When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.

Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (預賽). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.

The following form tells you more.

1. How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?

2. _______ will hold horse-riding events.

3. How long will football preliminaries take?

4.The sailing will be held in _______.

5. Which of the following is NOT true?

Everyone knows, there's not enough land in Hong Kong．If you go there by air，you will arrive at Kai Tak Airport．This was built out into the sea．It is in the part of Hong Kong called Kowloon．Kowloon is one of the two big cities in Hong Kong．

The other city is Hong Kong where is farmland and mountains．

The population of Hong Kong is more than six million．

Chinese and English are spoken by many people there．Clothes，computers，radios, televisions are made in Hong Kong．You can buy all kinds of things，like watches and computers．

Hong Kong is also a beautiful city．It is a good place for travelling．You can see people from all over the world every year．You can watch dog—racing and motor—racing．When you are hot and tired，you may rest in the small cool gardens．There are also a lot of high buildings to live in．If you want to enjoy many kinds of cookin9，you can find a good place for Chinese food．

1．How many cities are there in Hong Kong? What are they?

2．Many people in Hong Kong speak                        ．

3．What’s the population of Hong Kong?

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5．Who go travelling in Hong Kong every year?

When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (預賽). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.
The following form tells you more.

City	Event	Where	Time
Qingdao	Sailing	Qingdao International Sailing Center	Aug.9-Aug.21
Hong Kong	Horse-riding	Existing Competition Venue （沙田馬術中心）	Aug.9-Aug.20
Tianjin	Football preliminaries	Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Qinhuangdao	Football preliminaries	Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shengyang	Football preliminaries	Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shanghai	Football preliminaries	Shanghai Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13

1. 1.

   How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?

   1. A.
      One.
   2. B.
      Six.
   3. C.
      Seven.
   4. D.
      Eight.
2. 2.

   _______ will hold horse-riding events.

   1. A.
      Qingdao International Sailing Center
   2. B.
      Existing Competition Venue
   3. C.
      Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium
   4. D.
      Shanghai Stadium
3. 3.

   How long will football preliminaries take?

   1. A.
      13 days.
   2. B.
      12 days.
   3. C.
      7 days.
   4. D.
      3 days.
4. 4.

   The sailing will be held in _______.

   1. A.
      Qingdao
   2. B.
      Hong Kong
   3. C.
      Qinhuangdao
   4. D.
      Shanghai
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT true?

   1. A.
      Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics will be held in four cities in China.
   2. B.
      Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20.
   3. C.
      Sailing for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21.
   4. D.
      Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics will be held in Qinhuangdao.