You may not know how his magic tricks work. But that's why they are so much fun!

     David Copperfield is one of the world's most famous magicians  (魔术师) . He began studying magic when he was a child. At the age of 12, he was the youngest person in the Society of American Magicians. Now he is famous all over the world.

    In 1983, he made the Statue of Liberty in New York disappear for a few minutes. In 1986, Copperfield first came to China. He walked through the Great Wall in Beijing! During his second visit in 2002, lots of Chinese people were lucky enough to enjoy his shows. In 2004, he came to China again. He showed everyone, young and old, lots of new magic tricks.  Copperfield's shows began in Beijing in April. Then he gave shows in Changsha, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Shanghai and so on - seven other cities in China in April and May. There were 38 shows in all!

    Copperfield's shows are not just magic. He also dances and does many interesting things to make his fans happy. He even asks his fans to help him do tricks ! One of Copperfield's greatest tricks is flying. In his shows in China, he even made some fans fly around the theatre ! In another trick, an electric saw(电锯) cut Copperfield's body in half. Copperfield's magic is different each time. What do you think he will do next time? It will be fun to wait and see!

51. How many times has David Copperfield been to China?

    A. Once.          B. Twice.         C. Three times.        D. Four times.

52. _______is NOT in David Copperfield's shows according to the passage.

     A. Flying his fans around

     B. Cutting his own body in half with a saw

     C. Walking in the water

     D. Making the Statue of Liberty disappear for a while

53. What is the best tide of the passage?

     A. A Famous Magician                   B. A Visit to China

     C. Lucky Chinese People                 D. Thirty - eight Shows

Did you watch the 2012 London Olympic Games? If you did, you must know a person who changed men's swimming history of China and set a new world record for us. Yes, that's Sun Yang who gave us lots of surprise by winning two Olympic gold medals in swimming.

Sun Yang became the first Chinese male swimmer to earn a gold medal as he won the 400m freestyle with an Olympic record in London on July 28th, 2012.It is the first gold medal that a Chinese swimmer has ever won in the Olympic history. All of the Chinese are proud of him. He is the hero of the whole China.

Sun Yang was born on December 1st, 1991 in Zhejiang. He is 198cm tall and 89kg in weight. Sun Yang's hobbies are singing and reading. Sun Yang loved sports when he was very young. He kept training hard every day and that is why he has made such great achievements.

         Now nearly every Chinese knows him. When he goes anywhere, he must be followed by his fans, which makes his life less convenient and difficult, but he is very rich. So do you want to be a person like him?

1.Where were the Olympic Games held in 2012?

A. London.         B. Beijing.       C. Athens.      D. Sydney.

2.How many gold medals did Sun Yang win?

A. One.            B. Two.         C. Three.       D. Four.

3.What does Sun Yang probably do in his free time?

A. Swimming and running.           B. Singing and reading.

C. Playing chess and skating.         D. Playing football and basketball.

根据句意，用括号中所给词的适当形式填空。（5分）

1.Don’t give up ________________(study)English well. It’s very important for us.

2.To ________________(us)surprise, he has made much great progress.

3.Can you make a ___________________(decide)about it?

4.Nobody likes to be friends with anyone who is __________________(honest).

5.The old man is ＿＿＿＿＿(know),he almost(几乎)knows everything.