五、完形填空
Yue - Sai Kan was born in 1946 in Guilin, Guangxi, and grew up in Hong Kong. In 1968, while studying the piano in Hawaii campus(校园)of Brigham Young University, Kan entered a beauty 1.(
B
) held by the local Chinese group. She won second place, and as a result got to 2.______ around the world. The life - changing experience marked the 3.______ of her career in fashion, beauty, communication and cultural exchange.
In 1972, she moved to New York and 4.(
C
) the weekly television series “Looking East”, the first of its kind to introduce Asian cultures and customs to a growing US audience(观众). It aired for over ten years and 5.(
A
) tons of praises as well as prizes, making her one of the first TV reporters to 6.(
D
) the East and the West.
In 1986, Kan returned to China, producing and hosting the television series “One World”, which aired on State - owned China Central Television. It was the first show ever held by a Chinese - American on the television network, and became nationally popular. With a weekly viewership of 300 million, Kan began journeys to every corner of the world, giving Chinese a new 7.______ of the outside world. The TV show made her 8.(
B
) in China. Even her haircut and fashion style interested people at the time.
“Television is a good business to be in, not so much to make money but to grow your 9.(
A
). Through this work I've had the 10.(
D
) to meet a lot of very interesting people and learn a great deal from them,” says Kan.
( ) 1. A. race
B. competition
C. interview
D. discussion
( ) 2. A. travel
B. walk
C. sing
D. drive
( ) 3. A. beginning
B. ending
C. greeting
D. landing
( ) 4. A. bought
B. improved
C. created
D. introduced
( ) 5. A. received
B. dropped
C. explained
D. touched
( ) 6. A. divide
B. teach
C. wake
D. connect
( ) 7. A. organization
B. look
C. tradition
D. name
( ) 8. A. rich
B. famous
C. brave
D. helpful
( ) 9. A. mind
B. body
C. relative
D. friend
( )10. A. patience
B. admiration
C. direction
D. chance
