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In 2016, athletes from around the world will compete (竞争) for gold medals in the Summer
Olympics.Even though the games are seven years away, Brazil's residents (居民) already feel like
winners.
The nation was recently named to host this important sporting event.It will be the first Olympics
held in South America.
The games will take place in Rio de Janeiro.The city beat out three other sites, Madrid, Tokyo
and Chicago, to host the event.When the International Olympic Committee chose Rio de Janeiro,
cheering people flooded the city's streets."This is huge for Rio and for the whole country, " says
resident Sueli Ferreira.
The Olympics are expected to attract tens of thousands of people.Brazilian officials have already
started to prepare for the crowds."We know what we need to do, " explains Brazil's president, Luiz
Inacio Lula da Silva."The words from now on are work, work and work."
Officials want to fix up local sports centers before Rio de Janeiro steps into the spotlight.They also
want to reduce the amount of crime (犯罪).
They hope hosting the games will improve life in Brazil.About 30 percent of people there live in
poverty, or poor conditions.Tourism during the Olympics is expected to create more than 2 million jobs.
"It's going to be good for the economy (经济), good for the people, " Ferreira says."This gives us
hope that things will be better here."
1. According to the passage, the 2016 Olympics will be held in________.
A. Europe
B. Asia
C. North America
D. South America
2. The feeling of Brazilians can be described as________.
A. proud
B. surprised
C. worried
D. nervous
3. The underlined word "flooded" in Para.3 means________.
A. crossed
B. filled
C. visited
D. cleaned
4. According to Brazil's president, we can know________.
A. the government needs help from the Brazilian public
B. the government will begin to prepare for the Olympics soon
C. Brazilian officials will try hard to prepare for the Olympics
D. Brazilian officials are now too busy to prepare for the Olympics
5. We can learn from the last two paragraphs that________.
A. Brazilians'life will be better because of the Olympics
B. not all Brazilians are interested in the Olympics
C
. most Brazilians are now living in poor conditions
D. Brazilians worry about losing jobs during the Olympics
