66．The expense for the security for the 2010 Winter Olympics__________．

A．will be about 800 million US dollars．

B．will be over one billion Canadian dollars

C．will be just double the original figure of 175 million

D．can not be known exactly from the passage

65．We can infer from the passage that English in India_______．

A．is going to decrease

B．has decreased since independence

C．causes disagreement

D．is going to have greater importance

C

The security for the 2010 Winter Olympics will be carried out in a subtle and friendly way, and cost less than one billion Canadian dollars (800 million US dollars), the top officer for the job said Sunday．

The security budget for the games will not surpass 1 billion, but the exact figure will only be released after the federal and British Columbia provincial governments settled their agreement, Assistant Commissioner Bud Mercer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) told Canadian Press．

The billion dollar ceiling was floated by former Public Safety minister Stockwell Day, who said late 2008 that the budget was at least double the original figure of 175 million, but less than 1 billion．

The Integrated Security Unit in charge of the Games is led by the RCMP, but also includes Vancouver municipal police departments, the military, border services officials and private security．At an exercise in November 2008, more than 500 people from 70 different agencies were involved in running scenarios for the Games．Two further exercises are planned this year, said Mercer．

Military camps are planned for the Sea-to-Sky highway linking Vancouver and Whistler, B．C．in order to patrol the backcountry and keep watch on the vital Games artery．

Secure zones will be established around all venues and handheld screening equipment will be used at entrances．

A network of surveillance cameras will also be in place, and the equipment that can scan for biological or nuclear threats will also reportedly be used．

As to reports that terrorists are a threat and may go as for as infiltration contractors to gain access to security planning, Mercer said,” Our threat at present is low．”

“ I know where the security plans are, the security plans are secure, they’re safe, they’re locked up and they’re not in any danger of being leaked or be in the hands of anybody we wouldn’t want them to be in．” Mercer said his goal is not only to ensure safety, but also best service．“ I’ll be personally disappointed if anybody left here and all they remembered was security,” he said,” So our goal is to do it the Canadian way．Security will be there, security will be subtle, security will be friendly based on the threat level we’re at today．”

64．According to the passage, Hindi-speaking teachers_______．

A．might well be heard using English

B．only use English

C．only use English for instructions

D．do not use English

63．In paragraph 3, 'toehold' means that English____________．

A．dominated India

B．changed the names of some cities in India

C．has had a presence in India

D．has been in India longer than any other language

62．English's status as a lingua franca is helped by the fact that________．

A．the homeland of Hindi is mainly in the north of India

B．it is widely understood in urban centers in India

C．people from the south speak languages not much related to Hindi

D．it shares many grammatical similarities with Hindi

61．According to the writer, the Indian constitution recognizes_______．

A．22 official languages

B．Hindi as the national language

C．2 national, official languages

D．2 national languages

60．What is the Fifteen London?

A．an apartment in London．

B．a luxurious restaurant in London．

C．a restaurant as well as a training center．

D．a famous avenue．

B

India has two national languages for central administrative purposes: Hindi and English．Hindi is the national, official, and main link language of India．English is an associate official language．The Indian Constitution also officially approves twenty-two regional languages for official purposes．

Dozens of distinctly different regional languages are spoken in India, which share many characteristics such as grammatical structure and vocabulary．Apart from these languages, Hindi is used for communication in India．The homeland of Hindi is mainly in the north of India, but it is spoken and widely understood in all urban centers of India．In the southern states of India, where people speak many different languages that are not much related to Hindi, there is more resistance to Hindi, which has allowed English to remain a lingua franca(混合语) to a greater degree．

Since the early 1600s, the English language has had a toehold on the Indian subcontinent, when the East India Company established settlements in Chennai, Kolkata, and Mumbai, formerly Madras, Calcutta, and Bombay respectively．The historical background of India is never far away from everyday usage of English．India has had a longer exposure to English than any other country which uses it as a second language, its distinctive words, idioms, grammar and rhetoric spreading gradually to affect all places, habits and culture．

In India, English serves two purposes．First, it provides a linguistic tool for the administrative cohesiveness of the country, causing people who speak different languages to become united．Secondly, it serves as a language of wider communication, including a large variety of different people covering a vast area．It overlaps with local languages in certain spheres of influence and in public domains．

English has special national status in India．It has a special place in the parliament, judiciary, broadcasting, journalism, and in the education system．One can see a Hindi-speaking teacher giving their students instructions during an educational tour about where to meet and when their bus would leave, but all in English．It means that the language permeates daily life．It is unavoidable and is always expected, especially in the cities．

59．Which of the following is TRUE according to the text?

　　 A．Oliver is honored to be invited to cook for the G20 leaders．

　　 B．Altogether three presidents are mentioned in the text．

　　 C．President Barack Obama offers the cut-price menu．

　　 D．The menu for the G20 dinner banquet has been decided．

58．The menu of the banquet for the leaders of the G20 is supposed to _______．

　　 A．include all delicious British food　　　　　　　

　　 B．use inexpensive produce with special characteristics

　　 C．be rich, varied and of high quality　　　　　　　　　

　　 D．imitate the menu of last Japanese summit

57．What can we learn about Oliver from the text?

　　 A．He is a well-known American cook．　　　　

　　 B．He is invited to attend the G20 summit．

　　 C．He has founded the Fifteen London．　　　

　　 D．He is one of the apprentices serving leaders of the G20．