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  Atlanta was a Greek princess.She was very   1   and could run faster than any man in Greece.But she wasn't   2   to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games.She was so   3   that she said to her father that she would not marry anyone who couldn't run faster than her.Her father said that she must marry, so Atlanta made a(an)  4   with him.She said to him,“These are my   5  .When a man says he wants to marry me, I will run   6   him.If he cannot run as fast as me, he will be   7  .No one will be pardoned.”

  Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta, but when they heard of her rules they knew it was   8  .So many of them   9   went home, but others stayed to run the race.There was a man called Hippomenes who was   10   when he heard of Atlanta's rules,“Why are these men so   11  ?”he thought.“Why will they let themselves be killed because they cannot run as fast as this   12  ?”However, when he saw Atlanta come out of her house to run, Hippomenes changed his mind.“I will   13   Atlanta-or die!”he said.

  The race started and although the man ran very   14  , Atlanta did better.As Hippomenes   15  , he thought,“How can I run as fast as her?”He went to ask the Greek Goddness of   16   for help.She promised to help him and gave him three golden apples.She said,“Throw an apple in front of Atlanta   17   she is running past.When she stops to   18   it, you will be able to run past her and win.”Hippomenes took the apples, and went to the   19  .He said,“I want to marry Atlanta.”The King was   20   to see another man die, but Hippomenes said,“I'll marry her-or die!”So the race began.

(1)

[  ]

A.

handsome

B.

beautiful

C.

cruel

D.

stronger

(2)

[  ]

A.

agreed

B.

promised

C.

volunteer

D.

allowed

(3)

[  ]

A.

angry

B.

lonely

C.

happy

D.

determined

(4)

[  ]

A.

agreement

B.

discussion

C.

bargain

D.

plan

(5)

[  ]

A.

duties

B.

rules

C.

chances

D.

responsibilties

(6)

[  ]

A.

ahead of

B.

with

C.

for

D.

against

(7)

[  ]

A.

killed

B.

married

C.

refused

D.

ruined

(8)

[  ]

A.

fancy

B.

lucky

C.

hopeless

D.

helpless

(9)

[  ]

A.

worriedly

B.

hurriedly

C.

frightenedly

D.

sadly

(10)

[  ]

A.

amazed

B.

amazing

C.

powerful

D.

generous

(11)

[  ]

A.

mean

B.

careless

C.

afraid

D.

foolish

(12)

[  ]

A.

queen

B.

princess

C.

king

D.

competitor

(13)

[  ]

A.

win

B.

kill

C.

marry

D.

love

(14)

[  ]

A.

quick

B.

soon

C.

hurriedly

D.

fast

(15)

[  ]

A.

ran

B.

watched

C.

left

D.

joined

(16)

[  ]

A.

Olympics

B.

Sports

C.

Love

D.

Music

(17)

[  ]

A.

when

B.

before

C.

after

D.

until

(18)

[  ]

A.

watched

B.

ate

C.

found

D.

picked

(19)

[  ]

A.

Goddness

B.

King

C.

princess

D.

judge

(20)

[  ]

A.

sad

B.

glad

C.

calm

D.

silent

Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long.

Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love".

Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice.

Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.”

Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency.

5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________.

A. it is popular at home and abroad   B. it is their tradition

C. it saves time                   D. Russian women have a strong love of it

6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________.

A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner

B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing

C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing

D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker

7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________.

A. nervous        B. proud            C. shameful        D. curious

8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss

B. Kleshko is a man out of date

C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses

D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form

Russian tradition orders that men should kiss each other three times on the cheeks at official functions. Now, a new ruling in Moscow is calling for politicians in the capital to stick to the old handshake. According to Britain's The Telegraph newspaper, politicians in Moscow have been told to stop kissing each other when they meet because the “kissing ceremony” takes so long.

Leonid Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982, was famous for treating male colleagues to a full lip-lock. One photograph of him kissing Erich Honecker, the leader of the Democratic Republic of Germany, was used for a protest painting on the Berlin Wall with the caption: "Oh, God, help me survive this deadly love".

Kissing three times on the cheeks at official occasions is a Russian tradition. The practice has been revived among high-ranking officials in past years. In the distant past, a kiss from the tsar (emperor) was the highest sign of recognition. The Moscow ruling, however, has prompted authorities in other cities to consider banning the practice.

Alexei Kleshko, a parliament member in Siberia, said: “Single-sex kisses should be avoided, including at official meetings. It's enough to shake hands. Of course, if one is talking about a long friendship or fatherly relations, it might be OK to embrace. But that's the maximum that should be allowed.”

Another MP Vladimir Gorlov, said he only allowed himself to kiss the hand of a woman at work: "There are informal relations and there are meetings governed by protocol," he said. “When a man is kissing another man at an official event, I have a negative attitude towards it. There are rules of decency. "

5. Moscow is calling for politicians to stick to handshake because ________.

A. it is popular at home and abroad   B. it is their tradition

C. it saves time                   D. Russian women have a strong love of it

6. By mentioning Brezhnev, the author ________.

A. wants to show his respect to Brezhner

B. admires Brezhnev for his skills at kissing

C. just shows the media made fun of pictures of politicians kissing

D. praises Brezhnev’s good relation with Honecker

7. If the tsar kissed a Russian woman, she would feel ________.

A. nervous        B. proud            C. shameful        D. curious

8. We can infer from the last two paragraphs that ________.

A. Kleshko is strongly against any kind of kiss

B. Kleshko is a man out of date

C. Gorlove shares the same view with Kleshko is single-sex kisses

D. Gorlove won’t kiss any man in any form

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