Michael Phelps and his U.S. teammates crowned the greatest single Olympic performance Sunday morning with a win in the 4x100 - meter

medley relay.

     The victory gave Phelps his eighth gold

medal of the Beijing Olympics, the most golds

ever won by an athlete at one Games. With gold

No. 8, Phelps earned a singular place in the

Olympic record books.

      "There is no comparison in the swimming world for what Michael has done," said Gregg Troy, coach of U.S. swimmer Ryan Lochte, who finished third to Phelps in two races here in Beijing but also won gold alongside him in the 4x200 - meter freestyle relay. It' s hard to find comparisons even in the sports world overall. Phelps is solidly in the company of seemingly invincible superstars such as Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods.

"I think years and years down the road we' 11 realize more and more how amazing he is and how special he really is. " U. S. teammate Natalie Coughlin said. The 23 - year - old from Baltimore capped a brilliant meet at the Water Cube. He set a world record in every event aside from the 100 butterfly which he narrowly won on Saturday, completing a program of 17 races in nine days.

      Phelps has won 14'Olympic gold medals and 16 total medals. He holds the record for most medals won by a man, surpassing Soviet gymnast Nikolai Andrianov, who won 15 from 1972 -1980, Soviet female gymnast Larysa Latynina holds the record with l8.

      At the 2004 Athens Games, Phelps won six gold medals and two bronze. He has already said he'll swim in the 2012 London Games. Phelps' victories in Beijing include: 200 meter freestyle, 200 and 400 individual medleys, 100 and 200 butterfly, 4x200 free relay, 4x100 medley relay, and 4x100 free relay.

56. Which of the following would be the best title for the text?  

     A. Phelps wins 4x100 -meter medley relay

     B. Phelps writes Games gold history

     C. Phelps plans to attend 2012 London Games

     D. Phelps finishes his competitions

57. Why are Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods mentioned in the 3rd paragraph?  

     A. To emphasize Phelps' unique position in swimming.

     B. To indicate Phelps' great efforts to his championship.

      C. To attract the world's attention to the young Phelps.

      D. To memorize the two heroes' contributions to the world.

58. The world records Phelps has set do not include ____  

      A. 200 - meter freestyle                      B. 200 individual medleys

      C. 200 - meter butterfly                      D. 100 - meter butterfly

59. Which of the following is true of Phelps?  

      A. Phelps has won 18 Olympic gold medals till now.

      B. Phelps has got the most gold medals in Beijing Olympic.

      C. Phelps defeated Nikolai Andrianov in Beijing.

      D. Phelps won 8 gold medals at the Athens Games.

60. It can be inferred from the text that____  

      A Phelps is a swimming genius by nature

      ~. Phelps succeeded in Athens at the age of 18

      C. Phelps has won the most golds all by himself

      D. Phelps will have a brilliant future in the 2012 London

Friday was a day I will remember for the rest of my life. A day I have dreamt of since I was a little girl  36   to be swept away by Prince Channing. That day the world could have stopped turning and it wouldn' t have   37   at all.

     Friday night my boyfriend proposed to me during   38  . We were at a fancy restaurant in St. Louis and everything was going   39  . The mood was romantic, the lighting perfect and the  40   was more than I expected -- way more.

      When the waitress brought out our dinners, they were covered so they wouldn' t get  41She brought out his and uncovered his chicken parmesan, then   42   my "pepper - loin,"which was   43   a diamond engagement ring.

      I was so surprised that my first   44   was to laugh and cry at the same time. I  45  over and hugged him and he asked me to marry him. I will never forget that   46  .

      We have taken a huge   47   in our relationship. I' m still very young; I’ll be 21 next month,   48   it seems like the perfect time in my life to take everything one step further into

the   49  . There' s no need to rush though, so we are going to   50   about a year and a half to make sure we have plenty of time to get everything just the   51   we want it.

     With 50 percent of marriages ending in divorce, I want to make sure we   52   our time and do things right. I have read plenty of stories about people who have gotten mala4ed for the wrong   53, and I don' t want to be another statistic.

     For those who are   54   of proposing, or waiting for someone to pop the question, don' t rush it. Wait until you don' t have a   55   in your mind that he or she is the one for you. It will be very much worth your wait.

--Nancy, can you help me type this report, please?

  -- _______I have a lot of work to do.  

     A. What for?          B. Why me?        C. That' s easy.     D. Don' t bother me.

He kept a little notebook, in which         the names and addresses of his friends.  

     A. was written         B. were written      C. wrote             D. writing

 Put the hooks back         they belong after you have finished them.  

     A. where             B. to where         C. to which         D. to the place

 In the office, we are required to sit still, keep our eyes on our own work，      to anyone.  

       A. instead of speaking                      B. rather than speak

       C. but would not speak                     D. and not to speak

Jane, __ I' ve shared just everything since the first day of kindergarten, spent the weekend with me last month.  

      A. who              B. for whom        C. with whom       D. that

We __ to paint the house at dawn but finished only the front part till dusk.  

      A. set out              B. set off            C. set about         D. set aside

He is       a stranger to me though we have met twiee before.

      A. primarily          B. virtually         C. reasonably       D. impatiently

 I called Mary many times yesterday evening, but I couldn' t get through. Her brother        on the phone all the time!  

      A. has been talking    B. has talked        C. talked           D. was talking