Perhaps most people know the Chinese famous boxer Zou Shiming,but how many people are familiar with the exciting sport—boxing or Thai(泰国的) Boxing?
Boxing(拳击) is popular in many countries.Two fighters wear boxing gloves on their____.A bell rings.The boxers____each other until one knocks the other out.Each part of the fight is three____long.It is called a round.
Thai boxing is different.The boxing match____music from drums and flutes.Then the two fighters kneel(跪)and pray to God.Next they do a slow dance that copies the movements of Thai boxing.During this dance,each fighter tries to____the other that he is the best.
Then the fight begins.In Thai boxing,the fighters____kick with their feet and hit each other with their elbows and knees.Of course they hit with their hands,too.Most boxers can fight only five rounds because this kind of fighting is too____.
Thai boxing began over 500 years ago.If a soldier____his weapons(武器) in a battle,he needed to fight with just his body.The soldiers____how to use all the parts of their body.In 1560,the Burmese(缅甸的) army captured(俘获) the King of Thailand in a war.He was a very good boxer.He____the freedom from Burma by defeating all the best Burmese fighters.When he returned to Thailand,his people were very proud of him.So Thai boxing became a popular sport.
1.A. fingers B. feet C. hands D. arms
2.A. help B. teach C. know D. hit
3.A. hours B. minutes C. seconds D. days
4.A. begins with B. ends with C. plays with D. gets on with
5.A. get B. make C. show D. use
6.A. must B. need C. dare D. can
7.A. difficult B. interesting C. funny D. heavy
8.A. got B. held C. lost D. used
9.A. taught B. learnt C. saw D. seemed
10.A. beat B. hit C. found D. won
—Look! I have got Dad's computer to work again.
— ! Then he won't get angry with us.
A. Nice work B. No way
C. You've got no chance D. Face the truth
—Didn't they beat you last time?
— .But we lost by only 3 points.
A. Yes,we did B. No,we didn't
C. Yes,they did D. No,they didn't
The Browns love their son so much that they always want to stop him from into ftrouble.
A. gets B. to get C. getting D. will get
Chen Xiang trained hard that he hurt his foot.
A. enough B. too C. very D. so
Mr King didn't go anywhere yesterday. ,he watched TV all day.
A. In fact B. At the same time
C. At first D. From then on