Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1  stars in China.

Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).

Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training.   4  the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international   5  hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the   7  Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.

  8  a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9  more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.

1.A. movie           B. sports         C. music

2.A. old             B. short           C. young

3.A. At first        B. At last          C. Next

4.A. On             B. In              C. At

5.A. 100m            B. 110m             C. 120m

6.A. won             B. made             C. kept

7.A. third           B. first            C. second

8.A. Like          B. For             C. As

9.A. pay             B. spend            C. need

10.A. because        B. but              C. although

单词拼写. （共10小题，计10分）

根据下列句子及所给单词的首字母，在答题卷上按题号写出各单词的完全形式(每空限填一词)。

1.A distant relative is not as good as a near n___________.

2.Thursday is the f__________ day in a week.

3.To be c__________, please click the next page.

4.He held on to r________ the broken computer by himself and made it in the end.

5.I was h _________deeply by his rude words.

6.People who believe in God go to c_________ every Sunday.

7.S_________ across the Pacific is always his dream.

8.Mo Yan, the Chinese Nobel Prize winner is e______ to produce more and better works.

9.There are altogether 200 people in the village, i________ the old people and children.

10.He turned a d_______ ear to my request for help.

用所给词的适当形式填空（10小题*1=10分）

1.Do you think watching too much TV is useful? No, I think it is       (use).

2.It is one of ______(famous)parks in the world.

3.You can learn English by        (test) your knowledge of grammar and vocabulary.

4.A lot of trees ________ (plant) on March 12^th every year.

5.What a pity! The tickets of the concert            (sell) out yesterday.

6.“We are proud of your_____________(successful), Daniel.” said father.

7.These clouds were so beautiful that I could not stop           （take）photos

8.Your mother _____________(get) everything ready for you , hasn’t she?

9.He        (be) ill for three days.

10.He made a _______________(decide) not to go there this week.

Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1  stars in China.
Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2 . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3 , he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).
Liu Xiang put his whole heart into his training.   4  the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record. In 2002 he won his first international   5  hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal at the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004, Liu Xiang won the   7  Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time of 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne.
  8  a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears(出现) in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9  more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol of China’s international sporting success.
【小题1】A. movie           B. sports         C. music
【小题2】A. old             B. short           C. young
【小题3】A. At first        B. At last          C. Next
【小题4】A. On             B. In              C. At
【小题5】A. 100m            B. 110m             C. 120m
【小题6】A. won             B. made             C. kept
【小题7】A. third           B. first            C. second
【小题8】A. Like          B. For             C. As
【小题9】A. pay             B. spend            C. need
【小题10】A. because        B. but              C. although