Question

China’s female swimmer Fu Yuanhui came third in women’s 100-metre backstroke finals at Rio Olympics. China’s online people have gone crazy about the 1996-born girl, not because of her performance or her achievement , but because of her cheerful answer to her performance during an interview by CCTV.

Finishing the 100 meter backstroke with 58.95 seconds, Fu, who thought it was 59 seconds, was quite surprised with the result. This was the first moment when she impressed Chinese audience with her surprising look and body language in front of the camera. The second time that the young swimmer amazed the audience was her honest and straightforward answer to a question raised by the reporter. “We know that your body condition was not that good in the past year and it’s not easy to have such a result. Do you think you are now as good as before?” asked the reporter. “It is my best score ever. I have worked for three months on the recovery. Only the ghost knows what I have come through,” said Fu, “It was so painstaking that sometimes I felt like I was going to die. ”

In the interview, Fu used a phrase “Hong Huang Zhi Li” to describe the great efforts she had made in preparing for the competition, which soon became a popular phrase on the Internet .

1.Fu Yuanhui was years old when she came third at Rio Olympics.

A. 18 B. 17 C. 20 D. 22

2.People were crazy about the girl because of .

A. her performance B. her achievements

C. her beauty D. her cheerful answer

3.Fu Yuanhui felt first when she knew the result.

A. excited B. surprised

C. interested D. happy

4.The underlined word “painstaking” means in Chinese .

A. 有趣的 B. 艱辛的

C. 愉快的 D. 興奮的

5.Which of the following is Right according to the passage?

A. Fu Yuanhui didn’t think this was her best score.

B. The girl had worked for half a year on the recovery.

C. Fu Yuanhui wasn’t satisfied with her performance at all.

D. “Hong Huang Zhi Li” became a popular phrase on the Internet .

Answer 1