China's former volleyball star Lang Ping has been invited to coach the US women's national team for the Beijing 2008 Olympics. But China's sports media said the offer would be difficult to accept.

　 Lang, who is presently coaching a club team in Italy's professional volleyball league, told sina.com that she was considering the offer by the US Volleyball Association.

　 "Right now I'm still considering their offer but I will answer them soon,”Lang said. "If I don't take the job, I have to give them enough time to find someone else."

　 Lang, 45，won Olympic gold in 1984. She later coached the Chinese women to silver at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and the 1998 World Championships.

　 She has also coached at New Mexico University in the United States where her daughter was born and lives.

　 The reaction in the Chinese media to Lang's job offer was swift(快捷的) and strong. Many say that if she takes the job it would be a direct challenge to China's goal of winning the women's volleyball medal at the Beijing Games.

　 "As an unusual player and a spiritual leader of Chinese volleyball, Lang Ping's influence over China far exceeds（超越）that of an ordinary player,”says the China Olympic Committee website.

　 "If Lang stands with the opponents（对手）during women's volleyball matches, you can rest assured that this will be difficult to accept for the new Chinese players, difficult for coach Chen Zhonghe, who was once her assistant, and difficult for all Chinese watching on television,”the site continued.（AGENCIES Feb 9，2005)

56. According to this passage, Lang Ping is ______ at present.

A. a volleyball player　　B. a club coach　　C. an unusual player　　D. an assistant

57. Form the text, we can learn ______.

A. Lang Ping has accepted the offer

B. Chen Zhonghe has got into trouble

C. all of the Chinese media support Lang Ping

D. Lang Ping is thinking the US offer over

58. According to the text, if Lang Ping stands with the opponents during women's volleyball matches, who will most probably have trouble?

A. The Chinese audience.　　　　　　 B. Our women's volleyball team.

C. Beijing 2008 Olympics.　　　　　　 D. Chinese former players.

59. When reporting the news, the author seemed to be a little ______.

A. angry　　　　 B. surprised　　　 C. shocked　　　　 D. worried

　　 阅读下面短文，从短文所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

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　　 Then he suddenly felt nervous．After all， it was his first time to 38 a part in a play． 39 could he face all those people watching the play？He put his head in his hands and tried to 40 his lines（台词），but nothing 41 to his mind．
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　　 At last the 51 came for him to appear on the stage． But suddenly the manager came to him again， 52 worried as she placed a hand on his arm to 53 him back． “Has anything gone 54 ？” Jack asked． “I’m afraid you’re going to be 55 ，” she said． “They’ve jumped three pages of the play and have missed your part out completely．”
36． A． before　　 B． by 　　　　　 C． after　　　　　　 D． at
37． A． looked　　 B． showed　　　 C． admired　 　　 D． enjoyed
38． A． make　　　 B． join 　　　　 C． have 　　　　　 D． give
39． A． Where　　　 B． Why　　　　　 C． When 　　　　 D． How
40． A． read 　　　 B． remember 　　C． understand 　D． learn
41． A． came 　　　 B． went 　　　　 C． happened 　　 D． got
42． A． away　　　 B． up 　　　　　 C． out 　　　　　 　D． down
43． A． passed　　 B． left 　　　　　 C． missed　 　　 D． failed
44． A． this 　　　　 B． that　　　　　 C． she 　　　　　　 D． it
45． A． wondered　　B． imagined 　　C． noticed 　　 D． examined
46． A． agreed　　　 B． suggested C． persuaded 　　　 D． encouraged
47． A． where 　　　B． when 　　　 C． which 　　　 　 D． there
48． A． idea 　　　 B． way　　　　　 C． path 　　　　 　 D． plan
49． A． do 　　　　 B． win 　　　　　 C． work　　　　　　 D． act
50． A． less 　　　 B． harder　　 C． better　　　　　 D． more
51． A． hour 　　　 B． minute 　　　 C． moment　　　 D． period
52． A． feeling　　 B． looking　　　 C． sounding　　　 D． growing
53． A． hold 　　　 B． take 　　　 C． catch 　　　　　 D． push
54． A． bad 　　　　 B． late 　　　　 C． mad 　　　　　　 D． wrong
55． A． frightened B． excited　 C． disappointed　　　 D． pleased

 The chairman thought         necessary to invite Professor Smith to speak at the meeting .

A. that                         B. it                         C. this                      D. him

 Only when I left my parents for Italy ______ how much I loved them.

A. I realized 　　 B. I had realized C. had I realized    D.did I realize

Believe it or not, Jim, a truck driver, earns ____ his brother, who is a white collar in a big company.

A.much as twice as   B. as twice much as  C. twice as much as    D.as much twice as

--- How do you find the British Museum?

--- Great! It’s ______ worth _____

A. very; visiting 　　B. well; a visit　　C. quite; being visited　　 D. well; of being visited

— Guess what! I have got A for my term paper.

— Great! You ______ read widely and put a lot of work into it.

A. must　　　　B. should　　　　 C. must have　　D. should have

 The storm left, ________ a lot of damage to this area .

A. caused   B. to have caused   C. to cause   D. having caused

 The teacher together with the students _____ discussing Reading Skills that _____ that newly published in America.

A.are; were     B. is; were   C. are; was      D. is; was

 After studying in a medical college for five years, Jane ______ her job as a doctor in the countryside.

A. take in   B. took over                  C. took up                    D. take off