Do you like table tennis? If you had travelled to cities in the UK like London or Birmingham last
summer, you might have seen one of the dozens of  free tablesthat were there as part of a project (項(xiàng)目)
called Ping!.
                 
       What is Ping!?
       Ping! is a three-year table tennis project. It has been running since 2010 and this year, 2012, is the
final year. The idea is to put free table tennis tables in eight different towns in the UK for four weeks
during the summer. Each table comes with its own bats and balls and is free to play. You can find the
tables outdoors.
       What does Ping! hope to achieve?
       It would be great if Ping!helped find a new Olympic table tennis star but what Ping! really hopes.
To achieve is just to get people playing and having fun together."Putting a ping pong table on the street
gives people a chance to connect with other people," said MeeraSodha, Ping! Project Manager.
       One of the towns that took part in the project was Hull, a city in England. Forty-five tables were put
into the city. JakobAdamski, an ESOL student learning.English, said, "I really enjoyed playing table tennis
in the park. It was alsoagood way for me to practise my English and meet people."

1. When did the Ping! project start?

A. Last summer.        
B. Last winter.
C. In 2010.          
D. In 2012.

2. What's the Ping!project?    

A. Choosing table tennis stars.
B. Holding table tennis matches.
C. Teaching people how to .play table tennis.
D. Putting free table tennis tables in some towns.

3. The purpose of the Ping!project is       

A. to help people practise English
B. to invite people to visit the UK cities        
C. to get people to play and have fun together.
D. to encourage people to take part in the 2012 0lympics

1. 堅(jiān)持追求理想，總有一天你會(huì)美夢(mèng)成真。
    Hold on to your dreams,and they may just _______ _______ one day.
2. 學(xué)習(xí)團(tuán)隊(duì)精神對(duì)青少年很重要。
    We find _______ important for teenagers _______ learn team spirit.
3. 我們?yōu)橹袊?guó)乒乓球隊(duì)在第49屆世界乒乓球錦標(biāo)賽中包攬5枚金牌 感到驕傲。
    We are _______ _______ all the five gold medals the Chinese Table Tennis Team
    achieved in the 49th World Table Tennis Championships.
4. 你應(yīng)該跟他講道理，他畢竟還是個(gè)孩子。
    You should reason with him. _______ _______ he is a child.
5. 放松點(diǎn)兒，不要緊張。
    Just _______ _______ easy. Don't be nervous.

     Kong Linghui is a great Chinese ping-pong player. He comes from Harbin. He was born on
October 18, 1975. He is 1.74 meters tall. He started 1____ (play) table tennis at the age of six.
He 2____ (join) the Chinese Youth Team in 1988. He joined the Hei Longjiang Table Tennis Team
in 1986. He joined the Chinese Table Tennis Team in 1991. He 3____ (win) the first prize in the
27th Olympic Games in 2000.

     The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese, the New
Year comes with the first day of the First Moon between January 21 and February 19. People prepare for the
holiday for fifteen days.
     Finally, at midnight it is New Year's Day or the first day of the First Moon. Chun Jie. People close the
shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks the doors and stays at home.
     It is an important time for the family. The younger people bow to the older people. The Chinese call this
Kou Tou or kowtow. This means "to touch the ground with the forehead". Then the young people wish the
older people a happy New Year. The older people give children gifts or money in red envelops. The family
then goes to sleep.
     In the morning people dress in their best clothes. Some people stay at home, others to out to play a New
Year call. They're very polite and don't use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1. The most important holiday for the Chinese is ______.

A. Mid-autumn
B. National Day
C. the Chinese New Year
D. Christmas Day

2. For the Chinese, New Year comes ______.

A. on the first day of a year
B. on the last day of a year
C. between January 21 and February 19
D. on January 24th

3. On New Year's Eve, people usually ______.

A. go to the shops
B. close the shops
C. stay at home
D. Both B and C

4. The younger people bow to the older people to ______.

A. say goodbye
B. show respect (尊敬)
C. ask for money
D. apologize (道歉)

5. Which of the following is NOT right according to the passage?

A. People prepare for the holiday for fifteen days.
B. The Chinese New Year is an important time for the family.
C. People dress is their best clothes on New Year's Day.
D. It's polite to use bad words on New Year's Day.

     The Chinese New Year is the most important festival for the Chinese people. For the Chinese, the New
Year comes with the first day of the First Moon, between January 21 and February 19. It takes about 15 days
to prepare for it.
     On the eve of the festival, people close the shops and the streets are empty. Everyone locks their doors and
stays at home.
     In the morning, people dress in their best clothes, and usually the old stay at home, and the young go out to
pay a New Year Call (拜年). It is an important time for the young. The young people bow (鞠躬) to the old
people. The Chinese call this"Ke Tou". This means"touching the ground with the forehead (額頭)". Then the
young people give their best wishes to the old people. The old people give children gifts or lucky money.
     They are very polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1. "The Chinese New Year" in the passage means"_____".

A. Mid-autumn Festival
B. the Spring Festival
C. Christmas Day
D. the Dragon Boat Festival

2. It takes about _____ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days
B. twelve days
C. half a month
D. three weeks

3. People don't open their shops _____ the festival.

A. on the first day of
B. on the night before
C. in the morning of
D. in the afternoon of

4. From this passage we can know that _____ give children gifts or lucky money.

A. the teachers
B. their friends
C. the old people
D. their brothers

5. On the Chinese New Year's Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. Good luck.
B. Best wishes.
C. Good morning.
D. Both A and B.

     The Chinese mainland (大陸) and Taiwan have become closer now after Taiwanese leaders' visits and talks
across the straits (海峽). On May 3, 2005 Kuomintang Chairman Lian Chan finished his eight-day visit to the
mainland. Only two days later another Taiwanese leader James Soong-Song Chuyu visited again.
     Soong is Chairman of the People First Party (親民黨) in Taiwan. On his nine-day trip from May 5-13, he
visited Xi'an, Nanjing, Shanghai and Changsha as well as Beijing. Soong, 63, was born in Xiangtan, Hunan
Province in 1942. He went to Taiwan with his father at the age of seven.
     On May 9, Soong went back to Xiangtan to sweep his ancestor's tombs (祖墳). He also met President Hu
Jintao. When he arrived in Beijing on May 11.
     Soong hopes his trip can build a bridge of trust (信任), understanding and cooperation (合作) between
Taiwan and the Mainland.
     The two Parties in Taiwan both agree with the "ONE CHINA" policy and in favor of the final unification
(統(tǒng)一) of China.
     Things continue to get better since their visit. Taiwan can now sell more fruits in the Mainland. The mainland
plans to give a pair of giant pandas to Taiwan.
     More importantly mainland people will soon be able to travel to the beautiful island.

1. Lian Chan spent _______ visiting the mainland.

A. seven days
B. eight days
C. eighteen days
D. nine days

2. James Soong went to Taiwan with his father in ________.

A. 1947
B. 1948
C. 1949
D. 1950

3. We can tell from the story that ________.

A. both James Soong and Lian Chan's visit will help the mainland and Taiwan know more about each other.
B. Lian Chan wants to live in the mainland
C. James Soong was too busy to go back to his hometown
D. there are two Parties in Taiwan now.

4. What does the underlined phrase "in favor of" mean? ________.

A. 支持
B. 反對(duì)
C. 喜愛(ài)
D. 保護(hù)

5. According to the picture. Which sentence is right? ________.
       

A. James Soong was visiting Shanghai and giving a speech.
B. President Hu Jintao was meeting James Soong.
C. James Soong was making a speech in Beijing.
D. James Soong was talking to Changsha's students.

    
單詞：abroad國(guó)外；sailor海員

1. lt was about 42 million Chinese people that went abroad in _____.   

A. 2005
B. 2010
C. 2020   

2. The number of in 2005 is _____ less than that in 2020.   

A. 32 million
B. 69 million
C. 68 million  

3. The number of _____ was the largest of all in 2010.  

A. sailors
B. Chinese living abroad
C. students   

4. Of the three, the number of the _____ going abroad is the smallest.   

A. sailors
B. workers
C. Students 

5. Which of the following is TRUE from the information above?

A. The number of Chinese living abroad is the largest.
B. The number of students is larger than that of workers.
C. The number of the Chinese workers in foreign countries is larger than that of sailors and others in 2010.

     The Chinese New Year is the most important holiday for the Chinese people. For the Chinese, the New
Year comes with the first day of the first lunar month, between January 21 and February 19. People get
ready for the holiday for 15 days. Finally, on New Year's Eve, people close the shops, and the streets are
empty at midnight. Everyone locks the doors and stays at home. It is an important time for the family. The
young people bow (鞠躬) to the old people. The Chinese call this ketou. This means "to touch the ground
with the forehead". Then the young people wish the old people a happy New Year. The old people give
children gifts of money in red envelopes. The family then goes to sleep. In the morning, people are dressed
in their best clothes. Some people stay at home, and others go out to pay a New Year call. They are very
polite and do not use bad words. It's the most important day of the year.

1. "The Chinese New Year" in the passage means ______.

A. Mid-autumn Day
B. the Spring Festival
C. Christmas Day
D. the Dragon (龍) Boat Festival

2. It takes about ______ to get ready for the Chinese New Year.

A. a few days
B. twelve days
C. half a month
D. three weeks

3. At midnight you can see ______ people in the streets.

A. lots of
B. hundreds of
C. many
D. few

4. The part of the face above the eyes and below the hair is the ______.

A. ear
B. forehead
C. nose
D. mouth

5. On the Chinese New Year's Day, what do people usually say to each other when they meet?

A. Good Luck!
B. Best wishes!
C. Bad luck!
D. A or B

     The Chinese boy is Li Lei. He's thirteen. He's in No.3 Middle School. He's in Class Two, Grade One.
His good friend is Jack. He's English. He's in Li Lei's school. He's in Class One, Grade Two. Mrs. Read
is an English teacher in their school. She is an English woman and she teaches Grade 3. Jack and Li Lei
have a secret (秘密). Jack is their English teacher's son.

1. Who's in No.3 Middle School?

A. Li Lei and his mother
B. Li Lei and his friends
C. Li Lei and his father
D. Li Lei, Jack and Jack's mother

2. What grade is Jack in?

A. Grade One
B. Grade Two
C. Grade Three
D. Class Two

3. How old is Jack?

A. He is twelve.
B. He's not twelve.
C. Sorry, I don't know.
D. He's thirteen.

4. Is Mrs Read their English teacher?

A. Yes, she is.
B. No, she isn't.
C. Yes, he is.
D. Mr. Read is.

5. Are Jack and Li Lei good friends?

A. Yes, they are.
B. No, they aren't.
C. We don't know.
D. Yes, they're.

     The Chinese main land (大陸) and Taiwan have become closer. Now after Taiwanese leaders' visits and
talks across the straits (海峽). On May 3, 2005 Kuomintang Chairman Lian Zhan finished his eight-day visit
to the mainland. Only two days later another Taiwanese leader James Soong-Song Chuyu also paid a visit.
     Soong is Chairman of the People First Party (親民黨) in Taiwan. On his nine-day trip from May 5-13,
he visited Xi'an, Nanjing, Shanghai and Changsha as well as Beijing. Soong, 63, was born in Xiangtan, Hunan
Province in 1942. He went to Talwan with his father at the age of seven.
     On May 9, Soong went back to Xiangtan to sweep his ancestor's tombs (祖墳). He also met President
Hu Jintao when he arrived in Beijing on May 11. 
     Soong hopes his trip can build a bridge of trust (信任), understanding and cooperation (合作) between
Taiwan and the Mainland.
    The two Parties in Taiwan both agree with the "ONE CHINA" policy (政策) and in favor of the final
unification (統(tǒng)一) of China.
    Things continue to get better since their visit. Taiwan can.now sells more fruits in the Mainland. The
mainland plans to give a pair of giant pandas to Taiwan. And the mainland people will soon be able to travel
to the beautiful island.

1. Lian Zhan spent ______ visiting the malnland.

A. seven days
B. eight days
C. eighteen days
D. nine days

2. James Soong went to Taiwan with his father in ______.

3. We can tell from the story that ______.

A. both James Soong and Lian Zhan's visits have helped the mainland and Taiwan know more about
     each other
B. Lian Zhan wants to live in the mainland
C. James Soong was too busy to go back to his hometown
D. there are two Parties in Taiwan now

4. What does the underlined phrase "in favor of" mean?

A. 支持
B. 反對(duì)
C. 喜愛(ài)
D. 保護(hù)

A. The mainland has given a pair of giant pandas to Taiwan
B. We can now buy more fruits from Taiwan.
C. Taiwan will give a pair of giant pandas to the mainland.
D. We can now buy less fruits from Taiwan.

     The Chinese New Year is called the Spring Festival which is the biggest festival in China.
     It usually comes in January or February. Where there are Chinese, there is the Spring Festival. Each
Chinese year has a name. We may call it the year tiger, the year of pig or the year of snake. And the year
of 2003 is called the year of sheep. The year after it is the monkey year.
     People always spend a month before the festival in preparing (準(zhǔn)備) for it. People are busy shopping
and cleaning their houses. On the Eve(除夕夜) there is a big family dinner. All the family stay up late to
welcome the New Year, watching the CCTV programs or playing majiang. On the first day of the
Chinese New Year, people put on their new clothes and go to visit their relatives(親戚) and friends,
saying "Happy New Year", "Good luck" and some other greetings to each other. It often lasts to the
Lantern Festival, which is also an important Chinese festival and people usually have sweet dumplings
(yuanxiao). People always have a very good time, especially children. Children can usually get some
money for the new year from their parents and the elder relatives.
1. We call the Chinese New Year_____.
A. the biggest festival                  
B. the Lantern Festival
C. the Spring Festival                  
D. the year of snake
2. The year of 2004 is the year of _____.
A. tiger      
B. pig    
C. sheep      
D. monkey
3. The sentence "Where there are Chinese, there is the Spring Festival"means that _____.
A. the Spring Festival is celebrated only by Chinese people in China
B. the Chinese people celebrate the Spring Festival, even when they are in foreign countries.
C. People celebrate the Spring Festival all over the world
D. People who can speak Chinese celebrate the Spring Festival in the world
4. What do people say when they meet on the Chinese New Year's Day?
A. They say "Merry Christmas" and "Happy New Year".
B. They say "Good luck" and Good night" to each other.
C. They say "Happy New Year" and "Good luck" only to their friends and relatives.
D. They say many greetings, such as "Good luck" to each other.

    Kong Linghui, the Chinese former (前) table tennis genius who claimed gold metals for ping pong at
three world-level events, said during his career (一生事業(yè)) that he had two wishes: to be an "ever-green
tree" in the table tennis field; and to contribute to the Olympic Games in his homeland.
    One of those wishes is soon to come true. On the morning of October 18 last year the Chinese champion,
who won the World Table Tennis Championships, Table Tennis World Cup, and Olympic Games, boarded
a bus to the table tennis training base in Zhengding, Hebei Province. He was about to spend his 31st birthday
as coach of the Chinese women's ping pong team for the Beijing Olympic Games.
     A week earlier Kong had made an emotional announcement that he was retiring. "I really don't want to
drop my ping pong bat," he said, before following with the news about his new coaching role, to a burst of
applause (掌聲).
     "I'm so excited and this applause gives me great encouragement to switch from a player to a coach," he
added.
     "It's still hard for the young table tennis players in Sweden to surpass (超過(guò)) the veteran Waldner if they
want to continue their career, but it's not the same here in China, where young ping pong talents keep
popping up and overtaking the old generation."
     The game of table tennis first appeared in the Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. Since then China has
claimed 11 gold medals, and in many Chinese fans' eyes nothing but first place is good enough. It is a
position that puts a huge amount of pressure on Kong as he prepares the women's team for 2008.
     "I think he's going to be a good coach based on his presence and glorious past achievements. He's going
to make a difference in the Beijing Games," said Liu Guoliang, one of Kong's ex-teammates and now coach
of the national men's team.
     Kong's father is also a table tennis coach. He started playing ping pong when he was 6 years old. During
his 25-year career Kong produced many memorable moments of table tennis brilliance, of which two
definitely deserve mentioning. 
     One was in 1995, when the 20-year-old Kong won his first men's singles title in gripping style at the
World Table Tennis Championships. Another was at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000 when he defeated
Swedish star Waldner by a tiny margin (差距) and then kissed the Chinese national flag printed on his
T-shirt, howled and burst into tears.
     Kong's story cannot be told without mentioning Liu Guoliang, who is one year younger, but was already
lead coach for the Chinese men's team when Kong took on his new role. They met each other for the first
time at the national training camp for juniors at the end of 1987.
     In the round robin of the team Liu defeated Kong. Rather than turning Kong against Liu, his defeat
brought the pair closer and they worked together vowing to some day become world champions.
     In 1995 Kong beat Liu in the male singles final at the 43rd World Table Tennis Championships. Stepping
down from the winner's platform, Kong shook hands with Liu and said to him that competition is cruel, on
which Liu agreed. It marked the beginning of a friendly rivalry between the close friends that lasted years.

1. Kong Linghui will act as a ______ for China in 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

A. player
B. coach
C. reporter
D. businessman

2. Waldner is a (an) ______ ping pong player in ______.

A. young; China
B. old; Sweden
C. old; China
D. young；Sweden

3. The game of table tennis has been an event of Olympic Games for ______.

A. about 100 years
B. nearly 20 years
C. about 4 years
D. more than 20 years

4. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Liu Guoliang hates Kong Linghui.
B. Liu GuoLiang beated Waldner at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000.
C. Kong Linghui is older than Liu Guoliang.
D. Kong Linghui became a coach earlier than Liu Guoliang.

     The Winter Olympics is also called the White Olympics. At this time, many colorful stamps will come
out to mark(標(biāo)志) the great Games. The first stamps marking the opening appeared on January 25, 1932
in the United States for the 3rd White Olympics. From then on, stamps for the White Olympics became a
rule.
     During the 4th Winter Olympic Games, a group of stamps were off press in Germany in November
1936. It was the first time that the five rings appeared of the stamps of the White Olympics.
     In the 1950's, stamps of this kind became more colorful. When the White Olympics came, the host
countries as well as the non-host countries worked out stamps to mark those games. China also made
four stamps in February 1980, when the Chinese sportsmen began to take part in the White Olympics.
     Japan is the only Asian country that has ever held the White Olympics. Altogether, 14,500 million
stamps were sold to raise(籌集) money for this sports meet.
     Different kinds of sports were pictured on these small stamps. People can enjoy the beauty of the
wonderful movements of some sportsmen.

1. The White Olympics and the Winter Olympics _____.

A. are the same thing
B. are different games
C. are not held in winter
D. are held in summer

2.It was made a rule to work out stamps to mark the great world Games _____.

A. after the year 1936
B. after the 3rd White Olympics
C. before the 3rd White Olympics
D. before the year 1932

3.The Winter Olympics is held once _____.

A. every two years
B. every three years
C. every four years
D. every five years

4.Which of the following is TRUE?

A. Only the host countries can make stamps to mark the Games.
B. Only the non-host countries can make stamps to mark the Games.
C. All countries can make stamps to mark the Games.
D. Japan can't make stamps to mark the Games.

5. What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

A. Basketball.
B. Table tennis.
C. Football.
D. Skating.

     Ai Fukuhara (福原愛(ài))，the Japanese table tennis star, was born on Nov.11, 1988. She started
playing ping-pong when she was three. At that time, she was too small. She couldn’t see over the
tabletop (桌面). She had to stand on boxes to play against adults (成人) in exhibition (展覽) matches.
     Now she is a very famous player. But she still works very hard and she practices for five hours a
day during the week after morning school lessons and eight hours a day at the weekend.
In May 2003, Fukuhara made the quarterfinals (四分之一決賽) of the World Championships.
     At the age of 15, she was the youngest player for Japan at the 2004 Olympic Games. She joined
the Liaoning Club in 2005."I hope I can learn from my Chinese teammates and improve (改善) my
preparation for the 2012 Olympics."said Ai Fukuhara.

1.請(qǐng)?jiān)趧澗€句子中找出失去爆破的一個(gè)單詞。
    _______________.
2.Ai Fukuhara is a pingpong_______________.
3.She plays_______________Japanese table tennis team .
4.She is too_______________to reach the tabletop,when she was three.
5.She usually practices _______________hours from Monday to Friday.