Eric Moussambani is the first swimmer from Equatorial Guinea to compete in the Olympics.He found his passion for swimming shortly after high school.At the time，he didn't know how to swim，but he knew it was a sport he wanted to pursue.
   Unfortunately，there were no standard swimming pools in his country.Eventually，he found a hotel pool where he could only swim three hours a week.When he couldn't use the pool，he trained in rivers and the sea，with the local fishermen guiding him on how to use his legs and arms.
   After about eight months of swimming，Eric gained entry into the 2000 Summer Olympics through a program designed to encourage sports development in developing countries.
   In Sydney，Eric saw an Olympic-size swimming pool for the first time.It was so big that Eric said he was so frightened to compete in it.In preparing for his event，Eric trained at the same time as the US team and took the opportunity to study their techniques closely.A South African coach gave him a pair of competition trunks （泳褲） and some goggles （護(hù)目鏡），which were what he needed badly.
   On September 19，2000，Eric stepped out for the men's 100 m freestyle competition.With his two fellow competitors stopped from taking part for making false starts，Eric suddenly found himself racing on his own. "I swam the first 50 m really well，" said Eric after the competition. "I focused all my energy on telling myself to keep going." After turning for the second length，however，Eric began to pay for spending so much energy on the first.As his legs stiffened （變僵硬），he felt he was going nowhere. "It was then that I heard the crowd shouting，encouraging me to 'Go，go，go'.It gave me the strength to make it to the end."
   Eric finished the race with a time of 1：52.72，the slowest recorded time in Olympic history.But the audience did not care.They cheered him as if he had broken the world record.To this day，Eric is still an Olympic hero.

（1）What is true about Eric before he participated in the Sydney Olympics？

B

B

A．He had nobody to teach him how to swim.
B．He had never trained in a standard swimming pool.
C．He developed his love for swimming from his childhood.
D．He entered the Olympics by beating all the other competitors.
（2）What can we learn from paragraph 4？

D

D

A．Eric had made full preparations for his event.
B．The US team offered to teach Eric some techniques.
C．Eric was eager to compete in the Olympic swimming pool.
D．Eric didn't even have proper equipment for the competition.
（3）Which of the following best describes Eric's 100 m freestyle competition？

A

A

A．Inspiring.
B．Competitive.
C．Successful.
D．Meaningless.
（4）What is Eric mainly remembered for？

B

B

A．His outstanding talent for swimming.
B．His strong willpower to reach his goal.
C．His record-breaking performance at the Olympics.
D．His great achievements in the world's sports development.