When talking about the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team, we will think of one person, Lang Ping. She uses her strong will and professional skill to help the team go to the world stage. For us, she is a hero.
Lang Ping was born on December 10th, 1960 in Tianjin, China. She is 184 centimeters high. She showed great interest in volleyball at a young age. Lang Ping started practicing volleyball in April 1973 and trained hard. Then in 1976 she went to the Beijing Amateur Sport School. In 1978, she started to play for the Chinese national team. She won many world competitions, including the World Championship crown in 1982 and a gold medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.
People in China like to call Lang Ping “Tie Lang Tou”. She was so strong and did a very good job in playing volleyball. Nobody could beat her. What’s more, no matter what she did, she never gave up.
After retiring from the national team, Lang Ping moved to the US to study. There, she lived quiet life and gave birth to a baby girl. In 1995, Lang Ping became the head coach of the Chinese national team. She led the team to win some world competitions. Later, Lang Ping left the national team because of health problems.
Lang Ping has become the coach of the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team since 2013. It is not easy for her to make the women volleyball players be trained better than before. However, she never gave up. Finally, all her efforts paid off. On August 21, 2016, the Chinese Women’s Volleyball Team won the gold medal in the Rio Olympics.
Lang Ping is a true hero. She always has a strong will to do everything. We can learn a lot from her.
1.When did Lang Ping start practicing volleyball?
A.In December 1960. B.In April 1973.
C.In April 1978. D.In December 1982.
2.Why did Lang Ping leave the Chinese national team as a coach?
A.Because she wanted to live a busy life.
B.Because she had to give birth to a baby.
C.Because she had some health problems.
D.Because she wanted to teach another team.
3.What can we learn from Lang Ping?
A.We should always have a strong will and never give up.
B.We should learn how to become popular and famous.
C.We should keep playing volleyball to become healthy.
D.We should ask other people to call us “Tie Lang Tou”.
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1.Oliver is a little boy who _______.
A.gets lost in a big city B.wants to learn to dance
C.is not good at art D.was born in America
2.If you are interested in dancing, you can read________.
A.Oliver and Patch B.A Dance Like Starlight
C.Absolutely Almost D.First Day at School
3.When you read Absolutely Almost, you will probably _______.
A.feel afraid B.fall asleep C.laugh a lot D.become smart
Fixing Things
“I didn’t mean to break it!” Jackson shouted to his older brother.
“That was my favorite______!” Carl said.
Jackson walked out of his brother’s room with his head down. Jackson had______stepped on his brother’s watch and had broken the glass. It was Jackson’s mistake for leaving the watch on his bedroom floor. Jackson overly wanted to get the watch fixed for his brother, but he didn’t have any______.
On his way to school the next morning, Jackson noticed an advertisement on a billboard that ______ , “Now hiring(聘用)paper boys.” Jackson wrote down the______, and after school he called the phone number he had written down. The man on the phone said they were in urgent need of paperboys and asked if he could start the next day. Jackson eagerly said yes.
The next day after school, Jackson started his new job as a paperboy. Delivering newspapers was hard work, but after only two weeks, he had enough money to fix his brother’s watch. When Carl wasn’t______, Jackson went into his room very quietly and got the watch and took it to a repairman.
In just two days, the watch was as______as new. Jackson walked into Carl’s room and said, “I have something to show you, Carl.”
“What is it? Did you break something else?” Carl asked.
Jackson held out his hand and watched Carl’s face______up.
“Is this why you got a job, Jackson? Thank you so much!” Carl said as he put his watch on.
Jackson just smiled, glad that he was able to get his brother's watch fixed.
1.A.watch B.book C.phone D.umbrella
2.A.hopefully B.accidentally C.quickly D.immediately
3.A.energy B.time C.money D.patience
4.A.served B.replied C.required D.stated
5.A.information B.conversation C.description D.explanation
6.A.talking B.working C.looking D.smiling
7.A.clean B.slow C.quick D.good
8.A.raise B.light C.clear D.warm
Lisa, could you tell me _____ yesterday?
A.what did the teacher say B.what the teacher will say
C.what will the teacher say D.what the teacher said
My sister_____ English for ten years. She can talk with foreigners in English.
A.studies B.studied C.has studied D.will study
The 24th Winter Olympic Games ______ in Beijing and Zhangjiakou in 2022.
A.holds B.is held C.will hold D.will be held
