My dear friends,
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There isn't enough space here to thank everyone who has travelled on my journey with me, but I must thank those that have stuck with me through the highs and the lows and have helped me become the person that I am today.
THANK YOU TO:
My mother …
My father …
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And lastly, to tennis fans in China! I am grateful to each and every one of you1.pushing me to be my best, embracing me and loving me 2.(conditional). There is no limit to 3.far we can take the sport of tennis in China, together.
When I started playing tennis, I was just a neighborhood kid 4.an after-school hobby, not realizing what magical journey lay ahead of me. 5. my journey hasn't been easy, it has been rewarding. I 6. (see) change happening in front of my eyes, young girls picking up tennis racquets, setting goals and believing in 7. . I hope that I've had the opportunity 8. (inspire) young women all over China to pursue their goals with energy and self-belief.
9.you want to be a tennis player, a doctor, a lawyer, a teacher or a business leader, I urge you to believe in yourself and follow your dream. If I could do it, you can too! Be the bird 10.sticks out. With hard work, your dreams will come true.
Li Na
We have been driving in fog all morning, but the fog is lifting now. The little seaside villages are , one by one. “There is my grandmother's house,” I say, pointing across the bay to a old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage (朝圣) with Lise, my granddaughter, seeking roots for her and retracing (追溯) memory for me. Lise was one of the children, moved from house to house in childhood. She longs for a sense of , and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors for 200 years.
We soon by the house and I tell her what it was like here, the memories rushing back, swift as the tide.
Suddenly, I long to walk again in the where I was once so gloriously a child. It is still owned by a member of the family, but has not been lived in for a while. We cannot go into the house, but I can still walk through the rooms in memory. Here, my mother in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary. I can still see the enthusiastic family into and out of the house. I could never have enough of being with them. However, that was long after those childhood days. Lise attentively as I talk and then says, “So this is where I began; where I belong.”
She has her roots. To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human . To be rooted is “to have an origin”. We need that origin. Looking backward, we discover what is unique in us; learn the of “I”. We must all go home again—in reality or .
1.A. appearing B. moving C. exposing D. expanding
2.A. haunted B. shabby C. fancy D. modern
3.A. shared B. short C. fresh D. treasured
4.A. gossip B. flexible C. mobile D. skillful
5.A. home B. duty C. reality D. relief
6.A. built B. lived C. remained D. explored
7.A. catch up B. pull up C. step down D. come down
8.A. yard B. village C. room D. house
9.A. lay B. played C. sat D. stood
10.A. marching B. looking C. breaking D. pouring
11.A. wonders B. listens C. reacts D. agrees
12.A. deepened B. recognized C. accepted D. found
13.A. heart B. rights C. interest D. behaviors
14.A. meaning B. expression C. connection D. background
15.A. theory B. dream C. memory D. fiction
The "Chinese Dream" is _____ dream to improve people's well-being and _____ dream of harmony, peace and development.
A. the; a B. a; a C. a; the D. the; the
The famous musician, as well as his students, _____ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.
A. were invited B. was invited
C. have been invited D. has been invited
The girl has a great interest in sport and _____ badminton classes twice a week over the last three years.
A. took B. is taking
C. takes D. has been taking
_____ basic first-aid techniques will help you respond quickly to emergencies.
A. Known B. Having known
C. Knowing D. Being known
