Liu Xiang put his heart into his training.   44   the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record（纪录）. In 2002 he won his first international   45   hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   46   a gold medal in the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004,Liu Xiang won the   47   Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne（洛桑 瑞典城市）.   

  48   a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   49   more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   50   he’s a symbol（象征） of China’s international sporting success.

(　　) 40.        the day, we were tired but happy.

A. At the end of     B. In the end of    C. At the end   D. In the end

Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   41   stars in China.

Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   42   . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   43   he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).

(    ) 39. --       yogurt do you need to make fruit salad?  --Two cups.

A. How many            B. How about     C. How much   D. What about

(　　)38.       I was really tired yesterday evening,        I went to bed early.

A. Because, so      B. So, /          C./, because    D. /, so

(　　) 37. My grandfather went fishing with them just       .

A. fun            B. to fun         C. for fun       D. has fun

(　　) 36.You are never too young        things

A. start doing      B. to start doing   C. starting doing  D. started doing

(    ) 35.－It's        day.   －Yeah, I agree.

A. a real cold      B. cold really    C. real a cold      D. a really cold

(    ) 34.She likes to do the same things        her sister does.

A. like           B. as            C. than         D. on

(    ) 33. －What time did you get up yesterday morning? －About 10 o’clock. I      .

A. slept early           B. woke up early   C. slept late          D. got up early

(    ) 32.－What’s today?     －      .

A. It's fine        B. It's Tuesday   C. Monday March 12th D. It's six forty