Listening and Speaking1.2. For referenceMy favorite sport is basketball, which I think is very exciting and demanding. It takes a lot of time to practice and involves teamspirit, which I think is the most important. Team spirit is not only important in basketball, but also in other sports. Even in individual events like diving or tennis, you still need assistance from a team of coaches, instructors and physical condition experts. You have to rely not only on yourself but on your teammates as well in order to win.Text AReading Comprehension1.•1) b•2) a•3) e•4) h •5) f•6) c•7) d•8) g2.Reading and Discussing3.For reference1) Elizabeth didn’t want to compete because of her nerves; she wasworried she would do something wrong and let everyone down.The swim night may motivate Elizabeth to compete in the future, because she gained confidence from the T-shirt relay.2) The ways include: train to become physically strong; studystrategies to perform better; practice to be consistent; practice with their teammates and build mutual trust; set goals to reach.Language in Use4.•1) contract•2) countered•3) extraordinary•4) flap•5) flipped•6) quit•7) stems•8) relived•9) moderate•10) shivering5.•1) compete in•2) are competing for•3) in the zone•4) in the lead•5) have gained in•6) gaining on•7) come up with •8) catch up with•9) fall off•10) fell down6.•1) the record•2) the ice•3) the law•4) one’s promise •5) my heart•6) the habit7.For reference•1) revolutions•2) involved •3) involvement•4) evolved •5) revise•6) supervise •7) visible•8) visual •9) dictators•10) contradicted•11) dictation•12) predict8.Reference translation1) 看她游泳真是太棒了！她转身转得非常好。

2) 她又得游回去触碰池壁，这样一来耽搁了时间。

3) 这样不断交换，直到每个队员都完成一个来回。

4) 队友给她穿袜子时，伊丽莎白踩着水。

5) 但是伊丽莎白先于另一个女孩触壁，赢得了比赛。

9.Reference translation1) None of the competitors could catch up with the untiring runnerwho was in the lead.2) The football team was not in the zone and lost the game with thescore of 2 to 3.3) If you make a great effort to practice your oral English, it willpay off in the long run.4) In the event of rain, the football match will be postponed.5) When the day of the finals arrived, she was very nervous. Whethershe could win or not was still up in the air.Text BReading Comprehension1.Language in Use2.•1) feats•2) persist•3) literally•4) transition•5) rebounding•6) remarkable•7) peers•8) championship•9) staff•10) dictate3.•1) wind down•2) take over•3) get over•4) hang out•5) look forward to•6) go about4.Reference translation1) She is not sure whether she will be able to come back to the court after she has had a baby.2) We will move on to the next phase soon, and you all have to make quick adjustments.3) In this interview he talked about how he had transitioned from a successful player to a responsible coach.4) Summer holiday is approaching and children are looking forward to playing soccer every afternoon.5) Children aspire to hang out with friends or do whatever they want after school.WritingExercise 11)8–5–7–1–4–9–10–3–2–62)Then it was time for the T-shirt relay, ... Then it was Elizabeth’s turn to swim.By that point, all tactics were out the window; everyone was pulling and yanking to get her inside the shirt and to get those sockson. And then she was off.Approaching the halfway mark, she was still in the lead.Then somebody noticed that one of Elizabeth’s socks had fallen off and was floating in the pool. ... Everybody on her team started screaming, “Elizabeth! Eliszabeth! Stop! Get the sock!”One of her teammates jumped in the water, grabbed the sock, and threw it at Elizabe th. She still didn’t notice. She was in the zone.She made the turn and started her last 25 meters.Meanwhile, a girl in lane two was gaining on Elizabeth. It wastime for desperate measures. A girl on my daughter’s team jumped in the pool, grabbed the sock, and swam after Elizabeth. She grabbedElizabeth’s foot. “You have to put the sock on,” the girl screamed.Elizabeth treaded water while her teammate put on the sock. ... By now, the girl in lane two was about to pass Elizabeth.With the sock finally on, Elizabeth swam her heart out for the last 15 meters. It was close. But Elizabeth beat the other girl to the wall for the victory.There was much celebration and joy. Hugs. High fives. Cheers.And, for a few minutes, Elizabeth was the hero.Exercise 2A Memorable Sports EventSample 1The most memorable sports event I have ever taken part in was thecity marathon, which I ran with my family last week. Last month, my family saw a news ad for the city marathon and we immediately decided to sign up for it. Our running practice started immediately the next morning. On the day of the marathon, we got to the starting point early enough for the warm-up. At 9 o’clock, lots of runners arrived. Soon, we began to put number tags on our T-shirts. At 9:30, as the starting gun went off, all of us headed out and the long run began. People along the road cheered us on and provided drinking water for us. After 20 miles, all of us slowed down and felt a little tired. Dad, who still led our team, told us to adjust our breathing and pace. Then later, we started walking and encouraging one another to finish the race. We were so thrilled when we got to the finish, though we didn’t win. Exhausted as we were, we realized that joy and satisfaction came from participation, not from winning the race.Sample 2The most exciting soccer match this year was the final game of our school’s soccer tournament to determine the champion. At the beginning, both teams — the chemistry department and the biology department — put forth supreme defensive performances. Meanwhile, both teams kept seeking chances to score a goal, but neither one got the opportunity. At half-time, the advantage lay with the chemistry department.In the second half, the game opened up and several attractive shots were made. But 15 minutes before the end of the game, the chemistry department team’s forward got a red card and sent off for seriousfoul play. The advantage in the number of players enabled the biology department team to play confidently and they finally scored 2 goals in the last 10 minutes. That was a very unexpected but memorable soccer game.。