题目内容
Chen Min, a kung fu star in Latin America, is trying to blend more Chinese kung fu and culture into Disney XD's coming TV show "Jungle Nest."
Chen has practiced kung fu for 25 years. She t 1. the martial art (武术) in Argentina at present. She has become a w 2. kung fu star all over the world because of her appearances in many TV shows. Some fans even c 3. her the "female Bruce Lee."
Born in China's eastern Zhejiang province, she started her career a 4. a professional martial arts athlete when she decided to learn kung fu at 5. T 5. her parents wanted her to take up Ping-Pong or swimming, she didn’t give in.
With hard w 6. and gift, Chen soon proved her excellence and joined the national team. She won many awards, i 7. a gold medal at the East Asian Games.
In 2007, Chen retired and went to South America to realize her d 8. of spreading Chinese kung fu and culture. She opened a kung fu school in Buenos Aires in February 2008 and only one student showed up on the opening of the school. H 9. , she did not give up. Now the school has more than 900 students.
"In some ways, Chinese kung fu represents Chinese t 10. culture behind it," said Chen.
She believes kung fu is more of a Chinese spirit and way of life.
Let's read the conversations and guess the meaning of the following expressions.
It's up to you. | A: What would you like for dinner tonight? B: I'm not sure. What do you want? A: It's up to you. Whatever you want, we wi11 have. |
In your dreams! | A: Guess what? This weekend, I caught a fish this big. B: No way. A: Yeah, it was huge! B: In your dreams! It's impossible that you caught a fish that bjg. |
Play it by ear. | A: Hey, what do you want to do this weekend? B: I don't know. Maybe we can go to see a movie or have dinner. Why don't we play it by ear? A: Sure. Let's decide as we go a1ong. |
Keep my fingers crossed. | A; Hey, How are you? B: Hey, I am doing great. I did well in a job interview yesterday. I really hope to get the job. A: Oh, have you heard back from them? B: No, not yet. But I'm keeping my fingers crossed. Hopefully they’ll ca11 me today. |
Miss the point | A: Okay So now do you understand? B: I’m not sure. Can you explain it again? I think I missed the point. A:. All right. I’ll explain it one more time. |
1.When someone says“It's up to you!”,he(she) .
A.wants you to make the decision
B.invites you to have dinner together
C.is not sure what to have for dinner.
2.What does “in your dreams” mean according to the conversations?
A. I’m in your dreams.
B. I love you.
C. I don’t believe you.
3. “ Keep my finger crossed” has the similar meaning to “ “
A.It’s interesting
B.I’m hopeful
C.You’re excellent
4.When we play it by ear”, we will .
A. play with our ears
B.be busy at the weekend
C. decide what to do as we go along
5.If you don’t understand something and want other people to explain it again, you may say .
A. I missed the point
B. It’s up to you
C.In your dreams