While watching the Olympics the other night, I came across an unbelievable sight．It was not a gold medal, or a world record broken, but a show of courage．

　　　 The event was swimming and started with only three men on the blocks．For one reason or another, two of them false started, so they were disqualified．That left only one to complete．It would have been difficult enough, not having anyone to race against, even though the time on the clock is important．

　　　 I watched the man dive off the block and knew right away that something was wrong．I'm not an expert swimmer, but I can tell a good dive from a poor one, and this was not exactly medal quality．When he resurfaced, it was evident that the man was not out for gold — his arms were waving in an attempt at freestyle．The crowd started to laugh．Clearly this man was not a medal competitor．

　　　 I listened to the crowd begin to laugh at this poor man who was clearly having a hard time．Finally he made his turn to start back．It was pitiful．He made a few desperate strokes and you could tell he was worn out．

　　　 But in those few awful strokes, the crowd had changed．

　　　 No longer were they laughing, but beginning to cheer．Some even began to stand and shout “Come on, you can do it!” and he did．

　　　 A clear minute past the average swimmer, this young man finally finished his race．The crowd went wild．You would have thought that he had won the gold, and he should have．Even though he was recorded one of the slowest times in Olympic history, this man gave more heart than any of the other competitors．

　　　 Just a short year ago, he had never even swum, let alone race．His country had been invited to Sydney．

　　　 In a competition where athletes remove their silver medals feeling they have somehow been cheated out of gold, or when they act so proudly in front of their competitors, it is nice to watch an underdog．

51. From the passage we can learn that the young man ________．

　　　 A. made his turn to start back pitifully　　　　　　　

B. was skillful in freestyle in the game

　　　 C. swam faster than the average swimmer　　　　

D. was not capable enough to win the medal

52. The crowd changed their attitudes because ________．

　　　 A. they felt sorry for the young man　　　　　　　　　

B. they were moved by the young man

　　　 C. they wanted to show their sympathy　　　　　　

D. they meant to please the young man

53. According to the passage, “it is nice to watch an underdog” probably means _______．

　　　 A. it’s amusing to watch a man with awful swimming skills

　　　 B. it’s amazing to watch an ordinary man challenging himself

　　　 C. it’s cheerful for athletes to act proudly before their competitors

　　　 D. it’s brave enough for some athletes to remove the silver medals

54. What’s the best title for the passage?

　　　 A. Compete for Gold!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

B. Try again!

　　　 C. Break a Record!　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. Go for it!

Last weekend, my kids along with a few other kids from the neighborhood volunteered to help me wash my car．My 10-year-old daughter came up with the idea of 31 other people’s cars as well．It was pretty　 32　 outside and I had no plans to　 33　 being in the bright sun．She　 34　 wanted to give lemonade（檸檬汽水）to passers-by for free．I had seen little kids 35　 and sell fresh lemonade for a small cost but not free．Although I felt 36 , I decided to help her．

　　 37　 she asked me, “What if we 38　 this a smile car wash?” I couldn’t hold back my tears and　 39　 her and the other kids to go outside the house and come up with　 40　 ideas．While I kept myself busy in drying the car, the gang walked up to me with a（n） 41　 with beautiful images of smiles．They had “Free Car Wash” written on it and the　 42　 of their exercise was “smile”．It was pretty neat to see a team of kids ranging 5-11 years with the 43　 to do something for others．

　　　 All that seemed 44　 and came right from their heart．Nothing seemed to　 45　 to them: their playtime, the heat outside—they just wanted to　 46 others and do something nice in the community!

　　　 I helped them make some fresh lemonade and brought out some additional　 47 to help clean cars．Passers-by were　 48　 and one even shouted back to them saying “God Bless You, my kids…” One of them even tried giving them 5 dollars, which they refused．A pretty heartwarming　 49　 !

　　　 I feel blessed by being 50　 by such wonderful and loving souls．

31. A. drying B. repairing C. washing　　　　　　　　　 D. decorating

32. A. quiet　　　　　　　　　 B. hot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. different　　　　　　　　　 D. dirty

33. A. suggest　　　　　　　 B. avoid　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. continue　　　　　　　　　 D. practise

34. A. further　　　　　　　　 B. therefore　　　　　　　　　　　 C. already　　　　　　　　　　 D. hardly

35. A. choose　　　　　　　 B. enjoy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. buy　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. serve

36. A. worried　　　　　　　 B. popular　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. confused　　　　　　　　　 D. difficult

37. A. Finally　　　　　　　　 B. Simply　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. Then　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. Luckily

38. A. show　　　　　　　　　 B. leave　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. make　　　　　　　　　　　 D. order

39. A. challenged　　　　　 B. expected C. invited D. encouraged

40. A. creative　　　　　　　 B. ready　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. changed　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

41. A. board　　　　　　　　 B. picture　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. idea　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. car

42. A. purpose　　　　　　　 B. trouble　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. secret　　　　　　　　　　　 D. theme

43. A. need　　　　　　　　　 B. duty　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. imagination　　　　　　　 D. sense

44. A. important　　　　　　 B. disappointing　　　　　　　　 C. hopeful　　　　　　　　　　 D. natural

45. A. matter　　　　　　　　 B. mean　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. belong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. refer

46. A. relax　　　　　　　　　 B. try　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. help　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. smile

47. A. food　　　　　　　　　 B. rags　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. money　　　　　　　　　　 D. fruit

48. A. interested　　　　　　 B. amazed C. bored D. frightened

49. A. scene　　　　　　　　 B. scenery　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. story　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. view

50. A. supported B. understood C. refused D. surrounded

 The Chinese government is willing to work with other countries to adopt more effective measures in order to realize the goals of sex __________, women's empowerment（自主）and building a harmonious world．

       A. equality                 B. quantity        C. quality                   D. personality

 A sense of __________ is the basic requirement for people working in the service industry, such as education and health care.

   A. agreement        B. attention        C. invitation        D. devotion

 According to our teacher, we should take detailed notes in class because they are more __________ than our memory.

   A. reliable          B. ridiculous       C. enthusiastic      D. stubborn

 Although the film star has got a tight schedule these days, our boss is still _________ to have him invited to the party for the promotion of our new product.

   A. concerned        B. determined      C. frustrated        D. annoyed

 I just keep working hard as I have done, and ________ it will pay off. It has done so far and so I just have to do the same.

   A. eagerly          B. hopefully       C. immediately       D. gradually

 Bob thought he couldn’t go to the party because he had too much homework, but persuaded by his friends, he went _________.

   A. above all         B. in all          C. after all           D. first of all

 We’ll take a honeymoon trip to Venice. Would you like to _________ my dog for me while we’re away?

   A. look at           B. search for      C. watch over        D. care about

 On the Eve of the Spring Festival, we Chinese people like to play with fireworks, and the noise doesn’t _________ until after midnight.

   A. die back         B. die off         C. die out            D. die down