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Liu Shuhan is a 10 - year - old girl from a village in Bijie, Guizhou. She has
1 everyone with her skillful balance. She can walk on the edge of a plastic basin. Many people compare
2 to the martial art(武术) qinggong.
A short video of her, taken by her dad, went viral(走红) on social media. With sandbags on her legs, Liu Shuhan
3 gets onto the basin's edge and walks there without falling. People watching the
4 think her control is like real martial arts. They wonder how a 32 - kilogram child can balance on the
5 edge of an 8 - kilogram basin.
For Liu Shuhan, walking on the basin's edge is just part of her
6 practice. She practises kung fu every day before and after school.
Her dad, Liu Yong, who loves martial arts, noticed her
7 when she was 6. Even without formal training, she could perform basic movements like splits(劈叉). Liu Shuhan once told her dad, "I want to be a martial artist
8 I grow up."
As time
9, Liu Shuhan fell in love with martial arts. She is a
10 girl. Every morning, she and her siblings(兄弟姐妹) run 1 kilometre with 1.3 - kilogram sandbags on their legs. Liu Yong said, "I hope martial arts can help my
11 grow up strong. This is what I, as a father, should do."
Martial arts have given Liu Shuhan
12 and dreams for the future. She even performed at her school's Children's Day event, and got
13 by her friends and teachers.
Since Liu Shuhan became famous online, some people have invited her to train in private clubs in cities such as Beijing, but her father
14. He said, "She's still young. I want her to go to a martial arts school to fully
15 her potential(潜力), and make her dream of becoming a martial artist come true."
(
D
)1. A. moved
B. worried
C. changed
D. amazed
(
B
)2. A. them
B. it
C. her
D. him
(
A
)3. A. carefully
B. gradually
C. completely
D. recently
(
D
)4. A. picture
B. book
C. film
D. video
(
C
)5. A. smooth
B. heavy
C. narrow
D. high
(
A
)6. A. daily
B. weekly
C. monthly
D. yearly
(
D
)7. A. idea
B. hobby
C. habit
D. talent
(
C
)8. A. until
B. if
C. when
D. though
(
B
)9. A. took up
B. went on
C. sat down
D. came in
(
A
)10. A. hard - working
B. helpful
C. famous
D. nervous
(
D
)11. A. parents
B. students
C. friends
D. children
(
B
)12. A. support
B. confidence
C. memory
D. choice
(
A
)13. A. admired
B. forgotten
C. remembered
D. believed
(
B
)14. A. agreed
B. refused
C. doubted
D. failed
(
C
)15. A. choose
B. protect
C. develop
D. value
