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Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman(苏格兰人)because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered...
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Eric Liddell was known as the flying Scotsman(苏格兰人)because he ran so fast. But he is most remembered as a man of honor and bravery.
He was born in 1902 in Tianjin, north China. Eric lived in China until the age of five. After that his parents sent him to school in England. In 1920, Ericwent to the University of Edinburgh to study science.
Sports played a large part in his life and he was chosen to be part of Britain’s 1924 Olympic team. The games were in Paris. At the Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the 200-meter race and then a gold medal in the 400-meter race, setting a world record.
Though famous in Scotland, Eric still loved and remembered China. He wanted to go back to the country where he was born. In 1925, he went to China and worked as a middle school teacher in Tianjin. Then he went to Hebei Province to help the poor people there.
During the Second World War, Eric chose to stay. He wanted to help the sick and give hope to the Chinese people. In 1945, Eric was very ill. He had a chance to leave China but he refused. Instead he gave it to a woman. This great man died six months before the end of the war. Many people still remember his service to the Chinese people.
1.Eric went to China to ________.
A. study science. B. help Chinese people
C. attend the Olympic Games D. set a world record
2.Eric lived in China for about ________ years all together.
A. 5 B. 20 C. 25 D. 30
3.What does the underlined word “it” mean in Paragraph 4?
A. the service B. the chance C. the medal D. the race
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