When Kim was in middle school, he didn’t like playing basketball because he was short. However, he enjoyed playing soccer. At first, he was a terrible soccer player, so nobody wanted him on their team. He tried his best to practice and made great progress (取得进步). One year later, other kids in the school accepted him as a soccer player.
When he was at college (大学), he stopped playing sports. He started to eat more and more and he started to smoke (抽烟). At the age of 21, he was overweight and became unhealthy.
One day, when he smoked in the park, he saw many people running. They looked very healthy. Some of them were much older than him. Then he decided to stop smoking and change his life. He went to a sports shop and bought a pair of running shoes, shorts and a T-shirt for himself. That evening he went running around the park for ten minutes! He felt terrible. Everything was hurting: his arms, his legs, his feet. The next evening, he went running again. He still ran for ten minutes only. Within a week, he was able to run for fifteen minutes, then twenty, and after three weeks he was able to run for thirty minutes without stopping. After six months, he was a long-distance runner! Last year, he ran his first marathon and finished it in three hours.
Now he runs eight kilometers every day. And he is very healthy now.
6. Why did other kids accept Kim as a soccer player one year later?
A.Because he wanted to win the game every time. |
B.Because he often played soccer on the street. |
C.Because all of his family members liked soccer. |
D.Because he practiced hard and made great progress. |
7. Before Kim entered college, he ________.
A.learned to smoke | B.studied really hard |
C.had bad eating habits | D.was a soccer player |
8. Kim went to the sports shop to buy the following things EXCEPT (除了) ________.
9. Three weeks later, Kim ________.
A.could run for fifteen minutes without stopping | B.gave up smoking |
C.could run for half an hour without stopping | D.became a long-distance runner |
10. Which of the following is TRUE?
A.Kim didn’t like playing basketball when he was in middle school. |
B.Kim began to smoke and eat much after he finished college. |
C.Kim runs six kilometers every day. |
D.It took Kim four hours to finish his first marathon. |