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Beijing has become the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games after beating Kazakhstan's Almaty to hold the 2022 Winter Olympics. Following a closed door vote by International Olympic
Committee(IOC) members,President Thomas Bach
announced that Beijing is the winner of 2022 Winter Olympics during the 128th IOC Session in Kuala Lumpur on Friday afternoon.
With a fullyprepared final presentation by an allstar team, Beijing has successfully convinced the committee members that the 2008 Olympics host city is a more favored candidate for the Winter Games. The highp-owered delegation assured IOC members that Beijing was the safe choice because it had already proved it could stage the Games and said it would take winter sports into the backyard of the world's most populated country.
Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a letter of appreciation to President Thomas Bach on Friday evening,expressing thanks to IOC for its trust and support in selecting Beijing together with Zhangjiakou as the host of the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The British Olympic Association (BOA) congratulated Beijing on winning the bid and believed the Chinese capital will host a “great” Winter Olympics.
The capital promises a sustainable(可持续的) Olympics by taking full advantage of existing venues.And it will take a series of measures to deal with air pollution for a successful 2022 Games. Bid officials said winning the hosting rights for the 2022 Winter Olympics will fuel regional integration between Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei Province,especially on transportation,air pollution control and tourism.
1.Which of the following is right according to the passage?
A.Beijing is the only city to host 2022 Winter Olympics.
B.Beijing is the first city to host both Summer and Winter Olympic Games.
C.Beijing is the winner of 2022 Winter Olympics after beating Kuala Lumpur.
D.IOC members held an opendoor meeting to vote for the winner to host the Winter Olympic Games.
2.What is the meaning of the underlined word “stage” in the third paragraph?
A.Floor
B.Level
C.Celebrate
D.Organize
3.What will Beijing do in order to host a successful 2022 Games?
A.Beijing will prepare an allstar team to welcome the guests all over the world.
B.Beijing will fuel regional integration between Beijing,Tianjin and Hebei Province.
C.Beijing will make full use of the existing stadiums and deal with air pollution.
D.Beijing will make itself more beautiful to attract the tourists all over the world.
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A.Beijing wins both Summer and Winter Games.
B.BOA congratulated Beijing on winning the bid.
C.Allstar team helps Beijing.
D.Beijing wins 2022 Winter Games bid.