Louisville, Kentucky is a place where basketball is an important part of life, and   1   my son to an NBA exhibition game is very special．Little did I realize how  2   the evening was going to be! My son   3   my hand as we crossed the Kentucky Fairgrounds parking lot   4 

for famous Freedom Hall．Being eight years old, he   5  felt it was okay to hold his father's hand, and I felt grateful, knowing that these kind of moments would pass all too soon．

The stadium holds nineteen - thousand - plus fans, and it definitely looked like a sellout（满座） as the masses  6   ．We had been to many University of Louisville basketball games and even a few University of Kentucky games in this hallowed hall, but the expectation of   7   Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls against the Washington Bullets sped up our   8   across the massive parking lot, guessing how the game was going to go．

The turnstile （回转门） clicked and Josh   9   his souvenir ticket stub（票根）like he had just won the lottery （彩票）! We pushed our way to the upper - level seats of the "true" fans．Before we knew it, the game was   10   and the battle had begun．

During a time out, we dashed for the hot dog and Coke and hurried back   11   we wouldn't  12   a single lay up or jump shot．Things were going as expected until halftime．I started to talk to some friends nearby when my arm was   13   by a determined young person, and he began  14   a multicolored, woven yarn bracelet（编制手链） around my wrist．

It   15   really well, and he was really focused intently as he carefully made a double square knot to keep it   16   ．I recognized the   17   of the moment, and wanting him to be

  18   with my insightful skills, I told him   19   how I knew this was a "friendship bracelet" and said, "I guess this means we are   20   ．" Without missing a beat, he exclaimed （大呼）, "We're more than friends．You're my dad!"

I don't even remember the rest of the game．

1．A．taking                 B．sending             C．following          D．advising

2．A．troublesome          B．embarrassed       C．special              D．upset

3．A．held                    B．loosened            C．shook               D．tied

4．A．leading                B．showing            C．preparing           D．heading

5．A．never                  B．already              C．still                  D．seldom

6．A．parted                 B．gathered            C．walked              D．circled

7．A．seeing                 B．meeting             C．joining              D．playing

8．A．driving                B．beating              C．success            D．pace

9．A．showed off          B．threw away        C．hung on to         D．reached out for

10．A．under way         B．by way             C．in the way          D．on the way

11．A．in case that         B．so that              C．even if              D．as long as

12．A．perform             B．forget               C．miss                D．take

13．A．broken up          B．pushed aside       C．taken off           D．pulled over

14．A．putting              B．enjoying            C．waving             D．playing

15．A．wore                B．tasted                C．fit                    D．looked

16．A．clumsy             B．secure               C．tight                 D．accurate

17．A．excitement         B．significance        C．mistake             D．accident

18．A．moved              B．convinced          C．connected          D．impressed

19．A．carelessly           B．proudly             C．hesitantly          D．anxiously

20．A．friends               B．enemies             C．teammates         D．audience

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　　Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The 1 of humor mysteriously has much to do with 2 characteristics.

　　A Frenchman, for instance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. 3 , a Russian might 4 to see anything a musing in a joke, which would make an English 5 to tears.

　　However, no matter where you 6 , you would find it 7 not to laugh at, say, Charlie Chaplin's early films. Recently, a new type of humor has come into 8 in the U. S.. It is called“sick humor”. The following is one example.

　　A man who has broken his right leg was taken to hospital 9 Christmas. From the moment he arrived there, he kept begging 10 to tell him when he would be able to 11 . He hated having to spend Christmas 12 . Though the doctor did his best, the patient's 13 was slow. On Christmas Day, the man 14 had his right leg in plaster(石膏). He spent 15 day in bed thinking of 16 that was missing. The following day, however, the doctor comforted him by 17 him that his chances of being able to leave hospital in time for New Year celebrations were good. The man was 18 and, sure enough, on New Year's Eve he was able to hobble(跛行) along to a party. To make up for his unpleasant experiences in hospital, the man 19 a little more than was good for him. In the process, he enjoyed himself thoroughly and kept telling everybody how much he hated 20 He was still mumbling(咕哝) something about hospitals at the end of the party when he slipped on a piece of ice and broke his left leg.

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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.”

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

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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