented               C．excited                D．interested

2．A．good                     B．better                  C．best                    D．well

4．A．Knowing               B．Leading               C．Showing             D．Finding

5．A．biggest                  B．longest                C．smallest               D．shortest

6．A．broken                  B．walked                C．dropped              D．changed

7．A．playing                  B．wasting               C．sparing                D．missing

8．A．returned                B．made                   C．kept                    D．brought

9．A．over                     B．off                      C．in                       D．around

10．A．unless                 B．if                        C．whether              D．that

11．A．  what                  B．how                    C．because               D．why

12．A．went on              B．met with              C．took up               D．set out

13．A．spotted                B．heard                  C．minded                D．persuaded

14．A．competitor           B．player                  C．professional         D．coach

15．A．found                  B．became               C．got                     D．helped

16．A．event                  B．team                   C．project                D．race

17．A．one                     B．this                     C．that                     D．it

18．A．praised                B．ranked                 C．received              D．announced

19．A．reward                B．score                  C．gold                    D．prize

20．A．and                     B．or                       C．but                     D．while

Chinese tennis is entering a golden time. In recent years there has been an explosion（激增）of   1  female tennis players bursting onto the global scene. And this couldn’t have come at a   2  time with the 2008 Beijing Olympics just months  3  .

These young girls have both strong will and talent.  4  the way is Li Na, who may have the   5  name in women’s tennis, but she has a big reputation（名气）. Li Na is China’s top ranked player and the first to have   6  into the world’s top 20.

After   7  nearly six months of the season with a serious injury, the 25-year-old   8  an impressive comeback by winning the Australian Women’s Hardcourt Tennis Championships.

In the world of professional tennis, Li’s refreshing sense of humor proved to be a hit both on and  9  the court（球场）.

“My husband said he had a special gift for me  10  I won,” Li Na said after lifting the prize cup. “That’s   11  I tried so hard today. I wanted a special gift.”

The Wuhan girl  12  tennis at the age of eight after being discovered by a coach who had   13  her playing badminton. After years of hard training, Li Na turned   14  in 1999 and has become one of the most successful Chinese tennis players.

With her solid groundstroke（击落地球）and aggressive（攻击的）mindset, she  15  the first Chinese tennis player to win a WTA Tour  16  . Then two years later, she was the first Chinese to make   17 into the last 16 of Wimbledon, which led to her being   18  number 16 in the world last January.

Li is now looking forward to winning a   19  at the Olympics. “The Olympics are very important for us, ” she said. “I am more motivated after my recovery   20  I feel my desire for the Olympics is bigger than ever before.”

1．A．pleased                  B．talented              C．excited                   D．interested

2．A．good                     B．better                 C．best                       D．well

4．A．Knowing               B．Leading              C．Showing                D．Finding

5．A．biggest                  B．longest               C．smallest                 D．shortest

6．A．broken                  B．walked               C．dropped                 D．changed

7．A．playing                  B．wasting              C．sparing                  D．missing

8．A．returned                B．made                 C．kept                       D．brought

9．A．over                      B．off                    C．in                          D．around

10．A．unless                  B．if                       C．whether                 D．that

11．A．what                   B．how                  C．because                 D．why

12．A．went on               B．met with            C．took up                  D．set out

13．A．spotted                B．heard                 C．minded                  D．persuaded

14．A．competitor           B．player                C．professional            D．coach

15．A．found                  B．became              C．got                        D．helped

16．A．event                   B．team                  C．project                   D．race

17．A．one                     B．this                    C．that                       D．it

18．A．praised                B．ranked               C．received                 D．announced

19．A．reward                B．score                 C．gold                       D．prize

20．A．and                     B．or                      C．but                        D．while