Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1   stars in China.

Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2   . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3   he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).

Liu Xiang put his heart into his training.   4   the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record（纪录）. In 2002 he won his first international   5   hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal in the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004,Liu Xiang won the   7   Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne（洛桑 瑞典城市）.   

  8   a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9   more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol（象征） of China’s international sporting success.

1. A. movies                     B. sports              C. TV                  D. music

2. A. old                           B. big                   C. young              D. short

3. A. At first                      B. At last              C. Firstly              D. Next

4. A. In                            B. On                  C. For                  D. At

5. A. 100m                       B. 110m               C. 120m               D. 125m

6. A. won                         B. made                C. kept                 D. hoped

7. A. last                           B. third                 C. second             D. first

8. A. Like                         B. For                  C. As                   D. To

9. A. pay                          B. spend               C. need                D. have

10. A. because                       B. but                C. so                   D. although

Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.
Reporter:Mr Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?
Mr Shum:Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons.First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚。I have no arms and only one leg.
Reporter:Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?
Mr Shum:Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet.No,I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.
Reporter:I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disablbed person, but can we talk first about your handicap?
Mr Shum:Well,in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”?
I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped”means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.
Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?
Mr Shum:No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old.After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.
【小题1】Mr Shum is a painter who has no ____.

Here is an interview with a painter. Read and choose the best.

Reporter:Mr Shum, you were one of Taiwan’s most outstanding youths last year. Why was that?

Mr Shum:Well, I can tell you that there are two reasons.First, I am a painter. Second, and more important reason is I am handicapped﹙残疾的﹚。I have no arms and only one leg.

Reporter:Well, how do you paint then if you’ve got no arms? Do you use your foot?

Mr Shum:Hah! For some handicapped people, it’s true and they are able to use their feet.No,I use my mouth. I put my paintbrush or my crayons or pencils or whatever I am using in my mouth. I hold it firmly in my teeth and paint or draw like that. It was a little strange for me at first, but it quickly became very easy.

Reporter:I know you feel that you are first a painter and only secondly that you are a disablbed person, but can we talk first about your handicap?

Mr Shum:Well,in fact I think of myself firstly as a person, secondly as a painter and thirdly as someone with a physical handicap. Can I say that I am not happy with the word “handicapped”?

I am a popular painter because my paintings are good, not because they were painted by a handicapped person. “handicapped”means you can’t do anything. It is difficult for me to do some things like getting dressed.

Reporter: Were you born with your handicap?

Mr Shum:No. An accident happened to me when I was 15 years old.After that I became depressed﹙沮丧﹚and even tried to end my life, but my mother was always there for me.

1.Mr Shum is a painter who has no ____.

A.mouth B.teeth C.feet D.arms

2.Mr Shum thinks himself first as ____.

A.a person B.a painter C.a hit D.a star

3.He doesn’t like the word“handicapped”because it suggests ______.

A.he can do anything

B.there are some things he can’t do

C.there are somethings he can do very well

D.he doesn’t want others to look him down

4.What does the underlined word“firmly”in this passage mean?

A.紧紧地 B.随意地 C.缓缓地 D.轻轻地

5.What can we learn from Mr Shum’s story?

A.Comfort in living by painting

B.Pleasure of living with a brave mother

C.Help gives people happiness.

D.What really matters is how you face it.