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BEIJING,March 1 (Reuters)-China hailed its best ever Winter Olympicson Monday,
crediting technology,foreigncoachesandevenimproved language skills for the winning five
gold,two silver and four bronze medals in Vancouver.
Only eight years after skater Yang Yang (A) won the country's first Winter gold at Salt
Lake City,a sweep of the women's short track speed skating and a first figure skating title
helped China to joint seventh place in the medals table.
"Gold Standard" read the banner headline on the front page China Daily,while the
People's Daily led its sports page with "Vancouver historical breakthrough"．
"We have made an important breakthrough at these Games," Xiao Tian,deputy chefde
mission of China's largest ever Winter Games delegation,told the Xinhua news agency.
"Actually the fivegold finish was within my expectation before we set off for the Games,
but I couldn't say that at that time because I would not want to put any pressure on the
athletes.Now I can speak out."
Xiao was quick to return to the earlier subject of conversation to pessimistic (悲观) type,
however,when discussing the future,emphasizingthe huge task the Winter Sports administration
faced to close the gap on their Summer counterparts,who toppled the table at the 2008
Beijing Olympics.
"Despite the good results at these Games,we still have a long way to go in the development
of China's winter sports," he said.
"It's impossible for us to reach the same level as we have done in Summer sports,but we
will try to minimize the gap as much as we can."
Xiao said that progress would come not through a vast expansion of the Winter sports
programme but by using the best coaches,wherever they came from,and technology.
1．China regarded the Vancouver Winter Olympics as a breakthrough because________.
A．China gained seventh place in the medals table
B．many people were crazy about the Vancouver Games
C．Yang Yang (A) won the country's first Winter gold
D．People's Daily thought it a historical breakthrough
2．Which contribution to China's success is not mentioned in the passage?
A．Technology.
B．Foreign coaches.
C．Language skills.
D．Hardworking.
3．The reason why Xiao Tian didn't speak out the fivegold finish before setting off for the Games
is that________.
A．he wanted to give us a big surprise at Vancouver
B．he didn't want to put any stress on the athletes
C．he didn't have an optimistic attitude to the athletes
D．he thought the fivegold finish was a huge task
4．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．The headline of China Daily is "Vancouver historical breakthrough"．
B．The results in Winter Olympics are as good as those in Summer Olympics.
C．We will try to narrow the gap between the Winter and Summer Sports.
D．It's easy for us to reach the same level as we have done in Summer sports.
5．What's the main idea of this passage?
A．China hails Winter Games 'breakthrough'at Vancouver.
B．A first figure skating title helped China succeed.
C．China swept the women's short track speed skating.
D．Using the best coaches is important for China Winter Games.
