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　　If 2005 was the year that Ding Junhui exploded onto the international snooker scene, then 2006 could be the year he became a legend．

　　He won the famous Northern Ireland Trophy after beating former world No．1 Ronnie O’Sullivan 9-6 in August 2006 and shot up to fifth place in the World Snooker Provisional Rankings．With the first title of the new snooker season at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast, Ding became only the second player in snooker history to win three ranking titles before his 20th birthday, following the 2005 China Open and UK Championship．Ding was born on April 1, 1987 in Yixing, Jiangsu Province．His talent was discovered by his father when he was just eight years old．Systematic training started when he turned 11．In order to find better training facilities for Ding, his father gave up his small business and took his son to Dongguan, Guangdong Province．Father and son shared an eight-square-meter room created by partitioning the local snooker club．

　　Finally, Ding’s mother sold their house in their hometown and arrived at their narrow“room”．Parental love was all that supported Ding．He practiced very hard．Even as a professional player living in England, he practiced eight hours a day from 10 am to 6 pm, without a day off．

　　Their efforts began to pay off when 13-year-old Ding started to win prizes in an Asian invitational tournament．He turned professional at the age of sixteen．

　　Ding has confirmed his reputation as snooker’s most exciting young talent and perhaps the one with the potential to dominate world snooker in years to come．

　　However, the comments Ding and his father made on the miracle Ding performed were controversial．According to the media, when Ding questioned the importance of schooling, his father described what he did for Ding as nothing but a bet on life!

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完型填空

　　More than I realized, Dad has helped me keep my balance．

　　When I was growing up, I was embarrassed to be seen with my father．He was severely disabled and very 　　1　　, and when we walked together, his hand on my arm for 　　2　　, people would stare．I would inwardly feel uncomfortable at the unwanted 　　3　　．If he ever noticed or was bothered, he never 　　4　　 that he knew．

　　It was 　　5　　 to coordinate(调整)our steps－his hesitant, mine impatient－and because of that, we didn’t 　　6　　 much as we went along．But as we started out, he always said, “You set the 　　7　　．I will try to follow you．”

　　Our usual walk was to or from the subway, which was 　　8　　 he got to work．He went to work despite illnesses and nasty weather．He almost never missed a day and would 　　9　　 it to the office 　　10　　 others couldn’t．A matter of pride．

　　He never talked about himself as an object of pity, nor did he show any envy of the more fortunate or 　　11　　．What he looked for 　　12　　 others was a “good heart” and if he found one, the 　　13　　 was good enough for him．

　　Now that I am older, I believe that his idea is a proper 　　14　　 by which to judge people, even though I 　　15　　 don’t know exactly what a “good heart” is．　　16　　 I know the times when I don’t have one myself．

　　He has been gone many years now, but I think of him often．I wonder if he 　　17　　 I was unwilling to be seen with him during our 　　18　　．Now I am sorry that I never told him how sorry I was for my feeling 　　19　　 to be with him in public and how unworthy I felt to be his daughter．I think of him when I complain about trifles(something unimportant), when I am envious of another’s good fortune, and when I don’t possess a“good heart”．

　　At such times I put my hand on his arm to 　　20　　 my balance, and say, “You set the pace．I will try to follow you．”

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完型填空：

　　It was only in the eighteenth century that people in Europe began to think mountains were beautiful．　　1　　 that time, mountains were 　　2　　 by the people living on the plain, 　　3　　 by the city people, to whom they were wild and 　　4　　 places in which one was easily 　　5　　 or killed by terrible animals．

　　Slowly, however, many of the people who were living 　　6　　 in the towns began to grow tired of 　　7　　．They began to feel interested in looking for things which could not be explained, for sights and sounds which produce in a feeling of fear and excitement．　　8　　 in the 　　9　　 century, people began to turn away from the man-made 　　10　　 to untouched country, and particularly 　　11　　 places where it was dangerous and wild．High mountains began to be 　　12　　 for a holiday．

　　Then, mountain-climbing began to grow popular as a sport．To some people, it is something greatly 　　13　　 about getting to the．　　14　　 of a high mountain：a struggle against nature is finer than a battle 　　15　　 other human beings．And than, when you are at the mountain top after a long and difficult 　　16　　, what a 　　17　　 reward it is to be able to look 　　18　　 on everything within 　　19　　!At such time, you feel happier and prouder than you can ever feel down 　　20　　．

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