四、完形填空
Yue-Sai Kan was born in 1946 in Guilin, Guangxi, and grew up in Hong Kong. In 1968, while studying the piano in Hawaii campus (校园) of Brigham Young University, Kan entered
a beauty
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held by the local Chinese group. She won the second place, and as a result, got to
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around the world. The life-changing experience marked the
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of her career (职业生活) in fashion, beauty, communication and cultural exchange.
In 1972, she moved to New York and
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the weekly television series “Looking East”, the first of its kind to introduce Asian cultures and customs to a growing US audience. It aired for over ten years and
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tons of praise as well as prizes, making her one of the first TV reporters to
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the East and the West.
In 1986, Kan returned to China, producing and hosting the television series “One World”, which aired on State-owned China Central Television. It was the first show ever held by a Chinese-American on the television network, and became nationally popular. With a weekly viewership of 300 million, Kan began journeys to every corner of the world, giving Chinese a new
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of the outside world. The TV show made her
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in China. Even her haircut and fashion style interested people at the time.
“Television is a good business to be in, not so much to make money but to grow your
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. Through this work, I’ve had the
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to meet a lot of very interesting people and learn a great deal from them,” says Kan.
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) 1. A. race B. competition C. interview D. discussion
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) 2. A. travel B. walk C. sing D. drive
( ) 3. A. beginning B. ending C. greeting D. landing
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) 4. A. bought B. improved C. created D. introduced
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) 5. A. received B. dropped C. explained D. touched
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) 6. A. divide B. teach C. wake D. connect
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) 7. A. organization B. look C. tradition D. name
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) 8. A. rich B. famous C. brave D. helpful
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) 9. A. mind B. body C. relative D. friend
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)10. A. patience B. admiration C. direction D. chance