HanTianyuisaluckyyoungOnFeb102014the17-year-oldwonasilvermedalinthemen's1500mshorttrackspeedskating(短道速滑)attheSochiWinterOlympics.ItisalsoChina'sfirstmedalatSochi.Hanisalsoluckybecausehewa

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   Han Tianyu is a lucky young On Feb 10 2014 the 17-year-old won a silver medal in the men's 1 500m short track speed skating (短道速滑) at the Sochi Winter Olympics. It is also China's first medal at Sochi.

   Han is also lucky because he was able to compete with his childhood idol (偶像) Victor An in the final and beat him.

   Victor An is a famous South Korean short track speed skater. He now competes for Russia. Eight years ago when Han just entered the field Victor had won three gold and one bronze (铜牌) at the Turin Winter Olympics. It deeply impressed the young Han in front of the TV.

   “Victor An is my idol”’ said Han. “I have been imitating him for years but I'm more eager to beat him. ”

   When the chance finally came Han said he was a little bit nervous. It was his first Winter Olympics after all. But he didn't think about it much. “I took every round as my final and tried my best to compete. ” Finally he got the silver and held An down by just 0. 007 seconds. An got the bronze.

   “The silver medal gives me great confidence ” said Han. “ It tells me that I'm no worse than the world's best athletes. I'll try my best and do better in the following competitions. ”

1. Han started to enter the short track speed skating field in .

   A. 2008

   B. 2006

   C. 2009

   D. 2012

2. The underlined word “imitating” in the passage probably means “ ”.

   A. 模仿

   B. 谴责

   C. 喜欢

   D. 称赞

3. Han felt when he had a chance to compete with Victor An.

   A. confident

   B. excited

   C. nervous

   D. sorry

4. Which of the following is TRUE?

   A. Han won China's first gold medal at Sochi.

   B. Victor An was born in Russia.

   C. Victor An won four medals in 2006.

   D. Han doesn’t like to imitate Victor An.

Answer 1

1. B 2. A 3. C 4. C