【文章內容簡介】 ure B News 1 Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice (雜交水稻 ), won the World Food Prize on Monday. Yuan developed the world first popular and widely known hybrid rice. Hybrid rice plants can make more rice than mon ones. News 2 Liu Xiang won China’s first gold medal in the world championships (錦標賽 ) in seconds. ―Everybody wants to win a world title. I was nervous before the race. But I dealt with it so I39。m very happy,‖ Liu said with a smile after the race. Some reporters noticed that at the start, Liu Xiang was crying. He said that is his way of letting off pressure. ―My start wasn’t good, maybe because I was nervous or because I was a bit slow,‖ he said. Liu will run next at the Shanghai Grand Prix (大獎賽 ) meeting at the end of September. He is confident (自信的 ) after winning the gold medal. ―I want people to know how fast I am,‖ he said. ―This is number one speed. There’s nothing I can’t do.‖ News 3 Have you ever got angry at books that are full of mistakes? Don’t worry, things will get better soon. Last week, China started checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books all over the country. The government said the results of the check would e out at the end of June. News 4 Last Wednesday Medvedev (梅德韋杰夫 ) took over from Vladimir Putin (普京 ). At the age of 42, he bees the youngest president of modern Russia. Medvedev was born to a family of teachers. He read a lot from a young age. After university, the softspoken young man went on to teach law at university and became very popular with his students. In 2021, Medvedev became the first deputy prime minister (第一副總理 ). But he was as friendly as before. ―He has not changed. He invited me to his home,‖ said Vera Smirnova, Medvedev’s first teacher. ―In Russia, only two politicians (政治家 ) have invited their first teachers to their homes, Medvedev and Putin.‖ 51. Yuan Longping won the World Food Prize because he ________. A. is the father of his children B. likes to eat hybrid rice C. developed hybrid rice D. spent a long time to research hybrid rice 52. Why was Liu Xiang crying at the start? A. He wanted to reduce pressure. B. He was happy. C. He was a bit slow. D. He felt excited. 53. Checking textbooks, dictionaries and children’s books will_________. A. make sure the books are not too expensive B. make the children unhappy C. make sure there are few mistakes in them D. make the government lots of money 54. According to News 4, Medvedev is now ________. A. a lawyer B. a teacher C. the first deputy prime minister D. the youngest president of modern Russia 55. What Medvedev’s first teacher said shows ________. A. Medvedev is as friendly as before B. Medvedev and Putin were her students C. Medvedev has changed D. Medvedev and Putin invited her to their homes C Do you enjoy reading? Here readers of your age from all over the United States remend (推薦 ) great books for you to read: My favorite book is Don’t Die, My Love by Lurlene McDaniel. I love all her books, but this was the first one I read and I have to say, it is by far my favorite. It doesn’t end like other books, and I cried while reading. I think Nancy Drew is great! Nancy is a detective (偵探 ) who has many fantastic ideas! I love it because it’s a book from when my grandma was my age, and I can share the fun with her! I highly remend Skinny Bones by Barbara Park. It is funny so please add it on your book list. You don’t want to miss out funny stories！ I would suggest ______ by Judy Blume. It is based on real things that happened to Judy Blume. It is about a girl, Alice, who meets some girls at a new state. They bee friends, make a club and meet once a week. They stop after two weeks because they all like a boy in their class and put him as number one. I think every girl should read this because it is about our growing up. I read a book called Neela: Victory Song and it was so good I read it twice! It takes place in India in 1936 and this 12yearold girl named Neela tries to save her father! It has lots of history in it! I also learned a lot about different cultures! The author’s name is Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. 56. According to the reader, Skinny Bones can be described as a ________ story. A. sad B. history C. funny D. detective 57. From which book can we learn different cultures? A. Skinny Bones. B. Nancy D