六、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 held by the local Chinese group. She won the 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 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 tons of praises as well as prizes,making her one of the first TV reporters to 6 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 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 . Through this work I've had the 10 to meet a lot of very interesting people and learn a great deal from them,” says Kan.
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B
)1. A. race B. competition C. interview D. discussion
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A
)2. A. travel B. walk C. sing D. drive
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A
)3. A. beginning B. ending C. greeting D. landing
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C
)4. A. bought B. improved C. created D. introduced
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A
)5. A. received B. dropped C. explained D. touched
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D
)6. A. divide B. teach C. wake D. connect
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B
)7. A. organization B. look C. tradition D. name
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B
)8. A. rich B. famous C. brave D. helpful
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A
)9. A. mind B. body C. relative D. friend
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D
)10. A. patience B. admiration C. direction D. chance