AsianathleteshavehadasparetimeinthefirsttwodaysoftheWorldIndoorChampionshipsinBirmingham,England.ButChinesehurdler(跨栏运动员)LiuXiangsurprisedeveryonebytakingthebronzemedalinthemen's60-meterhurdles.
LiubecamethefirstChinesemaleathletetogetaworldindoormedalinthe18-yearhistoryofthechampionshipandwastheonlyAsianmedallistthistime.
"Karaoke(卡拉OK)!That'swhatI'mgoingtodo.I'mgoingtogetabiggroupofmyfriendstogetherandsing.IlovebothWesternandChinesemusicbutespeciallyMichaelJackson,"saidLiuafterclocking7.52secondsinthefinaltotakehisplaceonthepodium(领奖台).
"Franklyspeaking,Ididn'tthinkIwasintheshapetowinamedal,"Liusaid."Onmyarrivalhere,myaimwasjusttofightmywayintothefinal.AfterIdidthat,IthoughtImightjustgetintothetopsix.IknewBritishhurdlerColinJacksonwasgoingtobehereandhe'stheworldrecordholderindoorsandout."
"TherewasalsoCuba'sreigning(统治的)OlympicchampionAnierGarciaandAllenJohnson,fromtheUnitedStates."ItwasJohnson,thereigningworldoutdoorchampion,whowassuccessfulin7.47secondswithGarciasecondandJacksonfinishedbackinfifth.
NowLiuwillneverunderestimatehischancesagainandisaimingforgloryinParislaterthisyear.
"ThereistheWorldChampionshipoutdoorsinthesummerandIhavenowgottothinkthatIcangetamedal.IcanneveragainthinkthatIcan'tgetamedal,"hesaid.Liu'ssuccessheremarkshisrapidtransitionintotheseniorranks.
"Theuniversitygivesmealotofflexibility.Mycoursesareveryeasyandtheteachersareveryhelpful,"saidLiu.
Theymighthavetobeevenmoreaccommodating(乐于助人的)nowifLiustartstakingoncelebritystatus,althoughaninvitetohishomecomingkaraokepartymayhelp.Thefirstsentence"Asianathleteshavehadasparetimeinthefirsttwodays…"means"________".Theunderlinedsentencemeans"________".Liu________theWorldChampionshipoutdoorsinParislaterthisyear.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.Asianathletescandothingsattheirwillinthefirsttwodays
B.Asianathleteshaven'tanyachievementsinthefirsttwodays
C.Asianathletescouldmatchathletes