We know the 2020 Olympic Games were in Tokyo. Which city will be next? In2017,the International Olympic Committee(IOC,国际奥委会) gave us the answer.
Paris will host the Olympic Games in 2024 and Los Angeles will be next in2028. This is the first time that the IOC has chosen two host cities at the same time,reported Xinhua.
Both countries are happy to bring home the Games.
Paris hosted two Olympics before. It will host the Games 100 years after its last Games in 1924. For the United States,the event returns to the country for the first time since the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.
The two cities already have more than 90 percent of the facilities(设施) for the Games. This will help them cut the costs (降低成本).
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The 2028 Olympic Games will take place in ____.
A . Tokyo
B . Atlanta
C . Los Angeles
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What special thing did the IOC do according to Xinhua?
A . It chose two host cities at the same time.
B . It told the news about Paris on Xinhua.
C . It chose the 2028 host city earlier than the 2024 host city.
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The Atlanta Olympics took place in ____.
A . 1924
B . 1996
C . 1916
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The Games won't cost Paris and Los Angeles too much money because ____
A . the events won't be as big as before
B . the two cities will help each other host the Games
C . the two cities already have most of the facilities
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What might be the best title for the passage?
A . Best Olympic Games in history
B . Cities to host future Olympic Games
C . Ways to cut the cost of hosting a game
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