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Beijing Olympics in 2008

2008北京奧運會

還記得那輝煌的時刻嗎?當薩馬蘭奇宣布中國“申奧”成功時，舉國上下一片歡騰，我們等了多少年，終于等來了這一天。2008年，奧運圣火將被傳到北京，國際大賽的帷幕就要在這里拉開。北京，你準備好了嗎？

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(體育館) 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. 運動員 2. excited: adj. 激動的

3. proud: adj. 自豪的 4. slogan: n. 口號

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 四頭牛和一頭獅子

團結就是力量!這個信念鼓舞我們戰勝了“非典病魔”。然而，高傲無知的公牛們卻不知道什么是團結，眼看著同伴被一個個吃掉，他們也無動于衷，最后全部成了獅子的美餐。你覺得這些公牛們的下場可悲嗎?

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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