英语阅读At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (闭幕式)

英语阅读
At the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony (闭幕式),London,host city of the 2012 Olympic Games,gave an 8-minute performance.World-famous football star David Beckham was there,but a British girl who sang at the ceremony was much more attractive.
The girl was Leona Lewis,one of the hottest rising pop singers in the UK.
Leona was born in 1985.She wrote her first song when she was 12 and won several singing competitions as a teen.She studied singing,songwriting,dancing and acting at a famous school.
Leaving school at 17,Leona worked part-time as a waitress and an assistant to earn (挣) money to pay for her studies.“I knew it was hard,and that I was just an ordinary girl.But if I work hard and don’t give up,I believe I can achieve something.” Leona said.
In 2006,at 21 years old,Leona took part in the British talent show (选秀节目) The X Factor,and became the winner.Leona sang so well that she was regarded as the next Whitney Houston.Later,Leona sold her first single (单行本) A Moment Like This and broke a world record when the song was downloaded 50,000 times in 30 minutes.Her first album (唱片集) The Spirit was sold in 2007 and became the fastest selling UK album.
Leona once said that making an album was her dream since the age of 5.Now her dream has come true.But we believe it is just the beginning of her bright future.
78.________ gave an 8-minute performance at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Closing Ceremony?
A) Beijing B) London
C) Leona Lewis D) David Beckham
79.Leona Lewis is ________ in the UK.
A) a football star B) a waitress
C) a rising pop singer D) an assistant
80.Which of the following was NOT TRUE when Leona Lewis was 12?
A) She wrote her first song.B) She worked as a waitress.
C) She studied singing.D) She learnt songwriting.
81.Leona Lewis believed that if she didn’t _________,she could achieve something.
A) give up B) work hard
C) earn money D) study singing
82.Leona Lewis’s first single was named _________.
A) The Spirit B) The British Talent Show
C) The X factor D) A Moment Like This
83.________ was Leona Lewis’s dream when she was five years old.
A) Singing at the Closing Ceremony B) Taking part in the talent show
C) Making an album D) Working as a waitress
84.The best title for this passage can be _________.
A) The X Factor B) Beautiful Songs
C) Leona Lewis D) David Beckham

78.B) London
79.C) a rising pop singer
80.B) She worked as a waitress.
81.A) give up
82.D) A Moment Like This
83.C) Making an album
84.C) Leona Lewis