Do you know about Liu Xiang? He is one of the most popular   1   stars in China.

Liu Xiang was born on July 13, 1983 in Shanghai. Like many other Olympic sports stars, he started training when he was very   2   . In Grade Four, he went to the Junior Sports School of Putuo District of Shanghai.   3   he was trained as a high jumper. Then, in 1998, his coach noticed his skill in hurdling(跨栏).

Liu Xiang put his heart into his training.   4   the age of 18, Liu Xiang set a record（纪录）. In 2002 he won his first international   5   hurdles in Switzerland, and in the same year, he   6   a gold medal in the Asian Games in Korea. In 2004,Liu Xiang won the   7   Olympic gold medal in Athens, Greece. In 2006, he set a new world record with a time 12.88 seconds in the men’s 110m hurdles in Lausanne（洛桑 瑞典城市）.   

  8   a sporting hero, Liu Xiang is invited to competitions around the world. And he also appears in advertisements and films. So what’s next for Liu Xiang? Will he   9   more time away from sports? No, Liu Xiang will go for more medals for China   10   he’s a symbol（象征） of China’s international sporting success.

1. A. movies                     B. sports              C. TV                  D. music

2. A. old                           B. big                   C. young              D. short

3. A. At first                      B. At last              C. Firstly              D. Next

4. A. In                            B. On                  C. For                  D. At

5. A. 100m                       B. 110m               C. 120m               D. 125m

6. A. won                         B. made                C. kept                 D. hoped

7. A. last                           B. third                 C. second             D. first

8. A. Like                         B. For                  C. As                   D. To

9. A. pay                          B. spend               C. need                D. have

10. A. because                       B. but                C. so                   D. although