About Li Na

Birthday: February 26, 1982

Birthplace: Wuhan, Hubei

Height: 172cm

Weight: 65kg

 “My dream has come true. I have always wanted to be a Grand Slam (大满贯) champion.” These are the words of Chinese tennis player Li Na after she became the first Asian woman to win a Grand Slam final in the French Open on June 4, 2011.

“People say I’m getting old. So this is a great success (成功) for such an old woman,” the 29-year-old girl joked.

Miss Li has a tattoo (纹身). She likes dyeing her hair many different colors. And, at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, she told her fans to “shut up” when they made noise in their support.

Li Na was born in Wuhan, she started to play tennis at the age of 6. She once said: “As a child, I felt sad because every day I had to wake up early to practice. After school I had to practice more. I didn’t have time to play.”

However, the strong girl didn’t give up and she made history for Chinese tennis time after time.

Now the new champion is already thinking about winning another Grand Slam title. “When you have one title, surely you will think about another,” she says, not hiding her ambition (雄心).

“Chinese people are not confident enough on the tennis court. If there is a person like me who can prove (证明)we Chinese can do it, the other young players in China will feel the same,” she said.

51. Li Na was born in the year of _____.   

     A. 1982      B. 1984     C. 1986      D. 1990

52. When she began to play tennis, Li Na was _____.

     A. happy       B. sad       C. excited     D. nervous

53. The underlined word “give up” here means “_____” in Chinese.

     A. 骄傲       B. 放弃     C. 炫耀     D. 理睬

54. Which of the following is NOT right about Li Na?

     A. Li Na took part in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

     B. Li Na has already won a Grand Slam champion.

     C. Li Na had to wake up early to practice playing tennis.

     D. Li Na said she was not confident on the tennis court.

55. The passage mainly tells us _____.

     A. something about the tennis        B. something about how to play tennis

     C. the Chinese people and the tennis   D. the Grand Slam champion – Li Na

Expo 2010 is held in Shanghai from May 1 to October 31．People all over the world are looking forward to it．Here are several golden rules on how to best plan your hip．
Rule 1：Do your homework
Read everything you call before going．Really study the maps．Know the pavilions．Arrive at the entrance nearest Io the things you want to see．Have a plan．It will make a big difference．
Rule 2：Allow plenty of time
Expo 2010 is the largest attraction event in the history of the world．It will take many days to see it．Plan to spend from five to eight days or more seeing it．
Rule 3：Pace yourself
Expo is enormous．The distances are punishing．It is better to spend a day seeing a single area than to man hack and forth all over the site．Remember to wear the most comfortable shoes．Never mind what they look like．
Rule 4：Get going in May
At many Expos the crowds are smaller in May and in early June than any other time．And beware the last two weeks．During every Expo, people delay their visits and then in early October they suddenly realize．“Expo will close soon! I haven’t seen it!’’ As a result, the last several weeks usually have the most crowded days of the entire Expo．
Rule 5：Find out what everyone else is doing-and do the opposite
If you don’t like large crowds and long lines．do the opposite．Here is all example：Most people go on Saturdays or on holidays, So avoid Saturdays and holidays．Go on weekdays when most people are at work．
Rule 6：Turn up
Expo 2010 is the largest celebration in China’s history-an amazing once-in-a-lifetime event．When it is gone and it will never be seen again．So whatever you do，don’t miss it!
【小题1】Expo 2010 will last _________．