What does an athlete need to get to the top of sport? Talent is one thing of course, but perhaps there’s 　36 more important than that—hard work. Top sportsmen and sportswomen take their sports very seriously and want to be the best.

Tara Lipinski is a pretty American teenager. She 　37 the world ice-skating championship when she was only fourteen years old. From the age of three, when she 　38 a pair of ice skates for the first time, she loved the sport more than anything else in the world. She trains for many hours every day, and 39 outside with her friends to parties is nearly impossible.

Boris Becher has been famous 　40 he won the Wimbledon Men’s Singles Tennis Championship in 1985.He was only seventeen years old then, and he had beaten many of the best players in the world at that time .He always 　41 hard every day. He never had the same kind of lifestyle as most other teenage boys. He couldn’t spend his weekends 　42 the TV, at parties or in restaurants. He 　43 even eat chocolate whenever he wanted, everything he did was for tennis and his daily training was very strict.

To succeed like Tara and Boris, you 　44 a lot of help and support from everyone around you, especially your 　45 .You must give up a lot of freedom, but if you ask these champions what they think, they will tell you it’s all worth（值得）it.

36. A. anything　　　　　　　　 B. something　　　　　　 C. nothing　　　　　　　　 D. everything

37. A. hit　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. won　　　　　　　　　　 C. did　　　　　　　　　　　 D. kept

38. A. put on 　　　　　　　　 B. made up　　　　　　　　 C. took off　　　　　　　　 D. turned down

39. A. go　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. going　　　　　　　　　　 C. to play　　　　　　　　　 D. skating

40. A. when　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　 D. after

41. A. studied　　　　　　　　　 B. did　　　　　　　　　　　 C. practiced　　　　　　　 D. thought

42. A. next to 　　　　　　　　 B. instead of　　　　　　　 C. across from　　　　　 D. in front of

43. A. mustn’t　　　　　　　　 B. didn’t　　　　　　　　　 C. couldn’t　　　　　　　　 D. shouldn’t

44. A. asks　　　　　　　　　　　 B. need　　　　　　　　　　 C. want　　　　　　　　　　 D. hope

45. A. father　　　　　　　　　　 B. mother　　　　　　　　　 C. grandparents　　　　 D. family

　　　 What’s under the chair? __________ a cat under it.

　　　 A. It’s　　 B. There’s　　 C. They’re　　 D. There’re