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The opening ceremony(开幕式) of the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games was held at the National Stadium in Beijing, on Feb. 4th, 2022. With Chinese festival culture and scientific and technological wonders, the opening ceremony amazed the whole world.

The opening ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympic Games left a deep impression on the world. Fourteen years later, Beijing surprised the world again at the opening ceremony of the 24thWinter Olympics. It not only celebrated the highest level of winter sports, but also celebrated the traditional Spring Festival, which amazed the international friends. People were excited when President Xi Jinping announced the opening of the Winter Olympic Games. Because it makes the Chinese capital the first city in the world to host both the summer and winter Olympic Games.

The opening ceremony was set on the same day as lichun, or beginning of spring, which is known as the first of 24 solar terms on Chinese lunar calendar. It helped to represent the organizers' wish for friends around the world to welcome a new spring together.

The Chinese delegation(代表团) has 176 athletes, which is the most since the country's first Winter Olympics in 1980. And there are also 211 coaches，leaders and other members for the competition. The Games will take place in three hosting areas—Beijing's downtown, its northwest Yanqing and co-host Zhangjiakou, Hebei province—until Feb. 20th.

International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach said, " This is the goal of the Olympic Games: bringing us together in peaceful competition, always building bridges, never erecting(建立)walls and uniting humankind in all our diversity(多样性). "

1. （1） The opening of 24th Olympic Winter Games

   a. was held in Beijing

   b. was held on Jan. 4th, 2022

   c. created wonders

   d. amazed the whole world

   A . abc B . acd C . abd D . bcd
3. （2） The underlined word "it" in Paragraph 2 refers to _________.

   A . the 2008 Summer Olympic Games B . the traditional Spring Festival C . the opening of the 24th Winter Olympics
5. （3） The opening was set on the same day as lichun because _________.

   A . it expresses the organizers' good wish B . it means the beginning of spring C . it is one of the 24 solar terms
7. （4） How many people are there in the Chinese delegation in the 24th Winter Olympics?

   A . 176. B . 211. C . 387.