Most people agree that fencing is one sport in which a person must be at least 30 years old before he learns all he needs to know about the sport. 1 Clark Summers of the University of Detroit 2 that this doesn’t always have to be 3 .

Clark is a different kind of fencer in a lot of 4 . He is American, while most fencers are from the 5 of Europe. He is black while most fencers in the past have been 6 . And he is 7 22 years old.

Many people 8 that Clark is the most promising fencer in this country today. Although he is young, he has been able to 9 the necessary skills. Already he has won a number of fencing contest 10 older fencers. He is almost 11 to become a member of the U. S. Olympic fencing team!

"There is no 12 danger in fencing, today, Clark says. "But I never 13 that fencing was not always a sport. In the old days, People fenced to 14 a quarrel. Each match was a matter of 15 If that 16 true in the matches I 17 in today, every touch against me would mean that I 18 wounded or killed. So I try to play 19 l were fencing for my life. I don’t like, the idea of being 20 ! "

16. A. And B. But C. Then D. So

17. A. heard B. has thought C. has shown　D. suggested

18. A. true B. wrong B. clear D. clever

19. A. sense B. sports C. ways D. times

20. A. countries 　B. east C. west D. schools

21. A. brave B. strong C. whiteD. young

22. A. at least B. not C. already 　D. only

23. A. expectB. think C. hope D. find

24. A. study B. knowC. improve 　D. master

25. A. with B. overC. against 　B. instead of

26. A. ready B. able C. going D. certain

27. A. large B. such C. real D. little

28. A. think B. agreeC. forget D. remember

29. A. make B. pick C. start D. settle

30. A. joy and sorrow 　B. life and death

C. success and failure D .brightness and darkness

31. A. should be 　B. cameC. were D. is

32. A. play B. go C. work D. stay

33. A. would get 　B. wereC. was D. had been

34. A. even if B. as C. if D. as if

35. A. a fencer 　B. a winner　C. missed 　D. killed

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