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British tennis player Andy Murray waited seven years before he could realize his Grand Slam （大满贯） dream．
On September11，2012，Murray beat defending champion（卫冕冠军）Novak Djokovic in the US Open final．The 25-year-old finally won his first everGrand Slam trophy （奖杯） since he turned professional （职业的）in 2005．
It was a close match that lasted four hours and 54 minutes．The two are good friends and Djokovic is only seven days younger．Djokovic has won five titles （冠军） while Murray was the runner-up in his last four Grand Slam finals．Would he be able to win a grand slam the fifth time of asking？Even Murray himself was not sure．
"I was still doubting （ 怀疑）myself right up to a few minutes before going on to play the match．I havebeen in this position many times and not tried hard to get through，"he told the Daily Mail after his victory．
But he did not think about his past disappointment （失望）too much．Instead，he fought through．"1 think just proving myself is probably the mostpleasing part about this match，"he said．
The victory comes four weeks after Murray won a gold at theLondon Olympics．He is now Britain's first male Grand Slam singles champion in 76 years．He is the new pride of the British people．
41．Murray has worked hard for seven years because he wanted toA．
A．realize his Grand Slam dream
B heat defending champion
C．turn a professional player
D．win in the US Open final
42．What do you know about Novak Djokovic from the text？C
A．He is seven days older than Murray
B．He finally won on September 11，2012
C．He has won five world championships
D．He beat defending champion Murray．
43．Even before the US Open final was started，MurrayD．
A．was still planning to make friends with Djokovic
B．was still doubting whether he would give up
C．was really proving himself to win the game
D was not sure whether he would win the game
44 What makes Murray become the new pride of the British people？A
A．The first male Grand Slam singles champion in 76 years
B．His too much disappointment in the pastfew years
C．The first singles champion at the LondonOlympics
D．His defending champion's position manytimes
45．The Chinese meaning of the underlined word"runner up"in the text isB．
A．冠军
B．亚军
C．爱好者
D．参与者．
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