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Bicycle tour and race
A bike tour and race will be held on August 26 and 27 (Sat & Sun.).  At 5:30 am, the riders will leave Tian'anmen Square and ride the first 35 kilometres as a training leg. Then the next 55-kilometre-leg. from Yanjiao to Jixian. will be the first competitive part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be takern from Jixian   to Changli.
The second racing leg of the tour will be from Changli to the seaside of Nandaihe, covering a distance of 20 kilometres.  Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for play at the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.
Cost: 200 yuan          Telephone: 4675027
Brazilian footballers
The Brazilian Football Club will play Beijing Guo'an Team at the Workers Stadium on August 26. The club has four national team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Romario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.
Ticket prices: 60; 100; 150 yuan
Time/Date: 4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. )   Telephone: 5012372
Rock climbing
The Third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26-27 at the Huairou
Mountain-climbing Training Base. More than 10 teams from Beijing, Wuhan, Dalian, Jilin and other places will take part in it. A Japanese team will give an exhibition climbing. Free for spectators(觀眾).
Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.
Time/Dates: 9-12 am, August 26 and 27
Telephone: 7143177, 7144850, Wang Zhenghua
小題1:The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_________.
A．visiting teams
B．famous players
C．things to do for the weekend
D．prices to pay for the sports events
小題2:If you take part in the bike tour. you will ride for ________.
A．35 kilometresB．55 kilometres
C．75 kilometresD．ll0 kilometres
小題3:The underlined word "leg" in "Bicycle tour and race" probably means_______.
A．raceB．practice
C．part of the trainingD．part of the tour
小題4:What is special about the rock climbing competition?
A．A foreign team takes pan in it.
B．You can watch it without paying.
C．You don't have to be a sportsman to take part.
D．The bus trip to the place of the competition is free.
小題5:If you want to find something to do for Saturday aftermoon, which telephone number will you call?
A．4675027B．7143177C．5012372D．7144850

小題1:C
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B
小題5:C

試題分析：文章是一則體育類的廣告，分別是自行車賽、足球賽和攀巖比賽，介紹了每個(gè)比賽的時(shí)間、地點(diǎn)、票價(jià)等信息。
小題1:根據(jù)小標(biāo)題Bicycle tour and race, Brazilian footballers, Rock climbing可知，這是關(guān)于三件事情的信息，排除A、B；根據(jù)Free for spectators可知，攀巖是免費(fèi)的，D項(xiàng)不正確；故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)35 kilometres, 55-kilometre-leg, 20 kilometres可知，需要騎110公里。故選D。
小題3:根據(jù)the first, the next可知，比賽分為三個(gè)部分，leg在此是“比賽部分”的意思。故選D。
小題4:根據(jù)Free for spectators可知，觀看攀巖比賽是免費(fèi)的，故選B。
小題5:根據(jù)4:30 pm, August 26 (Sat. ) 可知，足球賽是在周六的下午，符合題目要求，故選C。
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