BicycletourandraceAbiketourandracewillbeheldonAugust26thand27th(Sat.&Sun.)at5:30a.m.TheriderswillleaveTian’anMenSquareandridethefirst35kilometersasatrainingleg（一段路程）.Thenthenext55kil

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Bicycle tour and race

    A bike tour and race will be held on August 26th and 27th(Sat. &Sun. ) at 5:30 a. m. The riders will leave Tian’an Men Square and ride the first 35 kilometers as a training leg（一段路程）. Then the next 55 kilometers’ leg from Yanjiao to Jixian will be the first competitive(比赛的) part of the tour. The riders and their bikes will then be taken 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 kilometers. Saturday night includes the stay at Nandaihe and supper. Sunday morning is free for the seaside. At noon all the people and their bikes will be taken back to Beijing.

    Cost: 200 yuan; Telephone: [phone]

 Brazilian（巴西的） footballers

    The Brazilian Football Club play with Beijjing Guo’an Team at the Workers Stadium On August 26th. The club has four nation team players. Also coming is 1994 US World Cup star Ronario who has promised to play for at least 45 minutes.

    Ticket Prices: 60／100／150 yuan

    Time／date: 4: 30 p. m. August 26th(Sat. ); Telephone: [phone]

Rock climbing

The third National Rock Climbing Competition will be held on August 26th and 27^th 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 audience.

Take a long-distance bus from Dongzhimen to Huairou.

Time／Date: 9～12 am August 26th and 27^th;  Telephone: [phone] Wang Zhenghua

1. The main purpose of announcing the above events is to give information about_______.

A. visiting teams                                       B. things to do for the weekend

C. famous players                                     D. prices to pay for the sports events 

2. What is special about the rock climbing cmpetition?

       A. You don’t have to be a sportsman to take part in.

       B. The bus trip to the places of the competition is free.

       C. You can watch it without paying.

       D. Many foreign teams take part in it.

3. If you want to do something on Saturday afternoon which telephone number will you call?

       A. 7144850      B. 7143177        C. 4675027     D. 5012372

Answer 1

1B  2C  3D