1 . “It’s incredible. I never thought my dream would come true so soon,” Chinese ballet dancer Chun Wai Chan recalled the scene when he got the news that he was promoted to the principal dancer with New York City Ballet(NYCB), the company’s first Chinese and fourth Asian principal dancer in 74 years.
Born in Huizhou, Guangdong in 1992, Chan has become attached to dance since childhood. However, his parents preferred him to be a doctor or a lawyer in the future. The uncompromising boy then wrote a seven-page letter to his parents describing his resolution to study dance.
Thanks to the sincere letter, Chan finally gained the support of his family, and at the age of 12, he was admitted to Guangzhou Arts School, marking the start of his dream-seeking journey. Chan’s first turning point in life came at the age of 18, when he was a finalist in the 2010 Prix de Lausanne, which earned him a full scholarship to study with Houston Ballet II. Two years later, Chan joined Houston Ballet and became a principal in 2017. There, he gained a reputation as a confident and sensitive performer. In 2020, he appeared as a contestant on the Chinese television show Dance Smash, which gained him a large following.
Chan returned to New York last year, and was finally promoted to the principal dancer with the NYCB in May this year. He attributes his success to his passion, hard work, concentration, perseverance and the pursuit of excellence.
In China, Chan’s success has become a source of pride. News of his promotion to principal dancer was widely circulated, and he has been featured repeatedly in the Chinese media.
After performances, audience members sometimes tell Chan that they have never seen Asian dancers in leading roles. He has been moved to hear young dancers of color say his example has given them hope for their own careers. “I used to think I danced just for myself,” he said. “Now I’m dancing for my family, for the audience, for the whole dance community.”
1. What can we learn about Chan?A.He is the first Asian principal dancer. |
B.He is fond of dancing when he was young. |
C.His parents have supported him from the beginning. |
D.He gained the popularity in the 2010 Prix de Lausanne. |
A.Determined. | B.Careful. | C.Thoughtful. | D.Fearless. |
A.Generous and considerate. | B.Perseverant and talented. |
C.Warm-hearted and ambitious. | D.Passionate and devoted. |
A.Because he got a lot of praises from the audience. |
B.Because he had been promoted to principal dancer. |
C.Because he realized his dance inspired other dancers. |
D.Because he received persistent support from his family. |
2 . Patriotic Zhang Weili won her historic fighting championship in Shenzhen on August 31, 2019. The 30-year-old fighter from Hebei Province produced a huge upset to knock out Brazilian Jessica Andrade and became China’s first UFC world champion.
Zhang entered the straw weight bout as a big loser to Andrade, who is tied with the most UFC wins(11) by a woman. However, after a series of devastating knee kicks and punches(重拳), Andrade was floored in the 42nd second of the first round and the challenger was declared winner by TKO. “Last year in Beijing I vowed(发誓)to become the first Chinese champion, and I did it!” said Zhang. “As a Chinese, I feel so proud. Today, I want to dedicate this victory to my motherland,” she added.
UFC boss Dana White declared Zhang “the most vicious woman on the planet right now” and revealed he is already planning the new champion’s next fight in the United States. Zhang appealed to White to smooth out some reasonable concerns she has about a US fight. “Please make sure all my corners can come because last time they couldn’t come for visa issues,” she said. “But all my coaches are here with me, supporting me and I won the belt.”
With six years’ experience in UFC, Andrade has a reputation for crucially seeing off opponents. But Zhang, who is known for her fierce “buzz saw” attacking style, never allowed Andrade to get going. “I think the keys to my win were my calm mindset and the strategy defined by my coaches. All the strategies were practical and predicted every move to help me seize every opportunity,” Zhang said.
She was the first Chinese fighter to even get a title shot from the UFC, which is now pushing hard into a Chinese market where interest in MMA is growing rapidly. Afterwards, Zhang hoped to inspire more young Chinese women to take up MMA and to be a source of inspiration for women, both in MMA and everyday life.
1. What can be inferred from paragraph 2?A.Andrade is a great opponent. | B.Andrade has 9 UFC wins so far. |
C.Zhang owed her victory to her efforts. | D.Zhang was afraid of Andrade’s attacks. |
A.Opponents. | B.Coaches. | C.Relatives. | D.Friends. |
A.strict teaching of her coaches |
B.support from her coaches and friends |
C.her strong body shape and enthusiasm |
D.her mindset and strategies developed by her coaches |
A.Women can make a big difference as well. |
B.Women should not ignore their appearance. |
C.Women should compete with men to show their abilities. |
D.Women can change their fate by winning UFC. |
It was exam time at Marc’s school. Every day, their teachers gave them loads of homework and told them the test was very important and that they ought to spare no effort to perform well in it. Everyone followed the teachers’ instructions and made preparations for it, except Marc. He just turned a deaf ear to it. He thought he would rather play football than study.
His mum and dad repeated the importance of revision for exams over and over again. They told him that he should be working hard preparing for the test. But the weather was sunny and he thought he had better things to do.
“Shall we go to the park?” he said to his friend Huck one afternoon. “It’s a nice day. We could play football and kick around.” Huck shook his head. “I’m supposed to review my lessons,” he said. “I’m going home to do some math.”
Marc was amazed. “You’d rather do math than play football?”
“Math is important. Besides, my mum says she will buy me a mountain bike if I do well in the math exam.”
“That’s crazy,” said Marc. Huck shrugged (耸肩) and replied, “Wait until I beat you in the test and you will watch me riding past on my mountain bike!”
“You won’t beat me,” said Marc.
“Oh yes, I will.”
“Oh no, you won’t! That will never happen. Just wait and see!”
For the first time ever, Marc wanted to perform well. He couldn’t bear it if his friend came top and he did badly. So when he got home, he opened his math book. But there was so much to do. All of a sudden, he felt like he’d forgotten everything he had learned that year! He didn’t know where to start. When his sister Lily came in, he was sitting expressionlessly by the desk, just staring out of the window.
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“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong?” she said.
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Although her writing wasn’t perfect, she still tried her best. She worked hard and pushed herself to achieve. She was excited to learn,
Serlina stopped by after class, one Thursday afternoon. She wasn’t asking a question about a paper I’d returned.
However, three nights later, her father called to tell me that Serlina would be missing a few classes. She had been in hospital with meningitis (脑膜炎). I heard from him again a few days later, and again after that. Her condition grew
A week later, Serlina herself called me to tell me she was on the road to
Then four weeks later, I walked into my classroom to find Serlina in her seat, smiling. She
A.on | B.with | C.to | D.among |
A.concentrate | B.turn | C.depend | D.take |
A.offered | B.disturbed | C.challenged | D.approached |
A.grateful | B.anxious | C.disappointed | D.embarrassed |
A.it | B.what | C.which | D.that |
A.Thus | B.Instead | C.Therefore | D.Besides |
A.satisfied | B.generous | C.delighted | D.shocked |
A.comforted | B.supported | C.attracted | D.impressed |
A.better | B.slighter | C.worse | D.heavier |
A.hardly | B.rarely | C.frequently | D.truly |
A.recovery | B.success | C.adventure | D.pressure |
A.view | B.impact | C.opinion | D.opportunity |
A.giving back | B.holding back | C.leaving back | D.turning back |
A.replaces | B.imagines | C.means | D.exchanges |
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Most Americans don’t like to get advice from members of their family. They get advice from “strangers”.When they need advice, they don’t
Most newspapers regularly print letters from
Keeping up seemed so important when I was a teenager. Back in 1973, if you weren’t wearing Penn Loafers (乐福鞋) you’d just as soon go around in your bare feet. There was only one problem that year, I had bought Oxfords—but Penny Loafers were in.
“I need some money for Penny Loafers.” I told my dad one afternoon at the place where he worked as a car mechanic.
Dad looked at me for a full minute before he answered, “Wear those shoes one more day. Look at every pair of shoes you see at school. If you can tell me that you are worse off than the other kids, I’ll buy new shoes for you.”
The next day, I did what Dad said. I saw many schoolmates wore torn shoes of the likes I’d never had to wear, and shoes with holes in them, but I had no intention of telling him the results.
When school was out, I rushed to the place where Dad worked. It was quiet. Only an occasional clank (叮当声) of metal could be heard as Dad worked under a car. Then dad’s shoes came into my sight. They were old and black, the kind mechanics and service-station attendants wore. I saw the mended soles (鞋底) and the spliced laces (拼接的鞋带) .
“You do what I told you today?”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well, what do you want to do?” He looked as though he might know what my answer would be.
“I still want the Penny Loafers.” I forced myself not to look at his shoes.
Dad handed me ten dollars. I took the money and went to the store two blocks down the street. A rack (货架) on a far wall appeared as if it had a million pairs of black Penny Loafers resting on it. On a rack next to it was a sign that reads “CLEARANCE 50% OFF”.Below the sign sat several “young” versions ofDad’s shoes.
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My mind was playing Pingpong
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I ran back to the shop and put Dad’s new shoes on the seat in his car.
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7 . Age has never been a problem for 16-year-old Thessalonika Arzu-Embry. After all, she’s already got her master’s degree.
The North Chicago-area teen started homeschooling at the age of 4. She began having an influence on others soon after. When she was 6 years old, she was an inspirational speaker at an organization called Tabitha House Community Service, which is for people who were forced to leave their homes because of earthquake, flood and other natural disasters.
At the age of 11, she graduated from high school and then earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology in 2013. She completed those classes online as she was traveling for church events and leadership meetings.
She doesn’t stop there, though. The teen plans to focus on aviation psychology (航空心理学) for her further study, a decision inspired by her father who is a pilot. She grew up around airplanes and took fights all the time. Her goal is to use it to help pilots deal with problems that could have deadly results once the plane takes off — a topic that has been in the news lately. For her, it’s a mix of two of her interests.
In her free time, Thessalonika enjoys playing tennis, swimming and being active in her youth group at church. She also has three self-published books, which are on her site. Jump the Education Barrier is written to help students finish college, and in the future aims to help business owners with trends. Her third book The Genius Race is designed to help people to be talents in various areas of life.
1. Which of the following is TRUE about Thessalonika?A.When she was 6 years old, she started homeschooling. |
B.She gained her master’s degree at the age of 11. |
C.She majored in science and technology. |
D.In 2013 she got her bachelor’s degree through completing courses online. |
A.Major in aviation psychology. |
B.Deliver inspiring speeches for church events and leadership meetings. |
C.Be active in her youth group at church. |
D.Write another book to help people to be talents. |
A.It aims to help people to be geniuses. |
B.It is intended to give students a hand to complete college. |
C.It is designed to arouse people’s awareness of psychology. |
D.The author hope to share her own experience with others. |
A.The Story of Thessalonika | B.To be a talent |
C.Three Published Books | D.Homeschooling |