Can you imagine what life would be like without your both legs? Lie in bed, waiting for someone to take care of you or live in self-abandonment, counting your days to the end? Neither! Here is a man living a wonderful life with no legs.

Corporal Temur Dadiani is a 22-year-old soldier. He was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan. He lost both his legs after standing on an improvised explosive device while serving in Helmand province in August 2011.

Yesterday, “A planche push-up” was held by the Ministry of Defence of Georgia, in Tbilisi. It is a difficult form of exercise which requires good strength and balance in order to hold yourself up using your arms only. Corporal Temur Dadiani has successfully set a new world record by performing 36 planche push-ups in just 38.25 seconds. During his performance, his friends, colleagues, and Vakhtang Kapanadze, Chief of General Staff of the Georgian Armed Forces were watching him, encouraging him, and feeling proud of him. 

What’s your feeling after reading this story? What did Corporal Temur Dadiani show you? I will be ashamed of you if you are still complaining your teachers who leave you much homework every day and force you to run many miles on hot days.

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1.When did Corporal Temur Dadiani lose his legs?

A In April 2011.

B In August 2012.

C When he was serving in Afghanistan.

D When he was serving in Iraq.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。从文章第2段可知，事情是发生在2011年8月他在阿富汗服役期间，选项A和选项B都不正确，故选C。

2.Who held “A planche push-up”?

A Ministry of Defence of Georgia.

B Ministry of Defence of Iraq.

C Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia.

D Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq.

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。从文章第3段第一句话可知，俄式俯卧撑活动是由格鲁吉亚国防部举行的，故选A。

3.About “A planche push-up”, which of the following statements is NOT true?

A It’s a difficult form of exercise.

B It requires good strength.

C It requires good balance.

D People are not allowed to use their both arms in it.

解析：选D。D 细节理解题。从文章第3段可知，A, B, C选项都是俄式俯卧撑的规则，而在做俄式俯卧撑时，人们只允许用双手，故D选项不正确，故选D。

4.Who was not at site during Corporal Temur Dadiani’s performance?

A His friends.

B His families.

C His colleagues.

D Vakhtang Kapanadze.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。从文章第3段最后一句话可知，文章并没有提及Corporal Temur Dadiani的家人在现场。故选B。

5.Who is this passage written for?

A Soldiers.

B Children.

C Students.

D Men.

解析：选C。C 推理判断题。从文章最后一段…if you are still complaining your teachers who leave you much homework every day and force you to run many miles on hot days 可知，作者写这篇文章是为了教育学生，故选C。