As we know the Olympic Games started in Greece in (1) . The Games are held (2) years. Many people (3) the Olympic Games can be held in their own countries.

　　At first about ten cities are quite (4) in bidding（申办）for the Olympic Games of 2008.“Beijing, Toronto and Paris are (5) cities bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008,”said Richard W. Pound, the IOC's first vice president.

　　“The host city of the Olympic games of 2008 will be decided at the IOC meeting in Moscow in July, 2001. Beijing is getting ready (6) them because it nearly became the host of the Olympic Games of 2000 and Toronto and Paris also have strong power,” said Pound (7) an IOC meeting.

　　The Olympic Games of 2004 were held in Athens. Our players did very (8) in the Games. Now the Chinese people are all very excited and cheered because the Olympic Games of 2008 will (9) in the capital of China and the Olympic Games has never been held before in our country.

　　Now Chinese people are trying their best to get ready for the Olympic Games of 2008. they are working hard, and they are learning English, too. Many new buildings have been built. So, I'm sure it must be a (10) one.

(1) A．1939	B．1896
C．1922	D．2008
(2) A．each four	B．every four
C．every a few	D．three or four
(3) A．like	B．want
C．decide	D．hope
(4) A．ready	B．interesting
C．interested	D．join
(5) A．more important	B．most important
C．more beautiful	D．the most beautiful
(6) A．for	B．in
C．on	D．of
(7) A．like	B．on
C．at	D．of
(8) A．best	B．better
C．well	D．good
(9) A．hold	B．beat
C．be held	D．be beat
(10) A．success	B．successful
C．successfully	D．succeed

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　　Beijing will 1 the Olympic Games in 2008. So, we need to 2 our English to get ready for that. In order to do this, the government and local people are thinking 3 many good ideas to encourage people to learn English. Songs TV contest. People from 4 China come to Beijing to 5 the contest. They all want to show that they are the 6 singers in English.

　　All the young singers have good English pronunciation. And their stage 7 are good. They act naturally in front of 8 audience. Their performances are really 9 . People see the performances think the singers can sing as 10 as native speakers.

　　The winners tell people that they sing English songs to study English. They find it easier to learn the English words 11 heart if they sing them out.

　　It is said the contest helps the speaking of English in China. It increases people's enthusiasm for English learning. And their 12 English are better than before.

　　But if you want to speak fluent English, there is 13 work to be done beside that. You have to look 14 the new word in the dictionary. And you have to read more books. Of course singing can make people have 15 with English.

　　The contest is only part of the “Beijing Speaks English Program”. People in Beijing will do more to support the Olympic Games.

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1．According to（依据）the advertisement，one of the advantages of homestay is         ．

A．being comfortable with larger space

B．being easier to visit places of interest

C．being able to make more Chinese friends

D．being closer to the Olympic stadiums（场馆）

2．We can infer（推断）from the advertisement that          during the 2008 Olympics．

A．a present 400-dollar room may cost as much as 2000 dollars

B．there will be more visitors to Beijing than hotels can take in

C．most visitors will choose the fiats of Homestay Beijing 2008

D．homestay will help visitors to learn to speak good English

3．The underlined word “expats” in Paragraph 4 refers to（指的是）foreigners         ．

A．staying in hotels                                       B．helping others

C．watching games                                         D．living in Beijing

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A．read “the about page”                                  B．contact hotels in Beijing

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5．The advertisement is made for          during the 2008 Olympics．

A．those who will work as Olympic volunteers

B．those who will provide accommodation for visitors

C．those who will come to Beijing from foreign countries

D．those who will come to Beijing from different parts of China