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Liu Xiang is not an overnight success. He was born in Shanghai ___1.__ 13th July, 1983 and, like many Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very __2.. In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai. Liu was encouraged at first to train as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his skill at hurdling was noticed by his _3._____ Sun Haiping. In 2004, he __4.___ the first Olympic Gold medal for China in Athens, Greece. Now he is training hard to go for more __5.__for China. Just because he was trained for gold!

Many parents want their children to be famous one day. But do children have the same    1  ?

A new   2  —Hi, Ke'ai is on at Beijing Children's Art Theatre. It tells the story of a boy called Ke'ai. His parents would like him to become a painter or a   3  one day. They teach him to   4  and to play the violin, but Ke'ai doesn't enjoy these activities. Then one day Ke'ai's parents see Liu Xiang win a gold   5  at the Athens Olympic Games, and they want him to be a sportsman.

"   6  do they want me to be someone else?" Ke'ai asks and says, "I only want to be   7  . "

The play shows us that it is good for parents to learn to   8  their children. It helps parents to think about what kids want to do.

Young audiences(观众)enjoy the story, and also the   9  in the play. There are two songs in the play. One of them, "Ke'ai's Song" is very  10  to learn, so the audiences can sing the song on their way home after the play!

1.                A．jobs           B．dreams         C．habits    D．hobbies

2.                A．song           B．film            C．play D．opera

3.                A．writer          B．teacher         C．sportsman D．musician

4.                A．paint           B．write           C．run  D．drive

5.                A．match          B．ring            C．medal    D．race

6.                A．How           B．Why           C．When    D．Where

7.                A．myself         B．different        C．alone D．great

8.                A．encourage      B．understand      C．criticize   D．inspire

9.                A．light           B．clothes         C．skill  D．music

10.               A．easy           B．difficult         C．important  D．necessary

1It is no doubt that Liu Xiang is _______ favorite star.

A. us           B. we          C. our              D. ours

We hope that with the help of the new skill, Liu Xiang can run _____ than before.

A) fast    B) faster     C) fastest     D) the fastest

China's sport stars Yao Ming and Liu Xiang ________ Good will Ambassadors（亲善大使）for Shanghai.

1. A.
   has been named
2. B.
   have been named
3. C.
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4. D.
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