4．　 一些重要的形容词和短语：important, more than, in surprise

3．　 表示结果的：so, so that

2．　 表示原因的：because, for

1．　 表示转折关系的：but, however,

14.(　 ) Which of the following sentences is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

　　　 A. He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the winter Olympics.

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

　　　 C. No one had won the gold before Han Xiaopeng at the winter Olympics.

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

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

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

　　　 B. He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.

　　　 C. He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.

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