NoonecouldhavefailedtobemovedhadhewatchedthelivetelevisedvolleyballgamebetweentheChineseandCubanwomen’steams.Aswesatbeforethetelevisionsetwithoureyesfixedonthescreenweexperiencedeverykindoffeeling.Whenthetwoteamsplayedneckandneckwewereonpinsandneedlesanxiousastowhatwouldcomenextandwhenourteamfellbehindourheartswereinourmouths.Watchingthegamebetweenthosetwoteamsisnotonlyamatterofgreatjoy.Formorethanthatitprovidesfoodforthought.JustseehowtheChinesewomenwonthegame──bytheirco──operation(合作)bytheirexcellentskilltheireffortandstrongwill.AChinesesayinggoes“Whentwocompetentopponents(比赛的双方)meetthestrong──mindedonewillwin.“ThisisthespiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam.IfeveryChineseshowedsomeofthespiritneverlosingheartintimesofdifficultyandremainingclear──mindedintimesofadvantage(优势)thenournationwouldstandinthevanguard(前列)oftheworldfamilyofnationsjustastheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamhasdoneisdoingandwilldo.

44.Whilewatchingthegamewe_____.

A.hadfeelingsofdifferentkind

B.enjoyedafriendlyandwonderfulgame

C.clappedandcheeredonlyfortheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

D.wereeagertoknowwhatwouldhappenlateron

45.Thewonderfulgame_____.

A.broughtusgreatjoy

B.provideduswithfoodforourthoughts

C.gaveusnotonlygreatjoybutalsofoodforthoughts

D.giveusavaluableamusement

46.Theauthorbelievedthat_____.

A.theChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamwasthestrongest

B.ChinawassuretobecomestrongerandstrongerifonlywehavethatspiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

C.TheChinesemustremainclear-mindedintimeofadvantage

D.TheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeamneverlostheartintimesofdifficulty

47.Thebesttitleofthepassagemightbe_____.

A.WatchingaCloseVolleyballGame

B.TheSpiritoftheChineseWomen’sVolleyballTeam

C.LearnfromtheMembersoftheVolleyballTeam

D.TheStrong

──MindedAretheWinners