VINCOUVER （Reuters）——South Korea' s Kirn Yuna can finally relax and does fiot need to think about the future after she won the gold medal in the women' s figure skating （花样滑冰）on Thursday．
The 19-year-old was the overwhelming （压倒性的）favorite to finish top of the podium （颁奖台） but said the pressure going into the event was large．
"I feel now as if a huge burden has been lifted, " the Games' highest-earning female athlete-she makes an estimated $8 million a year —said after her near-perfect program where she nailed all of her 11 jumps．
"I will enjoy this moment and think about things later．I was just thrilled on the podium and I feel so relieved．I had been running toward this dream of the Olympics and was so happy to be here, " she said．
"Since I have achieved the most important goal in my life．I am going to enjoy this moment for a while and then think about what I am going to do," a smiling Yuna said．
Japanese rival Mao Asada took silver while Joannic Rochette of Canada grabbed the bronze medal four days after her mother died．
"I still cannot believe I did what I wanted to do at the Olympics．I have been dreaming about this moment and I cannot believe it is not a dream any more．" said Yuna．
South Korea was counting on her to grab their first gold medal in figure skating and the first Winter Olympics gold medal outside short track and speed skating．
"I was just happy to have skated a clean program．It was the first time I skated two clean programs．During the program when I finished all elements I thought 'this is going to be yeah．．．this is it'．"[
1.Kim Yuna felt relaxed because .
A．the competition was over
B．her dream finally came true
C．she won a large amount of money
D．she became well-known overnight
2.According to the passage, Kim Yuna____．
A．had a strong sense of team spirit in the Games
B．won the first gold medal for South Korea in the Winter Olympics
C．had expected she would surely win the gold medal
D．joined in the competition with great pressure from her country
3.The underlined word '"riva” lin Paragraph 6 most probably means"____"．
A．competitor B．coach C．judge D．hostess
4.It is known from the passage that____．
A．Kim Yuna is a person of great confidence
B．Joannie Rochette joined in the games with great sorrow
C．Kim Yuna is the richest athlete in South Korea
D．Mao Asada took silver medal by accident
You Are Going Places
One day I came home from school, changed my clothes and got ready for work．I work at a local restaurant in town as a cashier, seater and waiter．
I went to work feeling 31 . And to make matters worse, I was busy that evening．It' s the same thing over and over again． 32 with customers who complain about their food and where they are 33 is too big or too small．Little things like that tend to 34 a lot of us 35 but we manage to deal with it．
Three elderly ladies walked in and sat by the windows．It happened to be the very 36 near where I keep the dirty 37 in the boxes．Trying to keep up with all the dirty tables, customers leaving and coming in and 38 running all over the house, it was crazy． 39 these elderly women were watching 40 I was working to make sure every table was clean and ready for the next customers．
When they 41 their meals, I took their plates back to the kitchen．They talked to me for a while about school, how I was doing, what 42 I was in and what I planned to do in the future．
43 they were leaving, they walked past me and one of them said to me in a 44 and gentle voice, "You are going places．And that was it．They left the 45 and I had tears in my eyes, because they gave me 46 to believe in myself．They 47 my spirit from being down and gave me a 48 to keep on working hard．
People used to tell me that I could not have a career in 49 until I had a degree．I'm now a co-anchor （联合主持人）of a student-produced television 50 . And the best thing is: I'm only 17 years old and I am a senior in high school．
1.A．tired B．excited C．up D．down
2.A．Dealing B．Helping C．Talking D．Meeting
3.A．sat B．seated C．laid D．seating
4.A．attract B．avoid C．adjust D．annoy
5.A．employees B．customers C．boss D．employers
6.A．table B．box C．spot D．kitchen
7.A．dishes B．rooms C．clothes D．chairs
8.A．men B．women C．servers D．people
9.A．And B．Otherwise C．But D．So
10.A．what B．how C．where D．why
11.A．finished B．completed C．ordered D．got
12.A．place B．grade C．mark D．position
13.A．Before B．While C．As D．After
14.A．confident B．loud C．low D．pleasant
15.A．kitchen B．house C．restaurant D．table
16.A．ability B．courage C．imagination D．time
17.A．put down B．picked up C．took over D．pointed out
18.A．cause B．reason C．present D．permission
19.A．television B．government C．school D．restaurant
20.A．company B．station C.show D．advertisement
Tom has agreed to let me use his computer to surf the Internet, and ____I' m treating him to a good dinner at the newly-built restaurant just around the corner．
A．in charge B．in place C．in return D．in turn
Although they lost their jobs, saving and unemployment benefits allow the couple to ____ their comfortable home．
A．come up with B．catch up with C．hold on to D．look forward to
But someday, all the work we have done will ____; we will go to college and go on to'have a suitable job．
A．turn down B．work out C．pay off D．get away
We have very strict quality control and anything imperfect is ____, so customers feel secure about our products．
A．denied B．rejected C．deserted D．refused
