What’s the meaning of “dark horse”? It’s someone who wins when no one expects it.

Han Xiaopeng took China’s first gold on snow. He became an Olympic “dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式滑雪空中技巧) at Turin in Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score. Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen,” said the 23-year-old. “I feel like I’m in a dream.” It’s China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more important, Han’s gold was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold for speed skating at the winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US.

That Han’s win was unexpected doesn’t mean that he didn’t work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus. In 1995, a coach found his talent(才能). The coach, Yang Er’qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old to northern China, the boy couldn’t swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high platform(跳台) and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake Games. In that Olympics he only got 24th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly(坚强地) behind me, helping me through,” he recalled.

 Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing. We are proud of him and we hope he will have another big success in the next winter Olympics.

71. What does ‘dark horse’ mean? It means _____________.

A. a horse which is dark                                 B. someone who is unexpected to win

C. a horse which likes the dark               D. someone whose win is expected

72. Where did Han Xiaopeng take China’s first gold on snow?

A. In China                B. In Italy.             C. In America.             D. In Australia.

73. What made the coach, Yang Er’qi, choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?

A. He had enough courage though he was only 12 years old.

B. He was born in the south of China and liked sports on snow.

C. He had the agility and wasn’t afraid of the high platform.

D. He had the talent and he had won a world gold medal before.

74. Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. He insisted on competing though hurting his knee in the game

B. He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C. Someone had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

D. He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.

75. What is the best title for this passage?

A. A Wonderful Match                           B. A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics

C. A Hopeful Snow Game                       D. An Exciting Skiing Race

A famous doctor once received a little child who was badly ill. Thanks to his skill and care, his young patient got well and was soon able to get up and run about again.
The child’s mother was very much obliged to the doctor, and she called on him to thank him for what he had done for her child. “Doctor,” she said, “you have saved my little son. I don’t know how to thank you enough. I feel that money alone cannot repay you, so I have made this little purse with my own hands, as a sign of my gratitude. I hope you will accept it.” The doctor stood up and said coldly, “Madam, a little present like that is very nice between friends, but a doctor needs to be paid properly for what he has done.” The lady was so surprised and hurt so much that she could not reply for a moment. Then she said quietly, “Perhaps you will tell me how much your fee is?”
“Fifty pounds”, he answered.
　 The lady opened the little purse and took out four fifty-pound bank notes. She handed one of them to the doctor, and put the other three back into the purse. She put the purse into her handbag and, saying good bye to the doctor, went out of the room.
49. The doctor refused the lady’s purse because he thought ______.
A. the purse should be given between friends　　　　

B. the purse was too small
C. the lady was not kind to him　　

D. the lady just gave him that purse and wouldn’t give him the medical fee
50. What the doctor said ______ the lady.

A. worried B. interested C. frightened 　 　 D. hurt

51.The money in the purse _______.
A. was only 150 pounds　　　　　　　 B. was less than 200 pounds
C. was much more than the medical fee D. was not enough for the medical fee

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  36 and always has something  37  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  38  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  39  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  40  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  41 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  42 today．You can choose to be in a  43  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  44  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  45  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  46 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  47  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 48 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  49  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  50  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  51  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  52  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  53  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  54  every day we have a choice to live fully． 55 is everything．

36．A．mood       B．sense       C．feeling      D．emotion

37．A．active     B．positive    C．reactive    D．negative

38．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee  D．bee

39．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

40．A．take it      B．hold it     C．make it    D．get it

41．A．make up B．take up    C．wake up         D．bring up

42．A．roads       B．choices     C．ways        D．methods

43．A．good B．pretty      C．nice D．smart

44．A．decide     B．choose      C．feel   D．require

45．A．cook        B．receiver    C．victim      D．leader

46．A．by     B．against     C．with        D．to

47．A．what        B．that C．how  D．which

48．A．thing B．incident   C．accident    D．state

49．A．help  B．care        C．rest   D．holiday

50．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

51．A．sat  B．lay    C．stood       D．lied

52．A．move       B．leave       C．die  D．remove

53．A．so long as       B．in case of        C．instead of       D．because of

54．A．what        B．how C．that   D．which

55．A．Attitude         B．Choice     C．Person     D．World

Michael is the kind of guy you love to hate．He is always in a good  21 and always has something  22  to say．

     If an employee was having a bad day, Michael was there telling the  23  how to look on the positive side of the situation．Seeing this style really made me  24  , so one day I went up to Michael and asked him, "I don' t  25  ．You can' t be positive all the time．How do you do it?"

     Michael replied, each morning I  26 and say to myself 'Mike, you have two  27 today．You can choose to be in a  28  mood or be in a bad mood．' I  29  to be in a good mood．Each time something bad happens, I can choose to be a  30  or choose to learn from it．I choose to learn from it．"

     "Yeah, right．It isn't that easy．" I protested．

     "Yes it is, " Michael said．"Life is all about choices．You choose how you react  31 situations and how people will affect your mood．You choose to be in a good mood or bad mood．The bottom line is: It's your choice  32  you live life．"

     Several years later, I heard Michael was involved in a serious 33 , falling off 60 feet from a communications tower．After l8 hours of surgery, and weeks of intensive  34  , Michael recovered．When I asked him what had  35  his mind as the accident took place．

     "The first thing that went through my mind was the well being of my soon-to-born daughter," Michael replied．"Then, as I  36  on the ground, remembered I had two choices: I could choose to live or I could choose to  37  ．I chose to live．"

     Michael lived, thanks to the skill of his doctors, but also  38  his amazing attitude．

     I learned from him  39  every day we have a choice to live fully． 40 is everything．

21．A．mood       B．sense           C．feeling          D．emotion

22．A．active     B．positive        C．reactive        D．negative

23．A．trainee    B．interviewee     C．employee      D．bee 

24．A．moved    B．interested        C．precious         D．curious

25．A．take it      B．hold it         C．make it        D．get it

26．A．make up B．take up        C．wake up        D．bring up

27．A．roads       B．choices         C．ways            D．methods

28．A．good     B．pretty          C．nice            D．smart

29．A．decide     B．choose          C．feel           D．require

30．A．cook        B．receiver        C．victim          D．leader

31．A．by         B．against         C．with                D．to

32．A．what        B．that         C．how          D．which

33．A．thing     B．incident       C．accident        D．state

34．A．help     B．care            C．rest           D．holiday

35．A．gone through   B．broken through C．looked through D．read through

36．A．sat      B．lay            C．stood           D．lied

37．A．move       B．leave           C．die          D．remove

38．A．so long as B．in case of      C．instead of       D．because of

39．A．what        B．how         C．that           D．which

40．A．Attitude         B．Choice         C．Person         D．World