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　　The International Olympic Committee awarded (授予) the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing today on July 13, 2001．The Chinese capital was in a 1 of fireworks, flag waving and horn honking(鸣笛) after the announcement.

　　Eight years after an 2 defeat in 1990 to Sydney, Australia, in its 3 to apply for the 2000 Olympics, Beijing more than doubled the votes of Toronta and was received as the winner. A 4 preparation for the 2008 Games would 5 openness in China.

　　“I think the message was that the I. O. C. wanted to open a country that stand for 6 of mankind and had 7 organized the Games before,” Jacques Rogge, the new president of the I. O. C. said.

　　Today's election 8 secretly, and members of the Olympic committee refused to talk about how they voted. Beijing appeared to 9 broad international support 10 the developing nations. Sandra, the president of the US Olympic Committee said she was “ 11 with Beijing.”“I think the Olympics should 12 polities,”she also said, “It's the greatest peacetime event in the world.”

　　Samaranch, the former president of the 13 , said the awarding of the 2008 Games could open “a new 14 for China”. Dr. kissinger, a member of the I. O. C. said, “I think 15 a very important step to improve China's relation with the would. It will have a major 16 effect on China on the whole.”

　　The centerpiece of the Beijing Gaomes will be 3,000 areas of forested parkland known 17 the Olympil green, which will include Olympic Stadium and the athletes' village.

　　“I'm quite 18 that Beijing will organize an excellent Games in 19 and the Games will leave an unusual legacy in China and in 20 ,” Mayor Liu Qi of Beijing said.

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　　Music is not air or water. But for many Senior High students, music is an important and enjoyable part of life. This conclusion can be made following 21st Century Teens' summer survey on readers' attitudes to music.

　　Nearly 10,000 readers responded(回答) to the survey in our summer special issue.

　　Over half, 52 percent, said that they listen to music whenever they are free. Just 0.5 percent of students said they never listen to music. Most listen to both English and Chinese songs in equal amounts.

　　But, the survey showed that students have very different tastes and enjoy a wide variety of styles. “Our generation is diverse(多样化), and that's reflected in our tastes,” said Liu Yujia, a Senior 3 from High School attached to Xi'an Jiaotong University. Liu is a pop fan but also likes the R&B of Jay Chow(周杰伦), a big favourite among students in the survey.

　　About 32 percent of students listen to pop music. Behind pop came R&B(28 percent), Country(14 percent), Rock(9 percent)and others.

　　Only about 10 percent are diehard rock ‘n’ roll fans. An Qi, from Rizhao No. 1 High School, Shandong Province is one. A．Senior 1 girl said that the exciting rhythm has the power that takes her mind off school work and exams.

　　It is the melody(旋律) rather than the words or fame of singers that students like. Over 60 percent said they choose a song mainly because they like the music.

　　“Good music makes me believe that it was written just for me－even if it is the first time I listen to it. I think that is why music is so important to young people－more than movies, more than TV,” An Qi said.

　　TV and movies are the main ways that students hear new songs or music. Forty－six percent of students said they are affected by music played on TV or in films. Friends (21 percent) and radio(19 percent) also play an important role in introducing music to teenagers.

　　Parents have the least effect on students' taste and do not enjoy the same music. Just 3 percent listen to music that their parents introduce them to. More than half the teens surveyed, 54 percent, see nothing wrong with downloading music from the Internet.

       You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t  36   carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a    37  and you’re telling the TV   38  what is happening.

       It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very    39  .In the first two years of the   40   in former Yugoslavia（前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were    41  .What kind of people put themselves in danger to   42   pictures to our TV screens and   43   to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?

       “I think it’s every young journalist’s   44   to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s   45   you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it    46  it is a war.”

       But there are moments of   47   . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the ground and bullets （子弹）are flying  48   your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling   49   after a while and when the next war starts , you’ll be

  50   .”

       “None of us believes that we’re going to   51   ,” adds Michael .But he always  52   a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh,   53  ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I   54   I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God   55   ,because you know he doesn’t believe you .”

I think Father would like to know _______ I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note.

A. which B. why?C. what D. how?

--- I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final.

--- I think so. He ___________ for it for months

A. is preparing      B. was preparing

C. had been preparing    D. has been preparing