Looking good feeling good

briton eugen sandow’s performance at the 1893 world columbian exposition in chicago is widely seen as the world’s first bodybuilding shadow. many of his poses(姿勢) are still used in competitions today. in 1940, the mr. american contest became the first world bodybuilding competition , and it was joined by the mr. universe contest in 1950 and the mr. olympia competition 15 years after that.
some ask whether bodybuilding is really a sport, since the competitions only require posing, not any real athletic effort. diet, on the other hand, plays a much more important role in bodybuilding than in any other sport.
“it’s hard to believe that all the athletes are close to starvation when they show off their muscles on stage,” said cao xinli, who won the women’s championship at the national bodybuilding competition last week in baotou.
a coach explained, “the strict controls on diet and the hard training often mean that bodybuilders are much weaker than they look.” but despite the dangers, young boys will still go to the gym in the hope of developing a better body.
48. why do teenage boys like bodybuilding now?
a. bodybuilding can help catch criminals.
b. they think bodybuilding can build up a muscular body
c. they want to become a good athlete.
d. they hope for success like their heroes.
49. take arnold schwarzegger for example to show ______.
a. bodybuilding is still quite young as a form of exercise
b. he became a strong politician.
c. body building plays an important role in the election
d. body builders can achieve great success as other people
50. where was the world’s first bodybuilding performance put on ?
a. in hong kong   b. in chicago
c. in california    d. in baotou
51. which of the following became the first world bodybuilding competition?
a. the mr. universe contest in 1950.
b. the mr. olympia competition in 1965.
c. the mr. american contest in 1940.
d. the world columbian exposition in 1893

四、單詞拼寫（10’）
52. i could see a tall f_______ near the door.
53. in a few days mr. green had r________ strength of body.
54. he is a f_______ as an artist, but a success as an art teacher.
55. the speech c_________ some interesting ideas.
56. smoking can be h___________ to your health.
57. the storm did a lot of _________ (損壞，損害) to the crops.
58. meeting adults___________(使窘迫) the shy child.
59. flying across the atlantic for the first time was a great ___________(成就).
60. he took a  _________ (冒險) when he crossed the old bridge.
61. take the medicine __________(定期地) three times a day.