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For as long as her parents can remember, 11­-year­-old Breana Carsey has had this crazy dream. She has always wanted a mommy horse who would give birth to a baby horse, who would then grow up to become a racing champion.

“Absolutely, this was a fairy tale for her from day one. We put it off for five years because we don’t have a farm,” said her father, Brian Carsey, who explained that his daughter has “me wrapped around her finger”．

Her horse was born in the spring of 2013. Breana named it MJB Got Faith for the faith she instantly had in him.

“I really loved him. He’s super soft too,” she said.

But that quick bond posed a real problem for this Dad. See, for whatever reason, Brian thought once he explained to his daughter that her horse could never run in a race—that it was a runt from poor breeding stock—she would just agree to sell it.

“She thought her horse was priceless,” he said. “So I had a chat with my wife and we really got ourselves in a mess here. And I didn’t know how we were going to get out of this. So we took him to the races, the horse that I thought we should have got rid of already.”

Brian was stuck, committed to boarding and training this long shot to end all long shots. And this is not a wealthy family. Brian runs a small company. And Ohio racing, which is harness style racing, is a $900 million­a­year industry.

MJB Got Faith was so slow that it was barely even qualified to compete but then somehow won his first race, then his second, third and fourth qualifying him for the state championship held in Columbus, Ohio.

“And I said to my daughter, ‘If you finish third, you should be so thankful,’” Brian remembered. “She said, ‘Daddy, if he finishes last, I’m going to be thankful. But he’s going to win.’”

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This little horse won an important match.

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Her dad now has a racehorse whose name is Steve Hartman.

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2 . The Best Writing Contests of 2023

1. What do Weekly Writing Competition and Anthology Travel Writing Competition 2023 have in common?

A．No entry fee is required.

B．Local culture is the focus.

C．There is maximum word count for entries.

D．One entry per person for each week is allowed.

2. What can be learned from Fiction Factory Flash Fiction?

A．Top prize winner will be awarded $300.

B．It is open to anyone from across the world.

C．Children’s stories on any theme are greatly appreciated.

D．Contest entries should be submitted before July 31, 2023.

3. Which contest suits you most if you are interested in climate crisis?

A．Weekly Writing Competition.	B．Anthology Travel Writing Competition.
C．Fiction Factory Flash Fiction.	D．Imagine 2200.

3 . London has already hosted the Olympics twice before and the 2021 Olympics will make it the first city in history to have held three Olympic games.

The first London Olympics in 1908

These games were going to be held in Rome but, because of a volcano, Rome wasn’t ready. London agreed to stage the games and the White City Olympic Stadium was built in just 10 months. What was new at these Olympics was the opening ceremony where athletes paraded (列队行进) with their teams behind their national flags. Only 22 countries took part and the profits were just over ￡21,000!

The second London Olympics

Because of the Second World War, the 1944 Olympics were cancelled. Four years later the war was over and London was able to hold the Games in 1948.Things were very different in London during these Olympic Games and many years of war had left the UK poor and hungry. People called them the “Austerity Games”. But there were still some great sports and some exciting events!

59 countries took part, more than at any other Olympics before and the USA won the most medals with 84. For the first time, cameras filmed the games and broadcast them on television so that people could watch them in their own homes.

The third London Olympics in 2021

The Games this year are going to be bigger, better and more exciting than ever before.   There will be more than 10,000 athletes from 204 countries taking part!

London wants to make sure that the benefits of the Olympics don’t just last for a few weeks in summer but go on much longer. The buildings have been designed and constructed so that they can be used for different things when the Games are over.

1. The text is mainly about _____.

A．London will host the Olympics again	B．London’s Olympic history
C．London’s Olympics will last much longer	D．London is ready for the Olympics

2. London hosted the Olympics in 1908 instead of Rome because _____.

A．London could build a stadium in 10 months	B．only 22 countries took part
C．there was a volcano eruption in Rome	D．London could make more profits than Rome

3. The second London Olympic Games were called the “Austerity Games” because _____.

A．the UK were poor and hungry then	B．there were some great sports
C．the previous Olympic Games was cancelled	D．about 59 countries took part

4. The underlined word “them” refers to _____.

A．the 59 countries	B．the 84 gold medals
C．all the athletes	D．the games

5. According to the text, we know that _____.

A．the benefits of the Olympics used to last for months afterwards

B．the 2nd London Olympics attracted more countries than any other Olympics

C．the buildings for the 3rd London Olympics have more functions for future use

D．the 2nd London Olympics were cancelled because of the Second World War

4 . 语法填空

On Nov.18, the Fourth National Minds Sports Games concluded in Quzhou, Zhejiang. Hosting chess, bridge, and draughts     1    (competition), the games     2    (aim)to encourage more young people     3    (love) and participate in sports. Pan Yiming, 15, from Hubei Wuchang Experimental High School, was one of the star     4    (play) among participants.

In October, Pan won the silver medal at the 2019 World Draughts Championship (WDC). Pan’s performance is the best record ever for a Chinese draughts player. Pan’s journey through the championship     5    (be)not easy. For Pan, the highlight was the matches against four international grandmasters for three consecutive days,     6     he called a “devil competition”. Pan survived the tournament and finished in second place     7     an undefeated record. He admitted that he didn’t put much thought into     8    (win)games.

To catch his     9    (opponent)moves, Pan had to stay calm and make the right decisions. “The key     10     winning is not giving up. Keep thinking and fighting until you get there,” Pan said. After the October win at the WDC, Pan, a grandmaster himself, is No.9 in the international rankings.

5 . The Olympic spirit is about a lot more than winning medals and setting records. Just look at the story of swimmer Eric Moussambani.

The Equatoguinean found his passion for swimming shortly after high school. Unfortunately, football is far and away the most popular sport in Moussambani’s home country. Living in such a football-crazed country, it was difficult for Moussambani to find a place to train consistently (持续地). Eventually, he found a 13-meter-sized hotel pool that he only had access to three hours a week. On days he could not use the pool, he trained in rivers.

After about eight months of swimming, he gained entry into the 2000 Summer Olympics through a program where the International Olympic Committee gave wild cards to developing nations to promote their sport further. In Sydney, Moussambani saw an Olympic-sized swimming pool for the first time, which was so big that Moussambani said he was “so scared” to compete in it.

The day of the 100m freestyle came. Moussambani made an energetic start in the first 50 meters, but in the final half of the race, he struggled to stay afloat (漂浮着), so much so that those on the sidelines considered jumping in and helping him out of the water. “It was then that I heard the crowd screaming and shouting, encouraging me to ‘Go, go, go.’ It gave me the strength to finish,” Moussambani said.

Moussambani finished the race with a time of 1：52.72, the slowest recorded time in Olympic history, but the fans did not care, cheering him as if he had broken the world record. “This is what the Olympics are all about,” a commentator said. “The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not winning, but taking part. The essential thing in life is not defeating others, but fighting well,” he said.

Moussambani serves as the national swim team coach for Equatorial Guinea now. Gone are the days when Equatoguinean swimmers needed to train in open water. They now have two Olympic-sized swimming pools. Moussambani hopes to grow the sport in his country.

1. Why did Moussambani fail to get proper swimming training?

A．Swimming was not taken seriously in his country.

B．Swimming in rivers appealed to him.

C．He was busy with his schoolwork.

D．He could not afford it.

2. How did Moussambani do in the race?

A．He was too scared to swim.	B．He quit at the first sign of trouble.
C．He finished with great difficulty.	D．He was pulled out of the water halfway.

3. What did the commentator think of Moussambani?

A．He showed the Olympic spirit.	B．He was a talented swimmer.
C．He disappointed his fans.	D．He could have fought better.

4. What does Moussambani wish to do now?

A．Build some Olympic-sized swimming pools.	B．Promote swimming in his country.
C．Coach the national swim team.	D．Win an Olympic medal.

6 . Columbia high school girls’ soccer team had lost every game in the season until a new ______stepped in two years ago.

Stuart Henley, a former soccer player and now a truck driver, ______the team and started training hard in February 2020. He ______the progress of the girls to team-building activities to help them bond on and off the field. He focused on the basics of football like passing, ______, and movement to try and bring the girls up to a good standard. His ______: coaches could give them guidelines, but girls ______what they felt they needed to work on.

Obviously, the girls were onto something big in the new season. They ______the skills they had learned and teamwork into their ______, which led them to an ______run of eight games, until they were sadly beaten 3-2 by Wyrley Pumas Team. Although this means they have been _____ the league title, the team have still exceeded (超出) expectation by earning the ______to the county’s top division.

“Whatever brings you down will ______make you stronger, especially for girls.” Captain Chelsea said, “Stuart has really ______our girls the philosophy of playing soccer. We’re going into next season full of confidence and ready to compete against tougher ______, but for now we’re still very much enjoying our ______.”

1.

A．player

B．driver

C．colleague

D．coach

2.

A．recognized

B．rewarded

C．reorganized

D．founded

3.

A．applied

B．preferred

C．credited

D．adjusted

4.

A．shooting

B．cheering

C．walking

D．observing

5.

A．principle

B．dream

C．plan

D．virtue

6.

A．found

B．decided

C．watched

D．liked

7.

A．turned

B．divided

C．integrated

D．translated

8.

A．styles

B．training

C．rules

D．game

9.

A．embarrassing

B．unlucky

C．intense

D．unbeaten

10.

A．awarded

B．denied

C．saved

D．limited

11.

A．promotion

B．approach

C．solution

D．contribution

12.

A．hopefully

B．officially

C．fortunately

D．eventually

13.

A．brought

B．taught

C．left

D．reserved

14.

A．participants

B．winners

C．opponents

D．partners

15.

A．harmony

B．victory

C．company

D．dignity

7 . It's time for people to pick up their boom boxes and dust off their sneakers. Breaking, or competitive break dancing, is going for the gold.

On Dec 7, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that breaking would be an Olympic sport at the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics. It will be the latest modern sport to be added to the Games. IOC President Thomas Bach said that the new addition of breaking could help the Olympics event be “more youthful”. “We had a clear priority, and this was to introduce sports particularly popular among the younger generation,” Bach said. “And also to take into consideration the urbanization of sport.”

Breaking was originally part of early hip-hop culture in New York in the 1970s. In the decades since, it has spread globally, enjoying huge popularity beyond the US and particularly across Europe and Asia. Though breaking is often categorized as a style of street dance, it more easily lends itself to the field of sports than other styles for the competitive nature.

“Back in the Bronx in New York, when it first started, it was always neighborhoods of kids just battling each other,” 26-year-old break-dancer Victor Montalvo told USA Today. “That's how they did it back in the day.”

“Breaking competitions typically consist of one-on-one battles in which one competitor challenges his or her rival with different moves and the other responds. It's a sport/art just as physically demanding as high-intensity dancing and acrobatics”, Montalvo added.

But as an art, breaking also features coordination and creativity. Some combinations of moves can be practiced, but much of a round is improvised. Combining vitality and creativity, breaking is accepted by young dancers across the world who are motivated by the prospect of representing their countries at the world’s biggest sporting event.

1. What does the underlined words “the gold” in Paragraph 1 refer to?

A．The coins made of gold.	B．The gold medal.
C．Great wealth.	D．The deep yellow color.

2. Why can breaking help the Olympics be more youthful?

A．It has a short history.	B．It reflects the urbanization of sport.
C．It is a new addition to the Olympics.	D．It is popular with the younger generation.

3. What might be the most challenging for breakers according to the author?

A．Creativity.	B．High intensity.
C．Physical coordination.	D．Dancing techniques.

4. What's the purpose of the text?

A．To stress the importance of breaking.	B．To introduce a new Olympic event- breaking.
C．To throw light on the rules of breaking.	D．To make a brief historical overview of breaking.