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As King Parveez and Queen Shireen were sitting in their palace one day，a fisherman who was selling beautiful fish was brought in front of them. King Parveez decided to ____ a fish and gave the fisherman 4,000 dirham for it.
The fisherman was wild with ____. He thanked King Parveez and left.
Queen Shireen turned to her husband in anger and ____ him for paying so much for a fish. The king said that the fish was purchased and that there was ____ that could be done about it.
___，Queen Shireen insisted that the fisherman should be ____. She said, “We will ask the fisherman about the __ of the fish. If he answers it is female, we will say we want a male fish and if he replies it is male, we will say we want a female fish! Either way, we will be able to return the fish and have our ____ back.”
So the poor fisherman was called back and was asked the question.
Fortunately, he was ____ enough not to be caught out.The fisherman replied, “This fish is ____ in the sense that it is neither male nor female.”
King Parveez was so ____ by the wisdom of the man that he ____ a further 4,000 dirham to be paid to him. The fisherman thanked King Parveez ____， but as he was about to leave with the heavy bag of money, one of the ____ fell onto the floor. The fisherman ____ bent down to look for the coin.
“Look how greedy this man is！” Queen Shireen ____.“One coin has fallen out of his money bag and he searches for it instead of leaving it for some other poor ____ in the palace to find.”
The fisherman heard this ___ and said，“It is not out of greediness that I search for the coin but rather because it had the picture of __ King Parveez on it.I would not____ anyone to step on the coin.”
| 小题1: | | A．find | B．catch | C．buy | D．see |
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| 小题2: | | A．joy | B．worry | C．hope | D．puzzle |
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| 小题3: | | A．praised | B．scolded | C．respected | D．supported |
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| 小题4: | | A．anything | B．something | C．everything | D．nothing |
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| 小题5: | | A．However | B．Somehow | C．Still | D．Instead |
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| 小题6: | | A．held back | B．hung back | C．brought back | D．turned back |
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| 小题7: | | A．color | B．number | C．result | D．gender |
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| 小题8: | | A．bag | B．money | C．gold | D．gift |
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| 小题9: | | A．moved | B．afraid | C．clever | D．excited |
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| 小题10: | | A．unique | B．common | C．expensive | D．fresh |
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| 小题11: | | A．embarrassed | B．confused | C．surprised | D．impressed |
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| 小题12: | | A．drew | B．ordered | C．collected | D．saved |
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| 小题13: | | A．ever | B．first | C．again | D．well |
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| 小题14: | | A．bills | B．shoes | C．fish | D．coins |
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| 小题15: | | A．immediately | B．simply | C．naturally | D．slowly |
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| 小题16: | | A．laughed | B．cried | C．whispered | D．threatened |
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| 小题17: | | A．fisherman | B．beggar | C．servant | D．farmer |
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| 小题18: | | A．suggestion | B．announcement | C．voice | D．remark |
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| 小题19: | | A．generous | B．handsome | C．honest | D．wise |
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| 小题20: | | A．persuade | B．tolerate | C．advise | D．encourage |
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答案
小题1:C
小题2:A
小题3:B
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:C
小题7:D
小题8:B
小题9:C
小题10:A
小题11:D
小题12:B
小题13:C
小题14:D
小题15:A
小题16:B
小题17:C
小题18:D
小题19:A
小题20:B |
解析
国王花了4 000迪拉姆从渔夫手里买了一条鱼。王后对此不满，想把鱼退给渔夫，然而聪明的渔夫却能言善辩，不仅未让王后的计谋得逞而且还得到了国王的赏赐。
小题1:解析 国王Parveez决定买(buy)一条鱼，于是付给渔夫4 000迪拉姆。答案 C
小题2:解析 渔夫欣喜若狂(be wild with joy)，他感谢了国王，然后离开了王宫。答案 A
小题3:解析 看到国王花了那么多钱买一条鱼，王后感到非常气愤。她责备(scolded)了国王。答案 B
小题4:解析 但是国王说，交易已经完成，什么也不能改变这一事实。答案 D
小题5:解析 然而(However)，王后坚持要把渔夫带回来。副词however表示转折关系。答案 A
小题6: 解析 参见上题解析。bring back“把……带回”。答案 C
小题7:解析 王后设了一个圈套，打算询问渔夫这条鱼的性别。如果渔夫说是雌性，他们便可说想要雄性的；而如果渔夫说是雄性，他们便可说想买雌性的，这样他们就可把鱼退给渔夫，把钱要回来。 答案 D
小题8: 解析 参见上题解析。
答案 B
小题9:解析 幸运的是，渔夫足够聪明(clever)而没有落入王后设的圈套。答案 C
小题10:解析 渔夫回答：“这是一条独一无二的(unique)鱼，它非雄非雌。答案 A
小题11: 解析 渔夫机智的回答给国王留下了十分深刻的印象。impress“使留下深刻的印象”。答案 D
小题12:解析 于是，国王下令(ordered)再赏渔夫4 000迪拉姆。答案 B
小题13:解析 对于国王的奖赏，渔夫再次(again)表示感谢。 答案 C
小题14:解析 其中的一枚钱币(coins)从钱袋中掉落在地板上。下文中“the coin”是暗示。答案 D
小题15: 解析 看到一枚钱币掉落，渔夫立刻(immediately)弯腰去捡。 答案 A
小题16:解析 王后大声说(cried)：“你看这个人是多么贪婪……”。答案 B
小题17: 解析 “他还要找到这枚硬币，而不是让王宫里的贫穷的仆人(servant)去捡这枚硬币。”答案 C
小题18: 解析 听到王后说的话(remark)，渔夫马上回答。remark“谈论；言论；评述”。
答案 D
小题19:解析 由于国王又赏赐给渔夫4 000迪拉姆，因此渔夫认为国王是十分慷慨的(generous)。答案 A
小题20:解析 渔夫说，他找这枚硬币并非出于贪婪，而是他不能容忍(tolerate)任何人踩到印有国王头像的硬币。答案 B |
举一反三
As I held my father"s hands one night，I couldn"t help but notice their calluses(老茧) and roughness.His hands tell the story of his life as a ____，including all his struggles.
One summer，I remember，a drought(旱灾)hit Ontario，turning it into a____desert.On one of those hot mornings I was picking sweet corn with my dad to fill the last ____from the grocery store.Fifty dozen was all we needed，which____took twenty minutes. That morning，however，the process didn"t___ quickly.After forty minutes of aimlessly walking in the field，we____ needed twenty dozen.I was completely frustrated and ____.Dropping the basket heavily，I declared，“If the store wants its last twenty dozen，they can pick it themselves！”Dad____，“Just think，my little girl，only ten dozen left for each of us and then we"re____.”Such is Dad—whatever problem he ____，he never gives up.
____，the disastrous effects of the drought were felt all over our country.It was a challenging time for everyone，____Dad remained optimistic.He__23__to be grateful for other things like good health and food on our plates.Only then did I truly begin to____Dad and his faith that guided us through the hard times.
Dad is also a living example of real____.From dawn to dusk，he works countless hours to ____our family.He always puts our happiness ____his own，and never fails to cheer me on at my sports games____his exhaustion after long days.His loving and selfless nature has inspired me to become more sympathetic and____，putting others first.
Dad，the life____I have learned from you will stay with me forever.You are my father，teacher，friend and，most importantly，my hero.
| 小题1: | | A．teacher | B．gardener | C．farmer | D．grocer |
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| 小题2: | | A．stormy | B．lively | | C．disappearing | D．burning |
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| 小题3: | | A．order | B．form | C．gap | D．position |
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| 小题4: | | A．repeatedly | B．normally | C．finally | D．really |
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| 小题5: | | A．go | B．begin | C．occur | D．change |
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| 小题6: | | A．yet | B．still | C．even | D．nearly |
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| 小题7: | | A．surprised | B．nervous | C．angry | D．frightened |
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| 小题8: | | A．apologized | B．cried | C．complained | D．laughed |
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| 小题9: | | A．lost | B．done | C．gone | D．touched |
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| 小题10: | | A．meets with | B．brings up | C．works out | D．thinks about |
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| 小题11: | | A．Thankfully | B．Hopefully | C．Unfortunately | D．Strangely |
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| 小题13: | | A．happened | B．seemed | C．continued | D．aimed |
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| 小题14: | | A．face | B．appreciate | C．examine | D．question |
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| 小题15: | | A．love | B．pride | C．friendship | D．honesty |
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| 小题16: | | A．support | B．settle | C．start | D．impress |
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| 小题17: | | A．after | B．before | C．beside | D．under |
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| 小题18: | | A．in spite of | B．in terms of | C．in control of | D．in place of |
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| 小题19: | | A．careful | B．regretfu | C．considerate | D．humorous |
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| 小题20: | | A．history | B．motto | C．patterns | D．lessons |
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We have been driving in fog all morning，but the fog is lifting now.The little seaside villages are ____，one by one.“There is my grandmother"s house，” I say，____ across the bay to a shabby old house.
I am in Nova Scotia on a pilgrimage(朝圣) with Lise，my granddaughter，seeking roots for her，retracing(追溯) ____ memory for me.Lise was one of the mobile children，____ from house to house in childhood.She longs for a sense of ____，and so we have come to Nova Scotia where my husband and I were born and where our ancestors ____ for 200 years.
We soon ____ by the house and I tell her what it was like here，the memories ____ back，swift as the tide(潮水)．
Suddenly，I long to walk again in the ____ where I was once so gloriously a child.It still ____ a member of the family，but has not been lived in for a while.We cannot go into the house，but I can still walk ____ the rooms in memory.Here，my mother ____ in her bedroom window and wrote in her diary.I can still see the enthusiastic family ____ into and out of the house.I could never have enough of being ____ them.However，that was long after those childhood days.Lise ___ attentively as I talk and then says，“So this is where I ____；where I belong.”
She has ____ her roots.To know where I come from is one of the great longings of the human ____.To be rooted is “to have an origin”．We need ____ origin.Looking backward，we discover what is unique in us；learn the ____ of “I”．We must all go home again—in reality or memory.
| 小题1: | | A．appearing | B．moving | C．exposing | D．expanding |
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| 小题2: | | A．referring | B．travelling | C．pointing | D．coming |
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| 小题3: | | A．shared | B．short | C．fresh | D．treasured |
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| 小题4: | | A．passed | B．raised | C．moved | D．sent |
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| 小题5: | | A．home | B．duty | C．reality | D．relief |
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| 小题6: | | A．built | B．lived | C．remained | D．explored |
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| 小题7: | | A．catch up | B．pull up | C．step down | D．come down |
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| 小题8: | | A．falling | B．turning | C．rushing | D．bringing |
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| 小题9: | | A．yard | B．village | C．room | D．house |
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| 小题10: | | A．adapts to | B．appeals to | C．belongs to | D．occurs to |
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| 小题11: | | A．across | B．through | C．along | D．past |
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| 小题12: | | A．lay | B．played | C．stood | D．sat |
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| 小题13: | | A．marching | B．looking | C．breaking | D．pouring |
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| 小题14: | | A．between | B．with | C．near | D．behind |
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| 小题15: | | A．wonders | B．listens | C．reacts | D．agrees |
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| 小题16: | | A．began | B．grew | C．studied | D．stayed |
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| 小题17: | | A．deepened | B．recognized | C．accepted | D．found |
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| 小题18: | | A．heart | B．rights | C．interest | D．behaviors |
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| 小题20: | | A．meaning | B．expression | C．connection | D．background |
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(2013·山东卷)Sparrow is a fast－food chain with 200 restaurants.Some years ago，the group to which Sparrow belonged was taken over by another company.Although Sparrow showed no sign of declining，the chain was generally in an unhealthy state.With more and more fast－food concepts reaching the market，the Sparrow menu had to struggle for attention.And to make matters worse，its new owner had no plans to give it the funds it required.
Sparrow failed to grow for another two years until a new CEO，Carl Pearson，decided to build up its market share.He did a survey，which showed that consumers who already used Sparrow restaurants were extremely positive about the chain，while customers of other fast－food chains were unwilling to turn away from them.Sparrow had to develop a new promotional campaign.
Pearson faced a battle over the future of the Sparrow brand.The chain"s owner now favored rebranding Sparrow as Marcy"s restaurants.Pearson resisted，arguing for an advertising campaign designed to convince customers that visits to Sparrow restaurants were fun.Such an attempt to establish a positive relationship between a company and the general public was unusual for that time.Pearson strongly believed that numbers were the key to success，rather than customers" spending power.Finally，the owner accepted his idea.
The campaign itself changed the traditional advertising style of the fast－food industry.The TV ads of Sparrow focused on entertainment and featured original songs performed by a variety of stars.Instead of showing the superiority of a specific product，the intention was to put Sparrow in the hearts of potential customers.
Pearson also made other decisions which he believed would contribute to the new Sparrow image.For example，he offered to lower the rent of any restaurants which achieved a certain increase in their turnover(营业额)．
These efforts paid off，and Sparrow soon became one of the most successful fast－food chains in the regions where it operated.
小题1:Which was one of the problems Sparrow faced before Pearson became CEO?| A．The number of its customers was declining. | | B．Its customers found the food unhealthy. | | C．It was in need of financial support. | | D．Most of its restaurants were closed. |
小题2:What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to?| A．Customers of Sparrow restaurants. | | B．Sparrow restaurants. | | C．Customers of other fast－food chains. | | D．Other fast－food chains. |
小题3:For what purpose did Pearson start the advertising campaign?| A．To build a good relationship with the public. | | B．To stress the unusual tradition of Sparrow. | | C．To learn about customers" spending power. | | D．To meet the challenge from Marcy"s restaurants. |
小题4:What was Pearson"s achievement as a CEO?| A．He managed to pay off Sparrow"s debts. | | B．He made Sparrow much more competitive. | | C．He helped Sparrow take over a company. | | D．He improved the welfare of Sparrow employees. |
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(2013·鲁西南名校联考卷)Recently divorced and unemployed，I was on my way downtown to do the rounds of the employment offices.I had no umbrella，for my old one had ____，and I could not ____ another one.
I sat down in the ____ and there against my seat was a(n) ____ silk umbrella with a silver handle.I had ____ seen anything so lovely.I examined the handle and saw a carved ___.The usual procedure would have been to ____ the umbrella to the conductor，but an idea __ to me.I decided to take it with me and find the owner myself.
I got off the bus in a downpour and ____ opened the umbrella to protect myself.Then I ____ a telephone book for the name on the umbrella.I called and a lady ____.
Yes，she said ____，that was her umbrella，which her parents，now dead，had given her as a birthday present.But，she ____，it had been stolen ____ her doorstep a month before.
She was so excited that I ____ I was looking for a job and went directly to her house.She took the umbrella，and her eyes were filled with ____.She wanted to give me a ____，but－though twenty dollars was all I had in the world－her happiness at regaining this ____ possession was beyond words and I believed accepting her money would have ____ something.We talked for a while and I left.
A week later，I got a job as a sales manager ____.It might be my kindness that paid off.But who knows?
| 小题1: | | A．broken up | B．gone away | C．fallen apart | D．faded away |
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| 小题2: | | A．afford | B．borrow | C．find | D．repair |
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| 小题3: | | A．office | B．bus | C．theater | D．train |
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| 小题4: | | A．ugly | B．beautiful | C．worn | D．ancient |
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| 小题5: | | A．even | B．always | C．already | D．never |
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| 小题6: | | A．design | B．number | C．name | D．brand |
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| 小题7: | | A．turn in | B．show off | C．open up | D．carry away |
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| 小题8: | | A．occurred | B．ran | C．struck | D．happened |
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| 小题9: | | A．firmly | B．suddenly | C．casually | D．thankfully |
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| 小题10: | | A．read | B．searched | C．got | D．used |
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| 小题11: | | A．appeared | B．replied | C．answered | D．screamed |
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| 小题12: | | A．in surprise | B．in panic | C．in silence | D．in anger |
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| 小题13: | | A．assumed | B．added | C．declared | D．announced |
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| 小题15: | | A．mentioned | B．forgot | C．realized | D．remembered |
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| 小题16: | | A．memory | B．honor | C．tears | D．thanks |
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| 小题17: | | A．gift | B．position | C．hug | D．reward |
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| 小题18: | | A．expensive | B．common | C．rare | D．special |
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| 小题19: | | A．bought | B．ruined | C．expressed | D．enjoyed |
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| 小题20: | | A．immediately | B．naturally | C．hopefully | D．unexpectedly |
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On June 15th，2012，millions of people watched as 33yearold Nik Wallenda walked across one of the world"s greatest waterfalls on a tightrope(钢丝)．What made the 25－minute walk that was televised live and watched by over 13 million people worldwide even more amazing，is that it was done over the Niagara Falls－An action that had never been attempted before.
Even though Nik was wearing a harness(保护带)，a safety measure provided by ABC，the television network that broadcast the event，his action to keep his balance against the strong winds made for some heart－stopping(令人担忧的) moments for the audience.
Nik，however，never slowed down for even one moment.Wearing special shoes made by his mother，he remained totally focused on the job at hand.It was only when he got to the last stretch near Canada"s Table Rock that he knelt down on one knee and finally broke into a smile.Waving and blowing kisses to the cheering audience，he knew he had accomplished a great task，which most people had thought impossible.
While he described the whole experience as peaceful and relaxing，Nik said his biggest challenges came from a totally unexpected source－his 40 pound balancing pole.The balancing pole was so heavy that he could hardly carry it on the tightrope.
One would think that now that Nik has realized his lifelong dream he would be ready to hang up his “balancing pole”．However，the adventurer who already has seven Guinness World Records under his belt，is just getting started－Next up? A 5，000－foot tightrope walk across the Grand Canyon.While the one across the Niagara Falls took years of planning because he had to convince the US and Canadian officials，this one should happen in the very near future.That"s because，the Florida resident has already been granted(授予) a permit by the Canyon officials.
小题1:Why did so many people fix their attention on the event?
A．Because it was done by Nik Wallenda.
B．Because nobody had done it there before.
C．Because it was broadcast live by ABC.
D．Because it was impossible to do the event.
小题2:What made the audience hold their breath during Nik"s performance?| A．How Nik managed to cross the Niagara Falls with safety measure. | | B．What Nik would do when he lost his balance on the tightrope. | | C．How Nik kept his balance against the strong winds. | | D．How long Nik will take to finish the event. |
小题3:What was the greatest difficulty for him to face in Nik view?| A．The supplied tightrope. | | B．The safety belt. | | C．The balancing pole. | | D．The audience"s noise. |
小题4:What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?| A．Nik will go on with his dream. | | B．Nik"s life dream is changing. | | C．Permission of governments is important. | | D．The Grand Canyon is a dream for Nik. |
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