Sumo wrestlers (相扑选手) 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
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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 (锦标赛), 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.”
| 小题1: | | A．means | B．measures | C．weighs | D．has |
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| 小题2: | | A．always | B．hardly | C．sometimes | D．once |
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| 小题3: | | A．promised | B．allowed | C．considered | D．suggested |
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| 小题4: | | A．real | B．hard | C．comfortable | D．rich |
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| 小题5: | | A．sell | B．bring | C．take | D．empty |
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| 小题6: | | A．get used | B．respond | C．devote | D．lead |
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| 小题8: | | A．speak | B．say | C．learn | D．tell |
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| 小题9: | | A．bad | B．well | C．suddenly | D．similarly |
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| 小题10: | | A．failure | B．succes s | C．effort | D．fame |
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| 小题11: | | A．gain | B．lose | C．save | D．spare |
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| 小题12: | | A．failed | B．began | C．had | D．refused |
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| 小题13: | | A．stupidly | B．carefully | C．slowly | D．quickly |
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| 小题14: | | A．shocked | B．destroyed | C．ruined | D．injured |
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| 小题15: | | A．visit | B．care | C．search | D．serve |
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| 小题16: | | A．after | B．since | C．before | D．until |
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| 小题17: | | A．happy | B．worried | C．surprised | D．regretful |
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| 小题19: | | A．sad | B．nervous | C．curious | D．happy |
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| 小题20: | | A．do | B．help | C．feel | D．leave |
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