W: I enjoy going through second-hand bookstores, don’t you It’s interesting to see what people used to enjoy reading. Did you see this old book of children’s stories
M: Some of these books are not so old, see This mystery was published only six years ago. It costs 75 cents. You can’t beat that.
W: Here, look at this.
M: What Are you getting interested in the 19th century poetry all of a sudden
W: Everything on that shelf is worth 50 cents. But if this is the signature of someone who was well-known, it might bring a lot more. I hear William Shakespeare’s signature is worth about a million dollars.
M: Oh, I can hardly read what that one says. Who wrote it
W: The name looks like Harold Dodgson, maybe. Wasn’t he a politician or something I am going to buy this book and see if I can find a name like that in the library.
M: Good luck. Your poetry may make you rich, but I’ll bet my 75-cent
Don’t let on to Doris that we are going to the movies tonight（）
Conversation 1
What is the woman going to do on the holiday（）| It is Sunday. Mike and his father are
going to the Walter Disney. They are going to learn skating. There are many
children there. They are skating. They fly here and there like birds. Mike
thinks skating must be very easy and interesting. Mike puts on the skating shoes. He is very scared. He can’t stand still. He falls to the ground again and again. He is black and blue. Mike’s father comes here and helps him to skate. He practices again and again. Soon he can skate slowly, but he can’t skate quickly. On his way home, Mike thinks he must work hard if he wants to learn something. No pains, no gains. |
Directions:
You are going to read a text about Gold-Medal Workouts, followed by a list of examples. Choose the best example from the list A-F for each numbered subheading (41-45). There is one extra example which you do not need to use. Mark your answers on ANSWER SHEET 1.D
rawing on biomechanics and other sports science, Olympic hopefuls target just the right muscles and moves. Olympians of yesteryear shared the same goal, but they would hardly recognize today’s training techniques. To achieve to Olympian ideal of "faster, higher, stronger," coaches now realize, athletes don’t have to train more but they do have to train smarter. That’s why, these days, cross-country (Nordic) skiers kneel on skateboards and tug on pulleys to haul themselves up a ramp.
By analyzing every motion that goes into a ski jump or a luge run, the science of biomechanics breaks down events into their component parts and
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