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in the south of London and be told her all about the trip.
Reporter: What gave you the idea to make a trip around India on an elephant, Chris?
Chris: Well, it all started the idea two years ago when I was planning a trip to India. I visited a photo exhibition
of elephants and I realized that the only enjoyable way to make a trip 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 didn"t know anything about elephants, so I asked an expert (专家) for help. He taught me how to ride an
elephant. He also helped me find an elephant.
Reporter: How long did it take to find a suitable elephant?
Chris: Not too long. I bought a female elephant called Tara for about 6, 000 dollars.
Reporter: Can you tell me about the journey?
Chris: Tara and I set off from New Delhi a week later. We were going to Sonepur in northern India. There is
a big elephant market there and I could sell Tara easily. And what a ride! Elephants can travel at about 6 miles
an hour and Sonepur is more than 1, 200 km away. It took us 64 days to complete the journey.
Reporter: Did you have any problems on your journey?
Chris: Yes, a few. But nothing serious. On the third day, Tara hurt her foot. Btu that got better quickly. Also,
there was a lot of heavy rain during the first week and we got very wet!
Reporter: What happened when you reached Sonepur?
Chris: My plan was to sell Tara. But I was very fond of her. I couldn"t take her back to Britain and I didn"t
want to sell her at the market. I happened to meet some people who wanted an elephant for their national park
in southern India. I knew that Tara would be safe with them, so I gave her to them. I was very sad to say
goodbye.
B. an elephant expert from India
C. the photos of elephant
D. an old friend who lived in India
B. how to feed an elephant
C. where to sell his elephant
D. how to ride an elephant
B. he would be able to sell Tara there easily
C. elephants cannot be sold anywhere else
D. it would take only a short time to get there
B. he visited some shopkeepers
C. he sold Tara to a national park
D. he decided to take Tara home with him
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"The Princess and the Frog" is a warm and enjoyable cartoon by Disney. It tells the story about a girl who
makes her dreams come true through hard work.
Tiana is a waitress. She has a dream of owning a restaurant. In order to realize the dream, she works hard.
She knows that it is useless to wish on a star. She never sits in a castle waiting for a prince to come and save
her. Tiana"s plans for success go wrong when she meets a talking frog. The frog happens to be a prince named
Naveen. Hoping to become human again, Naveen regards Tiana as a princess by mistake. He tells her to kiss
him. Then something worse happens. Tiana turns into a frog, too. Together they look for a way to become
human again.
The story is easy enough for kids to understand and it provides us with beautiful hand-drawn pictures,
songs and music. Besides, there"s a great lesson here: you should look for a way to make your dream come true.
If there is any problem with the movie, it"s only that it doesn"t feel as splendid as some of Disney"s other films.
B. a Hollywood action movie
C. a cartoon by Disney
D. a historical story
B. own a restaurant
C. sit in a castle
D. find a prince
B. we should believe ourselves
C. wishing on a star will be helpful
D. we should look for a way to make our dream come true.
B. as splendid as some of Disney"s other films
C. too difficult to understand
D. educational
B. in a dictionary
C. in a newspaper
D. in a traveler"s guide
| Accident | A car crashed into a tree. People were all trapped in the car. | ||||||||
| Weather conditions | There was a heavy snow. | ||||||||
| Date of call | December 3, 2009 | ||||||||
| Time of call | 9:30 pm | ||||||||
| Name of caller | Mrs. Green | ||||||||
| Place | Zhongshan Road, Harbin | ||||||||
| Conditions of victims | Mr Green hurt his head. Mrs Green hurt her left leg. Their daughter felt terrified. | ||||||||
| Action | Policement arrived at 9:40 pm and sent the victims to Gulou Hospital at 9:45 pm. | ||||||||
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| Here"s some news about the Olympic Games held in Beijing. Rocket man No doubt that Dayron Robles won the gold medal in the men"s 110 meter hurdles at the Bird"s Nest last night. The 21-year-old fellow rushed ahead after rising from the blocks and never forgot his position to come home a meter clear of the field in 12.93 seconds. His win is the second fastest time in Olympic history but 0.06 seconds slower than his own world record. His success is an expected one because defending Olympic champion Liu Xiang gave up because of injury. Underdogs steal gold In a surprising change the US got its Olympic title again after a fierce (激烈的) match at the Worker"s Stadium. Missing three key players, the US team managed to hold down Brazilian"s crazy attacks in the last moments of the match. Carli Lloyd scored the US goal making it 1:0 in extra time. In the left minutes the Brazilians fired as many shots as they could, but all in vain. After being defeated by Brazil 4:0 in last year"s World Cup, the US team was considered the luckiest team in last night"s final. Dash to victory A swimmer once on the edge of death has taken gold in the men"s 10 km marathon swimming event. Van der Meijden, diagnosed (诊断) with leukemia (白血病) in 2001, made a dash in the last 100 meters seizing the gold medal from Briton David Davies. Van der Meijden won in one hour 51 minutes and 51.6 seconds, 1.5 seconds ahead of Davies. German swimmer Thomas Lurz won the bronze. The Dutchman made a comeback to swimming after taking an operation in 2002. In 2008, he won gold in the 25km event at the World Championships. | |||||||||
| 1. From the part "Rocket man" we can know Dayron Robles _________. | |||||||||
| A. was lucky to win the gold medal B. ran slower than Liu Xiang C. had a world record of 12.33 seconds D. had ever ran in 12.87 seconds | |||||||||
| 2. According to the part "Underdogs steal gold", _________. | |||||||||
| A. three key Brazilian players didn"t play in the match. B. the Brazilians lost their chance in the extra time C. Brazil won the championship at the last Olympics D. the US team defeated Brazil by 4:0 | |||||||||
| 3. According to the last part, we can know _________. | |||||||||
| A. Meijden didn"t receive any treatment before Beijing Olympics B. Meijden won at least two world championships in 2008. C. Meijden was operated on in 2001. D. Thomas Lurz was a Dutch athlete | |||||||||
| 4. It can be inferred (推断) _________. | |||||||||
| A. Dayron Robles had never done better than Liu Xiang before. B. the US had 3 fewer players than Brazil in the last moments. C. Davis was ahead of Meijden before the last 100 meters. D. the news was reported after the Olympic Games. | |||||||||
| 5. The best title of the passage might be _________. | |||||||||
| A. The fastest at the Olympics B. The luckiest at the Olympics C. The light spots at the Olympics D. The strongest at the Olympics | |||||||||
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