自从2004年雅典奥运会刘翔夺得110米跨栏比赛冠军之后，他便成全国英雄和年轻人的偶像。你想了解他现在的情况吗?

    Chinese hurdler and superstar Liu Xiang has no plans to retire(退役)and may compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London，his coach Sun Haiping has said．

    Liu is preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and is in good condition．He has the potential (可能)to break the world record next year if weather, wind and other conditions permit. Sun，who is in Beijing attending the 17th National Congress of the Communist Pany of China    (CPC)as a delegate(代表)，said on the sidelines of the conference(会议)．“Possible injuries and illnesses during Liu’s training concern me most．”

    Liu，the world record holder of the men’s 110m hurdles at 12．88 seconds，became a hero    and youth idol in China after he won the first Olympic track and field．gold medal for Chinese    male athletes in the 2004 Athens Games．

    Liu will be 29 years old when the London Olympic Games comes．

    Sun said that Liu Xiang would attend fewer commercial(商业的)and social activities next-year so as to get better prepared for the Beijing Olympic Games．

    Liu Xiang，also a CPC member，saw Sun Haiping off when Sun left for the CPC NationalCongress in Beijing．

    Liu Xiang and Chinese basketball star Yao Ming have been included in the second edition(版本)of the Encyclopedia(百科全书)of China．

    While delivering(陈述)a political report at the opening of the CPC National Congress on Monday，Hu Jintao appealed for(呼吁)everyone to contribute to the Success of the 2008 Olympic    Games．

1．What does Liu Xiang do?

2．What does the word“idol”probably mean in Chinese?

3．Will Liu Xiang compete at the 2012 Olympic Games in London?

4．What is Liu Xiang doing at the moment?

5．What does his coach worry about most during Liu Xiang’s training?

Liu Xiang was the first Asian to win the men\'s 110m hurdles (跳栏) at the Olympic Games in Athens. After that he became an idol(偶像) to the young people.
When Liu Xiang crossed the finish line far ahead of the other players,  in a world record-equaling time of 12. 91 seconds, many fans burst into tears. It was Liu\'s first Olympics and he won the gold medal.
"I never thought I could run under 13 seconds, and I never thought I would break the Olympic record, "said Liu in tears, "I am very, very excited. This is a wonder. I\'m proud not just for myself
and for Chinese but for Asia. My race went wonderfully from start to finish. Liu added,  It is an amazing(惊奇的) experience being the Olympic champion. I want to thank my coach and my friends for all their help. I think today we Chinese have showed the world we can run as fast as anybody else. "
When Liu was a grade four student in a primary school,  he was chosen by the Junior Sports School of Putuo District in Shanghai to practice jumping. But when a bone test showed he would not become a tall man,  Liu was asked to give up practising after one year although he had won the national championship for his age group. Liu\' s parents also wanted him to give it up and study more at school,  but Liu decided to continue practising jumping.
In 1998 when Liu Xiang,  aged 15,  met the famous coach Sun Haiping,  his career changed greatly. Sun believed Liu Xiang was a rising star and after visiting Liu\'s parents sev¬eral times,  finally he persuaded them to let Liu practice the 110m hurdles.
Since his return from Athens,  Liu Xiang has been at the centre of a media circus(媒体焦点). He has been to many press appearances and meetings. After Liu got the gold medal,  he became well known all over the world. But Liu thinks 2004 is just the beginning,  and he ex¬pects to be at his peak(顶峰) in the sunmmer games in Beijing in 2008. Liu Xiang said,  "For some players,  it\'s just a job. For me, it\'s what I love. "
   1. At what age did Liu Xiang win the Olympic championship?
        A. 12         B. 15        C. 21        D. 22
   2. What does the underlined word "persuaded" mean in Chinese?
       A．支持      B．说服    C．教育    D．阻止
    3. Why did Liu Xiang give up jumping? Because________.
       A. a bone test showed he wouldn\'t become tall enough to be a high jumper
       B. his parents stopped him from jumping
     C. he was satisfied(满足) after winning the national jumping champion for his age group
      D. the famous coach Sun Haiping changed his and his parents\' ideas
   4. What does Liu Xiang think of being a sports player?
        A. It is just a job for him.          B. It can bring him a lot of money.
        C. It is what he loves.             D. It can bring him a lot of honour(荣誉).
   5. From the story,  we know that________.
       A. Liu Xiang was not the first Chinese to win the sprint(疾跑) gold medal in Athens
       B. if Liu Xiang reached the finish line in 13 seconds, he would break the world record
       C. the Chinese people can run as fast as the people in the other country
       D. Liu Xiang didn\'t want to take part in the Olympic Games in 2008

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1.Sun Haiping is Liu Xiang’s__________and he trains Liu Xiang regularly.

2.What does UN_________for?

3.You won’t be__________to watch with our fans if that’s what you think.

4.Mike often _________his weekends going swimming with his classmates.

5.The basketball match lasted three hours. It was quite_________.

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