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     "Beijing, Toronto and Paris are the most important cities bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008," said
Richard W. Pound, the IOC's first vice president (副主席).
     "The host city of the Olympic Games of 2008 will be decided at the IOC meeting in Moscow in 2001.
Beijing is ready on its way because it nearly becomes the host of the Olympic Games of 2000, and Toronto
and Paris also have strong power (競爭力)," said Pound at an IOC meeting.
     After ten cities are interested in bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008. They are Beijing, Toronto, and
Paris. Some of other cities are Osaka, Havana, Istanbul and Cairo.
     For the first time, the host city will be decided without IOC members visiting the places. The bidding
scandals (丑聞) of the Salt Lake City have made the IOC find new ways of bidding. That is why the IOC
members will not be allowed to visit the bidding cities.
1. Richard W. Pound _________.
A. can decide where to hold the Olympic Games
B. knows the most about the Olympic Games
C. is one of the IOC's presidents
D. will visit the most important bidding cities
2. In 2001, _________.
A. there'll be the Olympic Games in Moscow
B. the host city of the Olympic Games of 2008 will be decided
C. the IOC members will have more meetings
D. more and more cities are going to bid for the Olympic Games
3. The underlined parts "bidding for" and "host city" may mean ________.
A. 申辦; 主辦城市
B. 尋求; 美麗城市
C. 建立;奧運之都
D. 盼望;都市風(fēng)情
4. Osaka, Havana, Istanbul and Cairo are ________.
A. much smaller than Beijing, Toronto and Paris
B. waiting to be visited by IOC members
C. going to the IOC meeting in Moscow
D. also bidding for the Olympic Games of 2008
5. Which of the following is true?
A. Beijing has strong power to bid for the Olympic Games of 2008.
B. It is the first time for Toronto and Paris to bid for the Olympic Games.
C. The bidding scandals are still not known by the bidding cities.
D. The IOC has started new ways of bidding since 2000.
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