OLYMPIA, March 24—Luo Xuejuan, a swimming gold medalist at the Athens 2004 Olympic Games, became the first Chinese person to relay the Olympic Flame in Greece on Monday, receiving the flame from the first Olympic torchbearer(火炬手), Greek Alexandros Nikolaidis.
Despite her previous experience as a torchbearer in the Beijing leg of the Athens 2004 torch relay, Luo felt honored and proud of being chosen as the first Chinese torchbearer, the Xihua News Agency reported Luo as saying in an interview.
She talked about the great responsibility that she felt, as she believed she was representing every Chinese athlete and even Chinese person by running her leg of the relay.
Regarding missing the torch lighting ceremony because she had to be in an assigned location to wait for the flame, Luo felt no regret. “Even though I couldn’t see it, I was able to feel the flame light and knew that it was happening at a place nearby,” she said.
Luo expressed her belief that even if people couldn’t communicate with words, the Olympic Flame enables the transmission of the Olympic spirit and brings smiles wherever it might go. In Luo’s mind, the Olympic spirit represents purity, competition, friendship, enthusiasm, peace and harmony.
小題1:Why didn’t Luo see the torch lighting ceremony?
A. She was late for the ceremony.
B. She was not allowed to go there.
C. She waited for the flame as the next torchbearer.
D. The ceremony took place at a place far away.
小題2:Choose the best explanation for the underlined word “l(fā)eg” in Paragraph Three.
A. One of the long parts that connect the feet to the rest of the body.
B. The part of a pair of trousers.
C. One of the long thin parts on the bottom of a table.
D. One part of a journey or race.
小題3:Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Luo Xuejuan was the first Olympic torchbearer in Greece.
B. Luo had never been selected as a torchbearer before.
C. Luo believed that the Olympic flame helped communication among people.
D. Luo felt regretful because she missed the torch lighting ceremony.
小題4:What’s the best title of the passage?
A. Luo Xuejuan: A Swimming Gold Medalist.
B. The Torch Lighting Ceremony
C. The Torch Relay Had Begun
D. Luo Xuejuan: the First Chinese Torchbearer of Athens Torch Relay
小題5:This passage is most likely to be seen in a        .
A. novel        
B. newspaper
C. magazine
D. textbook
 

小題1:C
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小題1:B
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Li, who lost to Kim Clijsters of Belgium in three sets (3-6, 6-3, 6-3), is the first player from China to make it to a Grand Slam final.
The boss defeated a bit of the feel-good story for China and for Li, who on Thursday defeated No. 1 player Caroline Wozniacki in the semifinals in Melbourne. Li is ranked fifth.
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Bai Yan, a member of China’s men’s national team member and Li Na’s friend, said the loss was disappointing, but still a bright starting point.
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