What is the purpose of the World Games? What's the difference between the World Games and the Olympic Games?

_50 _the Olympic Games, the World Games have a rather _51_ history．In 1981, the first World Games were held in Santa Clara．Since then, in the year following the Olympics, some of the world's best athletes _52_ in their common search for _53_ at the world Games．

There are usually 25 to 35 _54_ at the World Games, The events at the World Games are not part of the Olympics or ones were part of the Olympic Games．Many events at the World Games _55_ as Olympic events, like weightlifting and badminton．They got their start as events at the World Games _56_ being moved into the Olympics．Just like the Olympics, the World Games also have _57_ competitions．These competitions get the sport the chance to be seen and the chance to become medal events．

The World Games are _58_ tied to the Olympic Games because the International Olympic Committee is the sponsor of the International World Games Association．The International Olympic Committee has decided that the number of Olympic participants is _59_ 10,500．The new policy means that no World Games competitions will be _60_ the Olympics any time soon．   

This year, the World Games were held in Taiwan．Some events, like softball, _61_ be Olympic sports but were dropped and now are _62_ for the World Games．The World Games look like a perfect supplement and _63_ ground for future Olympic Games．So next time you get a chance to watch the World Games, you may want to pay attention as it could be the future, or maybe even _64_．

1.A．As for              B．But for          C．Because of    D．Compared with

2.A．early             B．young            C．long             D．a(chǎn)ncient

3.A．unite           B．lie           C．result          D．participate

4.A．fame             B．excellence    C．wealth         D．knowledge

5.A．games            B．sports        C．events                 D．matches

6.A．end up            B．start on      C．break off       D．come up

7.A．a(chǎn)fter             B．since           C．before           D．unless

8.A．international      B．intense           C．fair              D．exhibition

9.A．loosely            B．somewhat      C．closely       D．partly

10.A．a(chǎn)mounted to     B．limited to        C．a(chǎn)dded to      D．reduced to

11.A．moved into     B．engaged in       C．held in          D．established in

12.A．had to                   B．seemed to      C．happened to   D．used to

13.A．good          B．a(chǎn)vailable        C．helpful         D．convenient

14.A．competing       B．playing           C．training           D．camping

15.A．focus           B．truth            C．hope             D．history

When my twin sons, Chad and Brad, were born, I was concerned about everything. Five years later, our little girl, Becky   1  our family. I wanted everybody to be healthy and happy. I worked hard to see that they were.
As the kids grew older, I worried about headaches, throat infections and many other common childhood illnesses．I didn’t like it when the boys spent time “warming the bench (板凳)” during Little League football games. I worried about Becky when she  2   the ball while playing softball．Before long, the teen years were upon us. I stayed up late at night waiting for the boys to return home．Many times the   3   crossed my mind that I would call the police if they weren’t home on time.   4 , they always arrived home safe and sound before I had to take such   5  .
“Please don't ever call the police,” one of the boys said when I   6  him after a late arrival. The day the boys moved away to college was a(n)   7  day indeed. I worried about their being able to take care of themselves. Would they starve?
A few months after the boys left college, our   8  rang in the middle of the night. It startled (驚醒) us when we looked at the clock．It was 3 o’clock in the morning. “Something must be wrong,” I shouted to my husband, Roy, as we both jumped up．We ran to the door, opened it, and there stood a police officer.
“You need to call your sons,” he    9   announced. I picked up the telephone, but unfortunately, it was   10  . A line outside had been accidentally cut. Roy and I jumped into the car and   11  to the nearest telephone．My stomach ached．My husband was   12  so badly that he could hardly dial the number.
On the first   13 , Chad answered the telephone. “What's wrong?” Roy shouted into the receiver (聽筒). “We were worried about you,” Chad told him. “We’ve been trying to call you all night, but you didn’t   14  .We called the police and asked them to go and check on you.”
For the first time in their lives, the boys were worried about us. And they were the ones who   15   had to call the police.

I was eight years old then. Looking __36__ I remember the time in a baseball field passing the team that we had just __37__ . We shook their hands and said, "Good game!"

It is __38__ to do that when you win! When you lose, you have a tendency(傾向) to slap (拍) the hand — instead of shaking it — and __39__ the ground instead of the eyes. This is not only true for an eight-year-old; it is true for adults, too.

A few years ago, in a softball league, we lost 15 games! And we thought it was __40__ . But during the " Good game" handshake after each __41__, I looked each player in the eyes and shook their hands. I couldn't look my opponents (對手) in the eyes and congratulate them on a good __42__ when I was eight. Somehow I took the loss as a __43__ on my self-worth and felt my self-confidence had been slapped; __44_- I did what most eight-year-olds do and I slapped the opponents' hands, not giving them the satisfaction of a shake. I was wrong to do this. I'm happy today as a(n) __45__ that I have learned this __46__ : There is something to be said for losing well.

__47__ it is a baseball game or an important examination, you can __48__ a lot about a person by now they deal with defeat. The person who deals with defeat as an __49__ blow is not allowing the event to define (定義) him, while someone who cannot __50__ defeat is allowing the event to __51__ his self-worth. In my opinion, when you __52__ in something— though it may be __53__ — look at your opponents in the eyes, and shake their hands in a __54__ way as you say, "Good game!" __55__ to allow the event to define your life. You might find yourself winning the next game.

This passage is most probably ______.

              A．a(chǎn)n advertisement for enrolling new employees

              B．a(chǎn) school report at the end of an academic year

              C．a(chǎn) self-introduction meant to apply for a job

              D．a(chǎn) part of a recommendation letter from a university

According to the “Experience” section, we can infer that Donald Sloan can be _____.

              A．a(chǎn) wise leader                      B．a(chǎn) skillful performer

              C．a(chǎn) gifted scientist                    D．a(chǎn) good social worker

From the passage we can learn that Donald Sloan ______.

              A．is good at singing and dancing                  B．is about to graduate from a university

              C．has an interest in being a surgeon          D．specializes in psychology

Part One: Cloze test.

Complete the blanks with the words or phrases in our textbook.

The City of the Future

What will the city of the future look like? No one knows     1    , and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is certain --- they are going to get bigger before they get smaller. In the future, care for the environment will become very important     2     earth’s natural resources   3   . We will use lots of recycled materials, such as plastic, aluminium, steel, glass, wood and paper, and we will waste fewer natural resources. We will also have to   4   more

  5   alternative energy, such as solar and wind power. All this seems certain, but there are plenty of things about city life in the future which are not certain.

To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the United States asked his students to think how they would run a city of 50,000 people in the year 2025. Here are some of the ideas they had:

Garbage ships  To   6   garbage problems, the city will   7   huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, preventing landfill and environmental problems.

Batman Nets  Police will arrest criminals by firing nets instead of guns.

Forget smoking  No smoking will be allowed within a future city’s limits. Smoking will be possible only outside cities, and outdoors.

Forget the malls  In the future all shopping will be done online, and catalogues will have voice commands to place orders.

Telephones for life  Everyone will be given a telephone number at birth    8   will never change   9   where they live.

Recreation  All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, softball, concerts and others will be provided   10  by the city.

Cars  All cars will   11  by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at the flick of a switch.

Telesurgery  Distance surgery will become common as doctors carry out operations from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.

Holidays at home  Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world using high-tech cameras    12   their head.

Space travel  Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own spaceport.