Snooker(台球)is a big sport in China.It is said that there are 300 million snooker players in China, so it's not surprised that some of the world's best players come from China.Ding Junhui is one of them.
When Ding Junhui was eight years old, there were not many snooker clubs.His father often played with his friends on a table in the street,and one day Ding Junhui played with one of his father friends and beat him.His father,a shoe salesman,discovered that his son was talented at snooker.He then took Ding Junhui to China's nation snooker training center in Dongguan,Guangdong Province.There.they lived in a room of five square meters.When they ran out of money.Ding's father phoned his wife and told her to sell their house.
After years of hard training,Ding turned professional in 2003 and became China's No.1.In 2005.more than 100 million people watched Ding Junhui win the 2005 World Snooker China Open.Since then, snooker has become more and more popular in China.
“When I was a small boy, snooker was not in the top 10 favorite sports in China,”Ding says.“Table tennis was top, followed by soccer, basketball and badminton.Now,basketball is top,but snooker is surely in the top five.”
1.Ding Junhui’s father usually played snooker ---When Ding Junhui was young.
A.in a club B.in the street C.at home D.in a training center
2.Ding Junhui became the best snooker player in China .
A.in 2003 B.in 2005 C.when he was 6 D.when he was 8
3.Ding Junhui and his father lived a_____ life when he was training in Dongguan.
A.rich B.colorful C.hard D.modern
4.According to Ding Junhui’s words,_________ is the top sport in China now.
A.ping-pong B.soccer C.snooker D.basketball
5.The passage mainly tells us ____ .
A.how to be a top player in snooker
B.what is the most popular sport in China
C.snooker player Ding Junhui's story
D.the history of snooker in China
Sudha Chandran was a dancer from India.She lost her chance to be a 1 when her right leg had to be cut off after a car accident.
Though the 2 brought her bright career to a stop,she didn’t 3 .In the terrible months that followed,she met a doctor 4 had developed an artificial limb(假肢).
After she was fitted with an artificial leg,she decided to go back to 5 .
Sudha believed that she could 6 her dream come true.Then she did 7 for her
dream.
After every public show,she would ask her dad about her act.“You 8 have a long way to go.”was the answer she used to get 9 her father.
In January 2004.Sudha made an important return by 10 a public show in Bombay.She gave a show in such an amazing manner 11 it moved everyone to tears.In the end,she 12 the final prize of the show.
That evening,when she asked her dad the 13 question,he didn’t say 14 .He just touched her feet as praise to a great artist.
When someone asked Sudha 15 she could dance again with her artificial limb,she said quite simply.“I don’t need feet to dance.”
1. A.runner B.player C.star D.moon
2. A.chance B.accident C.dancer D.leg
3. A.give up B.give away C.give in D.give out
4. A.which B.where C.what D.who
5. A.sing B.dance C.cut D.stop
6. A.take B.bring C.make D.keep
7. A.a lot B.a few C.a little D.a bit
8. A.still B.only C.just D.ever
9. A.in B.to C.from D.for
10. A.going B.giving C.getting D.watching
11. A.and B.so C.but D.that
12. A.won B.beat C.had D.told
13. A.different B.unusual C.usual D.strange
14. A.something B.anything C.everything D.nothirig
15. A.what B.how C.why D.when
---Wow! These inventions are amazing.
—They were all invented _______years ago.
A.hundred B.hundreds C.hundred of D.hundreds of
---Mary is a careful girl.
---Yes. She always goes over her exercises to there are no mistakes.
A.look for B.make sure C.find out D.think about
---Would you like to go to a movie with me?
----I’d like to__________ you don’t want to go alone.
A. until B before C. after D.if
—Why is Maria so nervous? Because she doesn't know ________at the big party.
A.to wear what B.to wear how C.what to wear D.how to wear