EVENTS(赛事)

Bicycle tour(旅行)and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sum. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg.  Then the next 55 kilometre leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost:200 yuan         Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices:60,100,150 yuan

Time/Date:4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )   Telephone:5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates:9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone:7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

1 The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about      .

A. visiting teams

B. famous players

C. things to do for the weekend

D. prices to pay for the sports events

2 If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for       .

A. 35 kilometres         B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres         D. 110 kilometres

3 the underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means       .

A. race

B. practice

C. part of the training

D. part of the tour

4. What  is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

5. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 4675027               B. 7143177

C. 5012372               D. 7144850

EVENTS(赛事)

Bicycle tour(旅行)and race

A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27(Sat. & Sun. ). At 5:30am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg. Then the next 55 kilometer leg, from Yanjiao to Jixian, will be the first competitive(竞争性的)part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken from Jixian to Changli.

The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaibe, covering a distance of 20 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

Cost:200 yuan Telephone:4675027

Brazilian footballers

The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players . Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

Ticket prices: 60,100,150 yuan

Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26(Sat. )   Telephone:5012372

Rock climbing

The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(观众).

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27

Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua

59. If you take part in the bike tour, you will ride for____.       .

A. 35 kilometres           B. 55 kilometres

C. 75 kilometres           D. 110 kilometres

60. What is special about the rock climbing competition?

A. A foreign team takes part in it.

B. You can watch it without paying.

C. You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.

D. The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.

61. If you want to find something to do for Saturday afternoon, which telephone number will you call?

A. 5012372      B. 7143177

C. 4675027      D. 7144850

      

In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her     voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to     ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had     the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the     letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the    , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her    . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.     she lost the contest, she     the biggest contest that day: the contest of her     .

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get    . This young girl could easily have     and nobody would have known it    herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself    .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the     from a spelling contest. Her     for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to     with herself and the     she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today make     you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to     to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are     what we do even when we don’t know.

1.A. loud             B. sweet              C. deep           D. soft

2.A. rarely            B. simply             C. occasionally           D. totally

3.A. forgotten   B. mispronounced C. misunderstood       D. misspelled 

4.A. correct     B. wrong             C. different      D. same

5.A. hall                B. building            C. stage         D. classroom

6.A. bravery          B. courage           C. honesty           D. cleverness

7.A. Though           B. Unless             C.If                    D. Since

8.A. defeated       B. broke              C. won           D. achieved 

9.A. character      B. knowledge          C. life                   D. ability

10.A. paid            B. caught           C. welcome        D. injured

11.A. asked           B. lied         C. explained              D. replied

12.A. except for        B. but             C. besides       D. as well as

13.A. cheap         B. expensive            C. priceless              D. brave

14.A. prize          B. gift          C. skill            D. review

15.A. sense          B. pride          C. respect             D. love

16.A. live        B. work           C. study          D. agree

17.A. plan       B. conclusion             C. discovery       D. choice

18.A. which           B. that                 C. what           D. how

19.A. grow up          B. bring up      C. pick up               D. come up

20.A. recording         B. watching        C. correcting     D. accepting

 

In a spelling contest (竞赛), an 11-year-old girl was asked to spell a certain word. But with her  16  voice the judges were not sure if she spelled the word with the letter A or E. They talked it over and finally decided to  17  ask her what she had said. By then, the girl knew she had  18  the word, but instead of lying, she told the truth that she had said the  19  letter—so she lost the contest.

As the girl walked off the  20 , the entire audience stood to their feet, clapping to praise her  21 . Later, dozens of newspaper reporters wrote about this girl’s honesty.  22  she lost the contest, she  23  the biggest contest that day: the contest of her  24  .

Probably the biggest test of our character is what we should do if we knew we would never get  25 . This young girl could easily have  26  and nobody would have known it  27 herself. However, that’s just it: she would know she did wrong. It’s been said, “If you cheat, you make yourself  28 .” This young girl was strong and smart enough to value her own character more than the  29  from a spelling contest. Her  30  for herself was more important than any respect others might give her for winning a contest. She knew she would have to  31  with herself and the  32  she made at that moment would have a long-lasting influence.

It’s so true that the choices you make today make  33  you are tomorrow. Our children will follow our behavior. So if we want them to  34  to be honest, we must be honest ourselves. Remember, our kids are  35  what we do even when we don’t know.

16. A. loud	B. sweet	C. deep	D. soft
17. A. rarely	B. simply	C. occasionally	D. totally
18. A. forgotten	B. mispronounced	C. misunderstood	D misspelled
19. A. correct	B. wrong	C. different	D. same
20. A. hall	B. building	C. stage	D. classroom
21. A. bravery	B. courage	C. honesty	D. cleverness
22. A. Though	B. Unless	C.If	D. Since
23. A. defeated	B. broke	C. won	D. achieved
24. A. character	B. knowledge	C. life	D. ability
25. A. paid	B. caught	C. welcome	D. injured
26. A. asked	B. lied	C. explained	D. replied
27. A. except for	B. but	C. besides	D. as well as
28. A. cheap	B. expensive	C. priceless	D. brave
29. A. prize	B. gift	C. skill	D. review
30. A. sense	B. pride	C. respect	D. love
31. A. live	B. work	C. study	D. agree
32. A. plan	B. conclusion	C. discovery	D. choice
33. A. which	B. that	C. what	D. how
34. A. grow up	B. bring up	C. pick up	D. come up
35. A. recording	B. watching	C. correcting	D. accepting