Sumo wrestlers (相撲選手) are usually big, heavy men.The biggest sumo wrestler of all the time is Konishiki, who now
26 about 230 kg.Born in Hawaii, he was
27 a big boy.When he was a teenager, some people
28 he go to Japan and become a sumo wrestler.
Although he took their advice, at first it was a
29 life.“I had to clean the toilets and
30 the rubbish,” Konishiki remembered, “I knew I had to
31 to the life in Japan.I said to myself, ‘I
32 learn Japanese.’ Soon I could
33 it quite well.”
Konishiki’s career started
34 , and he was soon upgraded to a higher rank.But despite his
35 he soon had health problems.The doctors t
old him that he should
36 some weight.“I started dieting.I
37 to do it.But I did it too
38 ,” he said, “I lost some of my strength, too.”
He lost a lot of fights, and then his parents got
39 in a car crash.“I must go and
40 them,” he thought.Though it was only three days
41 a big tournament (錦標(biāo)賽), he flew back to Hawaii.Although he was quite
42 , they were not badly injured.
When he returned, he knew that he had to do well.The newspapers said, “Konishiki must win,
43 he will go down in rank.”
Though he had many problems, Konishiki won 14 of his 15 fights, and won the Emperor’s Cup.He was so
44 that he cried.“You ought not to show your feelings,” he said, “but I couldn’t
45 it.”
小題1: | A.means | B.measures | C.weighs | D.has |
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小題2: | A.a(chǎn)lways | B.hardly | C.sometimes | D.once |
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小題3: | A.promised | B.a(chǎn)llowed | C.considered | D.suggested |
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小題4: | A.real | B.hard | C.comfortable | D.rich |
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小題5: | A.sell | B.bring | C.take | D.empty |
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小題6: | A.get used | B.respond | C.devote | D.lead |
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小題8: | A.speak | B.say | C.learn | D.tell |
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小題9: | A.bad | B.well | C.suddenly | D.similarly |
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小題10: | A.failure | B.success | C.effort | D.fame |
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小題11: | A.gain | B.lose | C.save | D.spare |
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小題12: | A.failed | B.began | C.had | D.refused |
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小題13: | A.stupidly | B.carefully | C.slowly | D.quickly |
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小題14: | A.shocked | B.destroyed | C.ruined | D.injured |
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小題15: | A.visit | B.care | C.search | D.serve |
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小題16: | A.a(chǎn)fter | B.since | C.before | D.until |
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小題17: | A.happy | B.worried | C.surprised | D.regretful |
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小題18: | A.because | B.but | C.or | D.a(chǎn)nd |
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小題19: | A.sad | B.nervous | C.curious | D.happy |
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小題20: | A.do | B.help | C.feel | D.leave |
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