Sporting events
12. liu xiang _______ people _______________________ when he became the first asian ______________________ in the men’s 110-metre hurdles. (當劉翔成為奪取男子110米跨欄的金牌的亞洲第一人時，他使全世界的人都為之激動。)
13. don’t you ____ to miss such _________________________? (難道你不覺得錯過這個好機會太愚蠢了嗎？)
14. feeling too old and tired to run the factory, mr. smith _________________________ _________________. (由于感到年高體邁，史密斯先生不得不讓位給他的兒子經營工廠。)
15. the day will come __________________________ . (不管黑夜有多長)
16. seize the chance, __________________________________. (否則你會后悔。)
17. they ______________ the captain ________________.(他們背地里說隊長的壞話。)
18. he’s _______________________ his parents. (他的父母以他為榮。)
19. ________________________, this fellow is now ____________________________ in this company. (令我們驚訝的是那個家伙在這公司大權在握。)
20. every one present was asked to __________________________ over this matter. (所有在場的人都被要求就此問題發(fā)表觀點。)
二、任務型閱讀
i would like to talk to you about space vegetables, and to show you that space vegetables are healthy and good for you.
space vegetables are grown from seeds that have been taken to and brought back from outer space. the seeds are affected by the radiation (輻射) and low gravity (重力) in outer space. when they are brought back to earth, these seeds produce vegetables that are bigger, healthier and more nutritious than normal vegetables. however, some people worry about eating space vegetables. they think that space vegetables might not be good for us and could give us cancer as a result of their exposure (暴露) to radiation in space. people should not be scared, though, as space vegetables are actually perfectly healthy.
here are some facts that you should know about space vegetables:
space vegetables are grown from seeds that are carefully selected. when seeds are brought back from space, they are tested to make sure that the vegetables they grow will be safe to eat. there are no traces (痕跡) of radiation after testing.
space vegetables are better for you than normal vegetables. for example, space tomatoes stay fresh for twenty days, which is one week longer than normal tomatoes. another popular space vegetable is the peppers. space peppers contain 20 per cent more vitamin c than normal peppers.