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Beijing Olympics in 2008

2008北京奥运会

还记得那辉煌的时刻吗?当萨马兰奇宣布中国“申奥”成功时，举国上下一片欢腾，我们等了多少年，终于等来了这一天。2008年，奥运圣火将被传到北京，国际大赛的帷幕就要在这里拉开。北京，你准备好了吗？

Once every four years, the greatest athletes from all over the world gather together in one city to take part in the world sports meeting—the Olympic Games. The holy flame(圣火) is carried from one place to the next. In 2008, the holy flame will be carried to Beijing, the capital of China.

When Beijing was chosen as the host city to hold the Olympic Games in 2008, all the Chinese people were very happy, excited and proud. They showed their excitement in different ways when they heard the news. Some people wept, some people laughed, some people jumped and shouted.

In Beijing we will build a new Olympic village with hotels for athletes and stadiums(体育馆) for matches.

The slogan of Olympics is “faster, higher, stronger”. It means every athlete should try his best to win an Olympic gold medal.

Notes:

1. athlete： n. 运动员 2. excited: adj. 激动的

3. proud: adj. 自豪的 4. slogan: n. 口号

5. gold: adj. 金的

1. The Olympic Games is held every ____ years.

A. five B. two C. three D. four

2. Beijing will hold the Olympic Games in ____.

A. 2004 B. 2008 C. 2012 D. 2016

3. The athletes who win the first prize will be given ____.

A. wooden medal B. silver medal

C. gold medal D. much money

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A Lion and Four Bulls 四头牛和一头狮子

团结就是力量!这个信念鼓舞我们战胜了“非典病魔”。然而，高傲无知的公牛们却不知道什么是团结，眼看着同伴被一个个吃掉，他们也无动于衷，最后全部成了狮子的美餐。你觉得这些公牛们的下场可悲吗?

Hello, everyone. Im glad to be given a chance to tell you a story. Now Ill begin.

Once there lived a lion in a forest. Every day, he went about to look for food. The small animals in the forest were all afraid of him.

Not far from the forest there were four bulls. They were good friends, and often went out for grass together. The lion tried many times to catch them, but could not do so. Every time he came near, the four bulls stood together to fight him so he could do nothing to them.

One day the bulls had a quarrel. After that, each went away and stayed alone. When the lion saw this, he was very happy. Then he caught one

bull and ate him up. Then he caught another. One by one he caught allthe four bulls and ate them up.

Notes:

1. forest: n. 森林 2. quarrel: v. 吵架

3. be afraid of: 害怕

1. Where was the lion living? ____.

A. Near a lake B. In a forest C. By a hill

2. What would the lion do to the bulls at first? ____.

A. He wanted to eat them up

B. He wanted to make friends with them

C. He wanted to help them

3. How did the lion feel when the bulls had a quarrel? ____.

A. Happy B. Angry C. Frightened

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