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tried hard to fight for________slavery, and they succeeded at last. A. an end to B. end to C. end D. an end of 8. We were ________at the change in his appearance. A. amazing B. amazed C. wondered D. wondering 9. There was________time________I hated to go to school. A. a; that B. a; when C. the; that D. the; when 10. — Smoking is bad for your health. — Yes, I I simply can’t________. A. give it up B. give it in C. give it out D. give it away Ⅳ .閱讀理解 In China he’s known as the Flying Fish ; in America they call him the Baltimore you call him, American swimmer Michael Phelps looks destined to bee a household name across the world after breaking the Olympic record for most gold medals in the Games. Phelps’ total of eight gold medals in Beijing put him one ahead of patriot Mark Spitz’s previous tally set in 1972. Michael Phelps dominated the field in seven of his races and set an amazing seven world records in the did, however, have one close shave in the 100m butterfly which he won by the smallest possible margin of just seconds, and in another he had to contend with a faulty pair of goggles (游泳鏡 ). Now people are already calling him the greatest Olympian of all whether he is or not, what is it that makes Michael Phelps so good? A good place to start might be his has the perfect body shape for a swimmer: his arms are longe