Exercise 2

Exercise 2

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Passage 1

1 the new school started， I threw myself into playing volleyball. At the same time， I decided to become beautiful， or at the very least， skinny. I ate only fruits and vegetables 2 I wanted to lose weight. 3 the season progressed， things had become tense between my volleyball coach and me. She felt that 4 I continued to do like this， something would be wrong with my health. 5 she tried to make me eat， I wouldn’t listen to her. Then gradually my hunger started to affect my performance. I was 6 tired that playing volleyball was becoming a struggle. One afternoon， my coach asked me what I had eaten and I told her nothing yet. She looked at me as 7 she was very disappointed.

A couple of weeks later I attended a formal dinner for our volleyball team. I just stood there8 my coach managed to say something nice about me. I suddenly realized that I had misunderstood her. That evening I wrote her a letter to apologize and thank her.

Then one Saturday， 9 I was reading in the library， I felt someone gently take my arm and say softly， “Lynn Jones， how are you doing？” I looked up and saw my coach. “Thanks for the letter" " 10 it means a lot.”

Every time I think of the coach， I will forever be grateful for her help， and now for her friendship.

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Passage 2

Many people like watching acrobatics （雜技）. That’s 1 there is excitement and wonder2 the acts sometimes seem scary and dangerous. Chinese acrobatics troupes （表演團） travel internationally， but they are not commonly seen by audiences outside the country. 3 you are in China， you might want to see the amazing balance and skills.

The acrobats developed their styles based on traditional ancient arts such as dance， theater， martial arts （武術(shù)）， and magic shows. The traditional skills and physical exercises are 4 distinctive that they’ve drawn much attention. Chinese acrobats tend to emphasize balance and extreme flexibility more than the troupes in Russia or the West do， probably 5 martial arts styles have influenced Chinese people a lot. Chinese acrobats intensively practice timing and coordination. The individual performers practice to cooperate precisely. They use martial arts skills in an exciting and sometimes comedic fashion 6 they can. The Beijing Red Theater’s “Legend of Kungfu” show is an example. Many of the shows use music which is recorded or performed live by musicians playing traditional instruments so 7 traditional Chinese music can be well spread. The acrobats always choose an familiar opera 8 the costumes or the themes can be very suitable. And 9 the acrobats want to perform scenes from popular legends of the ancient past， The Monkey King is always their first choice. Even 10 you might not recognize the story or the music， you’ll still enjoy the sound， color， and unusual costumes.

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