What's the meaning of "dark horse"? It's someone who wins when no one expects it.

Han Xiaopeng took China's first gold medal on snow. He became an Olympic "dark horse” by winning the gold medal in men’s freestyle aerial skiing(自由式空中滑雪) in Turin, Italy. He made two almost perfect jumps for the highest score, Han had never won a world gold medal before, let alone(更不用说) in the Olympics!

“I never thought this would happen, " said the 23-year-old boy. "I feel like I'm in a dream. " It's China’s second gold medal at the Turin Olympics. But more importantly, Han's gold medal was the country’s first ever in a snow sport. In 2002, China’s Yang Yang won the gold medal for speed skating at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, US. Just because Han's win was unexpected doesn't mean that he didn’t work hard.

Han grew up in Jiangsu Province. Before he started his training on the snow, he used to be an acrobat(杂技演员) at a circus.In1995, a coach found his talent. The coach, Yang Er'qi, said Han had the agility(灵活性) and courage to be a ski jumper. When Yang first took the 12-year-old boy to northern China, the boy couldn't swim, skate or ski. But he wasn’t afraid of the high diving platform (跳台)and kept on training.

Han almost left the sport after hurting his knee months before the Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Games. In that Olympics he only got 24^th. “I was hopeless at that time, but my family and the coach stood firmly behind me, helping me through”, he recalled .

Han Xiaopeng worked so hard that he won the gold medal in the Olympics at last. Because of his success, more and more people in China are becoming interested in skiing.

【小题1】According to the passage, "dark horse means ________.

A．a horse which is dark	B．someone who is expected to win
C．a horse which likes living in the dark	D．someone whose win is unexpected

【小题2】Where did Han Xiaopeng take Chinas first gold medal on snow?

A．In China

B．In Italy.

C．In America.

D．In Australia

【小题3】What made the coach choose Han Xiaopeng to be a ski jumper?

A．He had the agility and wasn't afraid of the high diving platform.

B．He was good at skiing though he was only 12 years old.

C．He was born in the north of China and liked sports on snow.

D．He had the talent and had won a world gold medal before.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true about Han Xiaopeng?

A．He was 23 when he won the gold medal at the Winter Olympics.

B．He made two almost perfect jumps and got the highest score.

C．He was the first person to win the gold medal at the Winter Olympic.

D．He never gave up even though he had faced many difficulties.

【小题5】What's the best title of the passage?

A．A Dark Horse at the Winter Olympics	B．A Wonderful Match
C．A Hopeless Snow Game	D．An Exciting Horse Race