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SINA-In order to let people go out more easily during the 2008 Olympic Games, Beijing is Going to
start a special bus line and seven more nihgt bus lines. 40% of the taxis will be in service for 24
hours. The subway will run longer hours, too.(December 27, 2007)
YAHOO-An old man called Shen Yuan made five Fuwa toys with 6,000 pieces of paper. It took him a few months of to finish them. Mr. Shen will make another five bigger Fuwa toys and send them to Beijing.
(January 7, 2008)
BAIDU-The Olimpic Flame(圣火) has arrived in Beijng, show that the Olympic Games in China will
soon begin. From today, the torch(火炬)will carry the Flame across the world. (March 31, 2008)
XINHUA-Yang Yang, a famous Chinese skater, received the Beijing Olympic torch from a leader in
Sanya, May 4, 2008. Yang ran the first 200 metres during the torch relay (接力) in Sanya, the first leg in
the Chinese mainland(大陆). (May 4, 2008)
1. ____ isn't mentioned in the news above.
A. The bus
B. The
C. The subway
D. The plane
2. The old man's Fuwa toys were made of ___.
A. glass
B. paper
C. cotton
D. silk
3. The torch has carried the Flame across the world since ___.
A. December 27, 2007
B. January 7, 2008
C. March 31, 2008
D. May 4, 2008
4. In the Chinese mainland, the first leg of the torch relay started in ____.
A. Beijng
B. Chongqing
C. Shanghai
D. Sanya
5. There 
____ of news about the Olympic torch relay here.
A. is only one piece
B. are two pieces
C. are three pieces
D. are four pieces
