题目内容
On a Wednesday night, a young man played the violin at the subway station. Some people stopped and put some money into his hat.
The next day, the young man came to the subway station again. There was a large piece of paper next to his hat. It said, “Last night, a kind man named Henry put something important into my hat. Please come to get it back soon.”
About half an hour later, an old man came and the young man said, “Yes, I knew you would come back.”
“What did you lose?” asked the young man. “$800,000.” answered the old man.
Then the young man took out a check(支票) and gave it back to the old man. The old man was so excited(兴奋的) and happy that he couldn’t say out any words.
1.Where did the young man play the violin?
2.What was next to the young man’s hat?
3.Who came to look for the money about half an hour later the next day?
4.Did the young man give the money back to the owner(物主)?
5.How did the old man feel at last?
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For an Olympic gold medalist（金牌得主）, what is the difference between the first gold and the second one? Zhou Yang knows the answer.
On Feb 15, the 22-year-old short track speed skater（短道速滑运动员）successfully kept her 1,500m Olympic gold at the Sochi Winter Games. Four years ago at Vancouver（温哥华）, Zhou won her first Olympic gold in the same race. After the first gold, the excited Zhou thanked her parents in front of TV cameras. But her words caused criticism（批评）from some officials because she didn’t thank her country. More criticism followed. It was too much for the then 18-year-old Zhou. She started to suffer from depression（抑郁症）and could eat only two pieces of bread every day. In 2011, she left the national team.
It was not until the end of 2012 that Zhou finally came back. She made great progress after her return. She ranked（排名）21st in the 1,500m at the World Cup last season and has now risen to third place this season. “I went through a lot in the four years and I had thought about giving up,” Zhou said. “But I really love skating so I came back.”
“The two gold medals are so different to me,” she said. “The first gold was like a dream come true, and this one, after four years, is the reward of my efforts and not giving up.”
Title: Golden return | ||
Year | Place | The 1. between the two gold medals |
In2. | Vancouver | ●A dream came true. ●felt 3. and she thanked her parents instead of her4.. ●was criticized. ●suffered from5. ●could eat little ●6. the national team in 2011. |
In 2014 | 7. | ●has come back because she loves 8.. ●has come9. this season. ●The gold is the reward of her 10.. ●The gold is the reward of not giving up. |