Welcome to the 2012 London Olympic Games!
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Archery |
Archery has a 10,000-year history, when bows and arrows were first used for hunting and war. Archery first appeared at the Paris Olympics of 1900. It was removed after 1908 and only returned to the Olympics at Munich in 1972. |
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Did you know? In the 14th century, archery was so important that an English law required every man, aged seven to 60, to practice it. |
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Badminton |
This sport was invented by British soldiers in India who called it Poono, the same name as the town in which they lived. It was first played at the Olympics in 1992 at Barcelona. Although the rules of the modern sport were developed in England, Asian countries are now the best. |
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Did you know? The best balls are said to be made from the feathers of the left wing of a goose. |
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Football |
There are two medal competitions for Olympic football, one for men’s teams and one for women’s. Football was first played at the 1908 Olympic Games and it has been played at every Olympic Games every since, except for Los Angeles 1932. |
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Did you know? Hungary has won three football gold medals——more than any other country. |
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Taekwondo |
This Korean sport’s name means “the way of the hand and foot”, The players get points by hitting each other with these two parts of the body only. The players mustn’t lie on the floor and no equipment can be used. Taekwondo first appeared at the 2000 Sydney Games. |
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Did you know? Over 60 million people for 190 countries around the world regularly take part in this sport. |
1.Who invented the sport of badminton?
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A．Indians |
B．British |
C．Chinese |
D．Koreans |
2.Which of these sports appeared earliest at the Olympics?
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A．Archery |
B．Badminton |
C． Taekwondo |
D．Football |
3.Which sport was first named after a town?
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A．Badminton |
B．football. |
C． Taekwondo |
D．Archery |
4.Where can you most probably find this web page?
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A．sydney2000.com |
B．beijing2008.com |
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C．guangzhou2010.com |
D．london2012.com |
People like Edison Chen because he is young, good-looking and talented. But some people don’t 46 because he likes to make faces and walks in a strange way.
No matter 47 people think of him, Edison doesn’t care. He likes his own style and his own music . He shows he has more 48 than luck.
49 November 26 , Edison got one of the Lycra in Style Awards in Shanghai because he has been trying to 50 in music.
Edison first listened to hip-hop music 51 he was nine . He fell in love with it .
Now he’s working hard on making music with some Japanese friends .He wants to bring real hip-hop music to China.
His music tells young people that there’s 52 they can’t do. He also has the courage to himself, from his clothes to his hair. Some people don’t like his way of dressing. 53 say he walks like a gorilla. But he thinks it’s OK. “My 54 show my style , and my songs tell my feelings ,” he said . “If I only listened to others, I may 55 myself.”
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—Mike, I am going to Australia with my parents tomorrow.
—_________!
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A．Have fun |
B．Best wishes |
C．Never mind |
D．Cheer up |
—Hi, do you think his uncle __________ this evening?
—I think he __________if it doesn’t rain.
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A．will come; comes |
B．will come; will come |
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C．comes; comes |
D．comes; will come |
—My family ____ going to Guangzhou in September this year.
—Do you mean the city ____ held the 16th Asian Games? That’s attractive.
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A．is; which |
B．are; that |
C．is; where |
D．are; where |
______ beautiful the picture on the wall is!
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A．What a |
B．What |
C．How |
D．How a |
