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TheGreatestWonderoftheNaturalWorldWhenI1,itwasearlymorninganditwasraining.Igotoutofthecar,went2agateandwalkedalongapath.Intheeast,theskywasbecominglight,butbesidethepath,itwasstillverydark.Iknewitwasthere,buttherewas3tosee.Afteraboutakilometre,astrangerappearedinfrontofme.AmIgoingtherightway?Iasked.Heknew4.Yes,hereplied,you'llgetthere5fiveminutes.Finally,Icametosomerocks,andstopped.Ilookedcarefullyoverthem,butitwasstilltoodarktoseeanything.Suddenly,thecloudsclearedandtherainstopped.Thesun6behindmeandbeyondtherocks.Isawthattheground7awayanddowntoariver,farbelowme.IwasontheedgeoftheGrandCanyon,oneofthewondersofthenaturalworld.Ilooked8totheColoradoRiverabout2kilometresbelowme.Ifyouputthethreetallestbuildingsintheworldatthe9ofthecanyon,theystill10reachthetop.ThenIlookedacrossto11sideofthecanyon.Howfarisit?It's20kilometres,maybemore.Finally,Ilooked12myleftand12myright,andon13sidesthecanyondisappearedintothedistance...over400kilometreslong.TheGrandCanyonisnotjustbig.It'shuge!Thatmorningontheedgeofthecanyon,Iaskedmyselfaquestion.It'snotHowdeepisit?orHowwideisit?orHowlongisit?14IstheGrandCanyon15wonderanywhereinthenaturalworld?Iknowtheanswer.Butwhatdoyouthink?1.A.reachedB.gottoC.arrivedatD.arrived2.A.acrossB.throughC.overD.in3.A.anythingB.everythingC.nothingD.things4.A.wherewasIgoingB.whereIwasgoingtoC.whereIwasgoingD.wherewasIgoingto5.A.forB.afterC.inD.at6.A.raisedB.raiseC.riseD.rose7.A.fallB.feelC.fellD.falled8.A.downB.upC.acrossD.over9.A.edgeB.bottomC.sideD.front10.A.shouldn'tB.doesn'tC.couldn'tD.won't11.A.theotherB.anotherC.otherD.others12.A.on;onB.in;inC.at;atD.to;to13.A.eachB.bothC.everyD.all14.A.orB.andC.butD.though15.A.themostgreatB.thebiggestC.thebestD.thegreatestTheAdventuresofTomSawyerHereisourmonthlyarticleonafavouritegreatbook.Thismonth,ourguestwriterisMrJackson.MyfavouritegreatbookisTheAdventuresofTomSawyer1MarkTwain.TomliveswithhisauntPolly2thequietstreetsofStPetersburg,Missouri.He'salivelyandcleveryoungboy,andhefindshimselfinmany3adventures.Herunsawaywithhistwofriends,HuckFinnandJoe,toanislandinthemiddleoftheMississippiRiverforseveraldays.WithHuckhegoes4fortreasure,withBeckyhegetslostinacave,andfinally,theyfindaboxofgold.MyfavouritesceneinthebookiswheneveryonethinksTomis5.Hedecidestogotohisownfuneral.Hehidesandwatches6,andthensuddenlyhe7.Everyoneissurprisedtoseehimbutthey'realsopleasedtoseehim8.Tomistheheroofthestory,butthereare9importantcharacters.Huckisanoutsiderandeveryoneisafraidofhim.Beckyisprettywithfairhair,JoeisTom'sbestfriend,andInjunJoeisthebadmanofthestory.Thethemeofthestoryaretodowithchildren10upandbecomingmoreserious.Itdescribeshowstrangersare11insmalltownsofAmerica.Finally,ittalksaboutfreedom,socialrulesandhowpeoplearepunished12badbehaviour.WhydoIthinkTomSawyerisagreatbook?MarkTwainwrotethestoryin1876,butit'sstillreadand13bypeopleallovertheworldtoday.Andalthoughit'sonlyastory,TwainwroteitintheeverydayEnglishofthesouthernstatesofAmericainthe19thcentury,soitsoundsvery14.Todayit'sthoughttobeoneof15booksinAmericanliterature.Goon—readit!Iknowyou'llenjoyit,too.1.A.ofB.byC.atD.on2.A.inB.onC.atD.among3.A.interestedB.interestingC.excitingD.excited4.A.findingB.lookingoutC.findingoutD.lookingfor5.A.deadB.diedC.todieD.death6.A.atatimeB.foratimeC.onatimeD.inatime7.A.appearsB.appearedC.disappearedD.disappears8.A.livingB.livelyC.aliveD.tolive9.A.theotherB.otherC.othersD.theothers10.A.growsupB.togrowupC.grewupD.growingup11.A.feltB.seenC.lookedD.watched12.A.becauseB.byC.toD.for13.A.lovedB.loverC.toloveD.love14.A.trueB.realC.reallyD.truly15.A.themostgreatB.thegreatestC.greatD.mostgreatestLiuXiang—TrainedforGoldForLiuXiang,life1asportingherohasjustbegun.Firstofall,he'll2tocompetitionsaroundtheworld.He'llbechosentorepresentChina3theOlympicGames.He'sasymbolofChina'sinternationalsportingsuccess.Andnowthathe'swell4allovertheworld,LiuXiangwillalsobeaskedtoappearinadvertisementsandfilms,andeventorecordmusic.ButhiscoachSunHaipingismakingsurethathetrainsregularly.LiuXiangwillbe5byhiscoachonhowtobeagreatsportsman,andbyhismanageronhowtobeastar.LiuXiangisnotanovernight6.HewasborninShanghaion13thJuly,1983and,7manyOlympicsportsstars,hestartedtrainingwhenhe8veryyoung.InGradeFour,hewenttotheJuniorSportsSchoolofPutuoDistrictofShanghai.Liuwasencouragedatfirsttotrainasahighjumper.Then,in1998,hisskill9hurdlingwasnoticedbyhiscoachSunHaiping.LiuXiangwashelpedbyaspecialprogramme.Itwas10in2001tohelpyoungsportsmenandsportswomen.Liu'sraceswererecorded,andhisperformancewascompared11theworld'sbestsportsstars.SunHaipingusedtheinformationtochangeLiu's12programme.In2002hewonhisfirstinternational110mhurdleseventinSwitzerland,andinthesameyear,agoldmedalattheAsianGamesinKorea.In2004,LiuwonthefirstOlympicgoldmedalinthesameevent13ChinainAthens,Greece.Sowhat'snextforLiuXiang?Hashe14thatthere'smoretolifethantraining?Willhebeencouragedtospendmoretimeawayfromsport?No,LiuXiangwill15moremedalsforChinabecausehewastrainedforgold!1.A.asB.ofC.forD.with2.A.inviteB.isinviteC.beinvitedD.inviting3.A.onB.inC.atD.during4.A.knownB.knowC.knowingD.famous5.A