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    I am a karate(空手道) player. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other players,

I was very excited about my event. I watched every player's skills so that I could carefully avoid their moves.

    Somehow, I got into the semifinals(半决赛). In the semifinals, I fell down and hurt myself. I still didn't give up, so I fought back and got into finals. After all, getting the gold medal was my dream.

    In the final competition, there were no supporters on my side, as I was a new face. Instead, the crowd was cheering for my opponent(对手). I could hear only my opponent's name.

    I didn't mind the crowd's cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack. I had confidence in myself, and I knew that no matter how strong my opponent was, I had to give it my best shot and fight well.

    When the time was up, I was leading with a 3—0 score. One thing I learned from that event is, no matter how strong your opponent is, don't think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot, and you will make your way to success.

    Win or lose, you will gain important experiences. Learn from every step you take.

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    I am a karate(空手道) player. I still remember my first karate competition. Like other players,

I was very excited about my event. I watched every player's skills so that I could carefully avoid their moves.

    Somehow, I got into the semifinals(半决赛). In the semifinals, I fell down and hurt myself. I still didn't give up, so I fought back and got into finals. After all, getting the gold medal was my dream.

    In the final competition, there were no supporters on my side, as I was a new face. Instead, the crowd was cheering for my opponent(对手). I could hear only my opponent's name.

    I didn't mind the crowd's cheering. I kept one thing in mind: focus, wait and attack. I had confidence in myself, and I knew that no matter how strong my opponent was, I had to give it my best shot and fight well.

    When the time was up, I was leading with a 3—0 score. One thing I learned from that event is, no matter how strong your opponent is, don't think you are weak or strong. Just give your best shot, and you will make your way to success.

    Win or lose, you will gain important experiences. Learn from every step you take.

【加试题】伯里克利上台后，开始加紧重建被希波战争摧毁的雅典卫城。尽管贵族派反对他耗费巨资，但伯里克利作为战后青年一代的楷模，仍获得了公民大会的支持，赋予其建造卫城之权。他力争把帕特农神庙中的雅典娜神奉为全希腊的大神，吸引希腊人来朝圣，并通过土木工程建设给各行业的工匠以就业机会。据此可以说明(  )

①帕特农神庙是雅典娜女神的主神庙

②公民大会是雅典事实上的最高权力机构

③伯里克利使雅典民主政治建设趋于完善

④重建雅典卫城在政治、军事和经济上具有重大意义

根据文章内容和括号内所给汉语的意思，写出各单词的正确形式（每空一词）。

Dear Dad,

    Father's Day is coming. Although I am {#blank#}1{#/blank#}（忙）getting ready for the high school entrance exams, I want to celebrate it for you because you are my {#blank#}2{#/blank#}（英雄）. I'd say, “I love you, Dad!”

    I do think you are the most {#blank#}3{#/blank#}（耐心）father in the world. Every time I have trouble, you always give me advice and help me out. I remember {#blank#}4{#/blank#}（一次）I failed in a competition, I felt terrible. Instead of complaining, you just said to me quietly, “A real man must learn to{#blank#}5{#/blank#}（面对）many failures in life bravely. Cheer up!” I repeated your words many times and finally knew what {#blank#}6{#/blank#}（它的）meaning was.

    Dad, I am going to buy you a {#blank#}7{#/blank#}（明信片）as a present. I hope you will like it although I don't think it can {#blank#}8{#/blank#}（表达）all of my thanks to you. I believe you can {#blank#}9{#/blank#}（理解）me. Love you forever, Dad!

Best {#blank#}10{#/blank#}（祝愿）!

Yours,

Mike

1866年，清朝官员斌椿奉命考察欧洲，所著《乘槎笔记》被认为是中国知识分子最早亲历欧洲的记述。下列项中，不可能在其笔记中出现的是(  )

1866年，清朝官员斌椿奉命考察欧洲，所著《乘槎笔记》被认为是中国知识分子最早亲历欧洲的记述。下列项中，不可能在其笔记中出现的是(  )

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Chris Jones 刚刚结束了一次不同寻常的印度之旅，记者就此对他进行了采访。以下是采访的部分内容。请根据Chris Jones的回答，从A, B, C, D四个选项中选择恰当的问题填入下面小题的空格处。并完成第（2）小题

    Reporter:    ① 

    Chris: Well, it all started two years ago when I was having a trip to India. I visited a photographic exhibition of elephants and I realized that the only way to travel around India was on an elephant.

    Reporter: What did you do next?

    Chris: I flew to New Delhi and started looking for an elephant. I needed an elephant trained to carry people. I asked an expert for help. He taught me how to ride an elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.

    Reporter:   ② 

    Chris: Not too long. I bought an elephant called Tara for about USD 6,000.

    Reporter:  ③ 

    Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were heading to Sonepur in northern India. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles an hour. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.

    Reporter:  ④ 

    Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. But that got better quickly. Also, there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!