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UNIT One PREPARATION OF 2008 OLYMPIAD 1

Text 1 Keep Your Eye on the Ball,Rogge Tells Beijing 1

Text 2 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge 5

Text 3 Wang Wei Updates on Olympic Preparations 10

UNIT Two MEDIA IN OLYMPIC GAMES 15

Text 1 Prime Time in U.S. Translates to Morning Call in Beijing 15

Text 2 The Curling Factor:Widening the Field to Win Cable Gold 19

Text 3 No Gold Medals,but Competition Is Intense 26

UNIT Three CEREMONIES 31

Text 1 Glittering Opening for Olympics 31

Text 2 Triumphant Olympics End with Pride and Relief 38

Text 3 Zhang Yimou to Direct Opening Ceremony of Beijing Olympics 43

UNIT Four ATHLETICS 47

Text 1 Sorry to Have Disappointed:Anju 47

Text 2 Bizarre Marathon Closes Athens Competition 53

Text 3 Italian Strides to 20 km Walk Gold 61

UNIT Five BALL SPORTS 65

Text 1 Golden Brazil Win Volleyball Title 65

Text 2 Federer Through After Rare Warning 70

Text 3 Germany Claim Shock Hockey Victory 75

UNIT Six CYCLING,EQUESTRIAN,FENCING 79

Text 1 A Race of Attrition,and Then There Were Two 79

Text 2 Rogge Refuses Duplicate Medal Requests 84

Text 3 Who's Behind the Gold Medalist's Mask? Gosh,an American! 88

UNIT Seven AQUATICS 93

Text 1 Thompson Loses Lead As Australia Upsets U.S. 93

Text 2 China Takes Gold,Bronze in Platform Diving 99

Text 3 Roundup:Hungary Wins Men's Water Polo Gold 103

UNIT Eight GYMNASTICS 109

Text 1 FIG Considers Gymnastics Rule Changes 109

Text 2 German Mother Somersaults to Trampoline Gold 114

Text 3 Paul Hamm,"I competed my heart out." 119

UNIT Nine BOAT SPORTS 125

Text 1 Hungary's Janics Goes Double Gold 125

Text 2 Pinsent Captures Fourth Gold in Coxless Four Photo Finish 130

Text 3 Windsurfer Wins First-ever Gold for Israel 137

UNIT Ten WEIGHT AND CONTACT SPORTS 143

Text 1 Teenager Khan Is Through to Final 143

Text 2 Moroccan Lifter Fails Test for Drugs 148

Text 3 Gardner Ends Career with Bronze 152

UNIT Eleven PENTAHLON,TRIATHLON AND TAEKWONDO 159

Text 1 Pentathlon Fights for Life Past Beijing Games 159

Text 2 Austrian Rallies to Win Women's Triathlon 165

Text 3 S.Korean Lands Roundhouse Kick,Wins Gold 169

UNIT Twelve PAST,PRESENT AND FUTURE 175

Text 1 The Olympics Return to Where the Games Began 175

Text 2 China Starts off Fast,With an Eye to 2008 181

Text 3 Future Games Glance upcoming Olympic Games or Status ofBidding 188

Appendix 1 Keys to Reading Comprehension 阅读理解参考答案 193

Appendix 2 Sports and Disciplines of Olympic Games 奥运会运动项目名称 215

Appendix 3 Sports and Disciplines of Paralympic Games 残疾人奥运会运动项目名称 216

Appendix 4 Venues 2008 北京奥运比赛场馆名称 217

Appendix 5 Chinese Sport Federations 中国体育组织名称 218

Appendix 6 Olympic Words 奥运常用词汇 219