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　　China's Liu Xiang become the first Asian in history to win the men's 110m hundred(男子100米跨栏) in the Olympic Games on August 27 in Athens.

　　This 21-year-old young man equaled(平了) the world record time of 12.91 seconds for the gold. He also broke the Olympic record of 12.95 records.

　　“I never expected that I could run inside 13 seconds, and I never expected that I could break the Olympic record,” said Liu in tears. “I am very, very excited.” He added, “I was in a very good shape today. When I was in the blocks(起跑线), all I could think of was the sound of the gun. My race went wonderfully from the start until the end.” “I think today the Chinese people showed the world they could run as fast as anybody else.”

　　“Still this feels like kind of a miracle(奇迹). I didn't dare to think I would get a medal of any kind here,” he said.

　　“He is a hero, he is the pride of all of China.” said the president of the Chinese Athletics Administration(中国田径部).

　　Liu Xiang made history and we are looking forward to seeing him make more miracles in 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

1．The world record of men's 110m hurdles is ________ seconds.

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2．What Liu Xiang did told the world the Chinese people ________.

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A．are strong enough to run

B．run fastest in the world

C．would get any medal in sports

D．are also good at running

3．Why do we say “Liu Xiang made history”? That's because ________.

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A．he is the pride of China

B．he is 21 years old

C．he could run as fast as others

D．he made a miracle in sports

4．The underlines phrase(划线部分) “in a very good shape” means ________.

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5．Which of the following is NOT true?

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A．The Asians have never won the men's 110m hurdles.

B．Liu Xiang broke the world record.

C．Liu Xiang could run the 110m hurdles within 13 seconds.

D．Liu Xiang will take part in 2008 Olympic Games.

根据句义完成句中已给出首字母的单词。将每个完整的单词写在各小题的横线上。

1．They are s         to study hard．

2．Liu Xiang is the pride of Chinese．We are all p         of him．

3．Flooding is one of the b         problems in the world．

4．Everyone should protect our e        ．

5．Every time I wanted to give up, my teacher would e         me to try best．