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| More than half of the Beijing Olympics tickets will be priced no more than 100 yuan (about 13 US dollars). It is the most affordable (买得起) ticket program in recent Olympic history. There are 240 different prices, 7 million tickets will be available (可获得) in all. Among them, 58% will be priced no more than 100 yuan. Students can enjoy the special price of five yuan to watch a preliminary match (预赛) and 10 yuan during the finals. Tickets for the matches range from 30 yuan to 1,000 yuan. For preliminary matches, the highest price is 300 yuan, while the lowest is 30 yuan. For the finals, 60 yuan is the lowest and 1,000 yuan is the highest. The highest price for the closing ceremony is 3,000 yuan and the lowest is 150 yuan. The pre-sale (预售) kicked off in the first half of 2007. The Athens Games had an average (平均) ticket price of US$43.75, while the Sydney Games averaged US$55. The highest price for an opening ceremony ticket in the Athens Games was 950 euros (欧罗), while the Sydney Games four years ago topped at AU$1,382. |
| 1. Which is the most affordable ticket program in recent Olympic history? |
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| A. The Athens Olympics. B. The Sydney Olympics. C. The Beijing Olympics. D. The Atlantic Olympics. |
| 2. How many tickets will be priced no more than 100 yuan? |
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| A. 2,940,000 B. 4,060,000 C. 7,000,000 D. 8,000,000 |
| 3. What's the meaning of "kick off"? |
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| A. 踢掉 B. 发球 C. 开始 D. 发射 |
| 4. Tickets for preliminary matches range from ______. |
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| A. 30 to 1,000 B. 30 to 300 C. 60 to 1,000 D. 150 to 3,000 |
| 5. Which is true? |
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| A. Students can enjoy a special price of ten yuan to watch a preliminary match. B. There are a range of 240 different prices. C. The highest price of the opening ceremony is 3,000 yuan. D. The average ticket price of the Athens Games is more expensive than that of the Sydney Games. |