2023年新版大学生英语竞赛样题

全国大学生英语竞赛样题（A级笔试试题）NationalEnglishContestforCollegeStudents(LevelA-Sample)PartIListeningComprehension(25minutes,30points)SectionAShortConversations(6points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear

6shortconversations.Attheendofeachconversation,aquestionwillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionwillbereadonlyonce.Aftereachquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.1.A.Shedidn’tlikeit.

B.Shewasill.

C.Shevisitedafriend.

D.Shehadreadaboutit.2.A.Hebelievesdancingisenjoyable.

B.Headmiresthosewhocandance.

C.Hedefinitelydoesnotlikedancing.

D.Hewon’tdanceuntilhe’sdonehiswork.3.A.Around3:00.

B.Around5:00.

C.At2:00.

D.At1:00.4.A.Thethunderstorm.

B.Theweather.

C.Thesun.

D.Thebroadcast.5.A.Theyareverygoodfriends.

B.Theyhaven’tseeneachotherforalongtime.

C.Theyarefondofanimals.

D.Theydon’texpecttomeeteachotherinthezoo.6.A.Goouttowork.

B.ListencarefullytoJohn.

C.Becalmandpatient.

D.Dotheeasiestthing.SectionBLongConversation(4points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear

onelongconversation.Attheendoftheconversation,4questionswillbeaskedaboutwhatwassaid.Boththeconversationandthequestionswillbespokenonlyonce.Aftereachquestiontherewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.7.

A.Sheneedssomeinformation.

B.Shewantspackingmaterials.

C.Sheischeckingherpackage.

D.SheismovingtoCalifornia.8.

A.Freshfruit.

B.Agiftcertificate.

C.Homemadecandy.

D.Aweddingpresent.9.

A.Thenextday.

B.OnSaturday.

C.Inthreedays.

D.Inoneweek.10.A.Regularservice.

B.Overnightexpress.

C.Samedaydelivery.

D.Priorityservice.SectionCNewsItems(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear10shortpiecesofnewsfromBBCorVOA.Aftereachnewsitemandquestion,therewillbeapause.Duringthepause,youmustreadthethreechoicesmarkedA,BandC,anddecidewhichisthebestanswer.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.11.A.Youngchildren.

B.Middle-agedpeople.

C.Oldpeople.12.A.InBeijing,.

B.InNewYork,1995.

C.InBeijing,1995.13.A.Yes,theywere.

B.No,theyweren’t.

C.Notmentionedinthenews.14.A.ChinaandIndia.

B.ChinaandIceland.

C.UkraineandPoland.15.A.SriLankanchildrenwhosurvivedtheTsunami.

B.Indonesianchildrenwhosurvivedtheearthquake.

C.Americanchildrenwhosurvivedthetornado.16.A.Lackofsupportfromthegovernment.

B.Lackoffundstobuildsportsfacilities.

C.Shortageofinfrastructurefacilities.17.A.Sony.

B.Samsung.

C.Apple.18.A.PopularFilmstars.

B.Engineersandscientists.

C.PopularFilmdirectors.19.A.Someanimalscanlivelongerbyreducingfoodintake.

B.Diabetescanbecuredifthepatienteatsless.

C.Peoplecanincreaselifespansbyeatinglessmeat.20.A.Pakistan.

B.India.

C.Palestine.SectionDPassages(10points)Directions:Inthissection,youwillhear3passages.Attheendofeachpassage,youwillhear3or4questions.Afteryouhearaquestion,youmustchoosethebestanswerfromthefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.PassageOneQuestions21to23arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.21.A.Chinese.

B.German.

C.Roman.

D.Notsureyet.22.A.Chinese.

B.Germans.

C.Americans.

D.Romans.23.A.Becauseitmeansaperiodofrestfromwork.

B.Becauseitsymbolizesanewlifewithnewhope.

C.Becausepeoplethinkitbringsusagoodlife.

D.Becausepeopleenjoysembodingahappyoccasion.PassageTwoQuestions24to26arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.24.A.Therewasashortageoffuel.

B.MostAmericansvotedforit.

C.Largetruckswerecausingmanyaccidents.

D.Therewasasuddenincreaseinhighwaydeaths.25.A.Women.

B.Olderpersons.

C.Westerners.

D.Youngadults.26.A.Trucksdonotusecrucialfuel.

B.Fewtrucksareinvolvedinaccidents.

C.Mosttrucksdon’ttransportconsumergoods.

D.Trucksrunbetterathigherspeeds.PassageThreeQuestions27to30arebasedonthepassageyouhavejustheard.27.A.6milesfromHawaii.

B.Onanaircraftcarrier.

C.IntheAtlanticOcean.

D.145milesfromHawaii.28.A.17.

B.70.

C.7.

D.27.29.A.Fortwodays.

B.Forfifteendays.

C.Fortwelvedays

D.Forthreedays.30.A.Aboardtheaircraftcarrier.

B.InHouston.

C.Aboardthehelicopter.

D.Inthespacemodule.PartIIVocabularyandStructure(5minutes,10points)Directions:Thereare10incompletesentencesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthesentence.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.31.Althoughhehadlookedthroughallthereferencematerials

onthesubject,hestillfoundithardtounderstandthis

pointandhistutor’sexplanationonly____C____tohis

confusion.

A.extended

B.amounted

C.added

D.turned32.Theprofessorcouldhardlyfindsufficientgrounds_______

hisargumentsinfavourofthenewtheory.

A.onwhichtobase

B.whichtobaseon

C.tobaseon

D.tobebasedon33.Thesereferencebooks,whichyoucangetatanybookshop

inthecity,willprovideyou___D_____youneed.

A.allofinformation

B.alloftheinformations

C.alltheinformations

D.alltheinformation34.Apartfromtakingcareofherchildren,shehastotakeon

suchheavy____C____houseworkascarryingwaterand

firewood.

A.time-consumed

B.timely-consumed

C.time-consuming

D.timely-consuming35.Themantowhomwehandedtheformspointedoutthat

theyhadnotbeen___A_____filledin.

A.consequently

B.regularly

C.comprehensively

D.properly36.Everymaninthiscountryhastherighttolivewherehe

wantsto___D_____thecolorofhisskin.

A.withtheexceptionof

B.inthelightof

C.byvirtueof

D.regardlessof37.Thesetwoareasaresimilar____C____theybothhavea

highrainfallduringthisseason.

A.tothat

B.besidesthat

C.inthat

D.exceptthat38.Howcloseparentsaretotheirchildren__B______astrong

influenceonthecharacterofthechildren.

A.have

B.has

C.having

D.tohave39.AlltrainstoLiverpool__C______becauseofthestrike,they

decidedtogotherebycoach.

A.havingcanceled

B.havingbeencanceled

C.werecanceled

D.havebeencanceled40.___B_____thattheymayeventuallyreducetheamountof

laborneededonconstructionsitesby90percent.

A.Socleveraretheconstructionrobots

B.Soclevertheconstructionrobotsare

C.Suchconstructionrobotsareclever

D.SuchcleverconstructionrobotsarePartIIISituationalDialogues(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare10incompletedialoguesinthispart.ForeachblanktherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Choosetheonethatbestcompletesthedialogue.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.41.Mary:Thankyoufromthebottomofmyheartforsaving

mylittlegirl’slife.

John:

______C________

Mary:Ican’ttellyouhowmuchIappreciatewhatyou’ve

done.

John:I’mjusthappyIcouldhelp.

A.There’snothingtobeafraidof.

B.Thisisreallyawonderfulday.

C.Anybodywouldhavedonethesame.

D.Iamsogladtosaveherlife.42.Mother:You’rewatchingtoomuchTV,Emily.

Emily:Oh,comeon,Mom.

Mother:

____D____

Andyou’reeatingtoomanysnacks.

Emily:Ionlyhadsomepopcornandsomepotatochips.

A.Imeanit.

B.You’reexcused.

C.Where’syourradio?

D.Idon’twanttoknowit.43.Kate:I’mnotoptimisticaboutfindingajobafterIfinish

college.

Joseph:Oh?Whynot?

Kate:Theeconomyisgoingdownhillfast.

Joseph:Iknow._____D_________It’sgettingtothepoint

whereevenadegreewon’thelpyouanymore.

Kate:That’sright.AndI’llbeluckytoevenmoveoutof

myparents’house.

A.Myfriendcouldoffermeajob.

B.IamnotsurewhetherIagreeornot.

C.Howdoyoufeelabouttheeconomy?

D.Whatisthisworldcomingto?44.Bruce:Goodmorning.WelcometoSupervacationTravelAgency.CanIhelpyou?

Mandy:Yes,Ihopeso.I’minterestedinashortholiday

soon.I’dlikesomeinformation.

Bruce:Yes,certainly.________C______

Mandy:Somewherewithsomesunshine.

Bruce:Here’saSupervacationbrochure.Itgivesinformationaboutlotsofholidays.

Mandy:Thanksfortheinformation.IexpectI’llseeyou

soon.

A.WhataboutNewYork?

B.Willyoubetravelingalone?

C.Whatsortofholidayinterestsyou?

D.Howarethingsgoingwithyou?45.Mark:Goodafternoon.I’vejustjoinedthelibrary.How

manybookscanItakeout?

Jenny:Youcantaketwobooks,andkeepthemforten

days.If

you

haven’t

finished,you

can

renew

them.

Mark:HowdoIdothat?________B________

Jenny:No,youcantelephone.Tellusthetitlesofthebooks,andthedatetheyaredueforreturn.

Mark:Splendid.IwouldliketoborrowATaleofTwoCities,or

DavidCopperfield.

Jenny:Thosetwobookshavealreadybeenborrowed.

A.Whycan’tIkeepthemforalongertime?

B.MustIvisitthelibrary?

C.HowmuchcouldIbefined?

D.CanIlendthemtomyfriends?PartIVIQTest(5minutes,5points)Directions:Thereare5IQTestquestionsinthispart.Foreachquestionthereare4choicesmarkedA,B,CandD.MarkyouranswerontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.46.Apostmandeliversmailroundahousingestate.

Hedoesnotwanttovisitthesamestreetmorethanonce,

butcanpassoverthesamestreetcorners.

Onwhichhousingestateisthispossible?

D47.Hereisariddle.

Iamsuspendedintheair,Itouchnothing,andIamsurroundedbylights.NowIdressmyselfafresh,andnowIamnaked,andIamintheheatandthecold,bynightandbyday.Everyoneamuseshimselfbytrampinguponme,eventheanimalsabuseandscornme,andyetIhavesuchtreasureshiddeninmybosomthathewhofindsthemIcanmakefullofhappiness.Whatistheanswertotheriddle?C

A.TheSun.

B.TheMoon.

C.TheEarth.

D.TheSky.48.Whichofthefollowingnumbersshouldreplacethequestionmark?

A.417.

B.926.

C.138.

D.172.49.Thisbarchartshowstheheightsofaclassofpupils.C

Whichstatementmustbetrue?

A.2childrenare125cmtallorless.

B.8childrenareatleast140cmtall,butlessthan145cmtall.

C.8childrenaremorethan144cmtall,butlessthan150cmtall.

D.Nochildrenaretallerthan158cm.50.Canyouguidetherobotalongthewhitesquaresthroughthisgrid?Itstartsonthesquaremarked"Begin"andfinishesonthesquaremarked"End".YoucanonlyprogrammeittomoveFORWARD,TURNLEFT90°orTURNRIGHT90°.Whichoftheinstructionsbelowwillguidetherobotthroughthegrid?A

A.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD4,TURNLEFT90°,

FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD2.

B.FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD3.

C.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD2.

D.FORWARD3,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD3,TURNLEFT90°,

FORWARD4,TURNRIGHT90°,

FORWARD2.PartVReadingComprehension(25minutes,40points)SectionAMultipleChoice(5points)Directions:Thereis1passageinthissectionwith5questions.Foreachofthem,therearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoice.ThenmarkthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheetwithasinglelinethroughthecentre.Questions51-55arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Normallyastudentmustattendacertainnumberofcoursesinordertograduate,andeachcoursethatheattendsgiveshimacredit,whichhemaycounttowardsadegree.InmanyAmericanuniversitiesthetotalworkforadegreeconsistsofthirty-sixcourseseachlastingforonesemester.Atypicalcourseconsistsofthreeclassesperweekforfifteenweeks;whileattendingauniversityastudentwillprobablyattendfourorfivecoursesduringeachsemester.Normallyauniversitystudentwouldexpecttotakefouryearsattendingtwosemesterseachyear.Itispossibleforastudenttomovebetweenoneuniversityandanotherduringhisdegreecourse,thoughthisisnotinfactdoneasaregularpractice.

Foreverycoursethathefollowsastudentisgivenagrade,whichisrecorded,andtherecordisavailableforthestudenttoshowtoprospectiveemployers.Allthisimposesaconstantpressureandstrainofwork,butinspiteofthissomestudentsstillfindtimefor

participationinstudentaffairs.Electionstopositionsinstudentorganizationsarousemuchenthusiasm.Studentswhoadvisetheacademicauthoritiesusuallyperformtheeffectiveworkofmaintainingdiscipline.Anystudentwhoisthoughttohavebrokentherules,forexample,bycheatinghastoappearbeforeastudentcourt.Withtheenormousnumbersofstudents,theoperationofthesystemdoesinvolveacertainamountofactivity.Astudentwhohasheldoneofthesepositionsofauthorityismuchrespectedanditwillbeofbenefittohimlaterinthiscareer.Questions:51.Normallyastudentwouldatleastattend____B____classeseachweek.

A.36

B.12

C.20

D.1552.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,anAmericanstudentisallowed____B____

.

A.toliveinadifferentuniversity

B.totakeaparticularcourseinadifferentuniversity

C.toliveathomeanddrivetoclasses

D.togettwodegreesfromtwodifferentuniversities53.Americanuniversitystudentsareusuallyunderpressureof

workbecause____A__.

A.theiracademicperformancewillaffecttheirfuture

careers

B.theyareheavilyinvolvedinstudentaffairs

C.theyhavetoobserveuniversity

discipline

D.theywanttorunforpositionsofauthority54.Somestudentsareenthusiasticforpositionsinstudentorganizationsprobablybecause

____C____

.

A.theyhatetheconstantpressureandstrainoftheirstudy

B.theywillthenbeabletostudylongerintheuniversity

C.suchpositionshelpthemgetbetterjobs

D.suchpositionsareusuallywellpaid55.Thestudentorganizationsseemtobeeffectivein___D___.

A.dealingwiththeacademicaffairsoftheuniversity

B.keepingupthestudents’enthusiasmforsocialactivities

C.evaluatingstudents’performancebybringingthem

beforeacourt

D.ensuringthatthestudentsobserveuniversityregulationsSectionBYes/No/NotGiven(5points)Directions:Inthispart,youwillhave5minutestogooverthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestionsontheAnswerSheet.Forquestions56-60,mark

Y(forYES)ifthestatementagreeswiththeinformationgiveninthepassage;

N(forNO)ifthestatementcontradictstheinformationgiveninthepassage;

NG(forNOTGIVEN)iftheinformationisnotgiveninthepassage.Questions56-60arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

AfterIleftDebrecenIwalkedfordaysandputupmytentatnight.Anoldcoupledrivingahorseandcartstoppedandspoketome.ItriedoutmybrokenHungarianandtheylaughed.Butitwasobvioustheywereofferingmealift,soIgotuponthecart,withmybackpackandtent.Theyofferedmesomefieryapricotliqueur,home-madebythelookofit.Wedrankitfromthebottle.

Thelandwasflat.Youcouldseeforever.Youcouldseeasfarasthefuture.AtfirstwecouldstillseetheHortobagyRiver,brownintheweaksunshine,andcarpetsofsunflowers.Butthen,aswejoltedalongatrackinthecart,therewasjustthepuszta—thedryGreatPlainofHungary.It’swheretheHungariansgrowtheirwheatandcatchtheirwildhorses.

AHungarianpoetoncesaidthattheearthandtheskyareoneinthepuszta.Iunderstandwhathemeans.Asfarasyoucanseeineverydirection,theskycomesdownandtouchestheland.Thisdryyellowlandisnotbeautifulintheusualsense,butbeinginit,beingpartofit,Ifeltagreatsenseofpeace.IhavealwayshatedmountainsandskyscrapersbecausetheyarebiggerthanIam.Butthis...WhenIlaydownandwatchedthepusztafromthebackofthecart,itwaslikebeinginagreatsafeflatbedthathadnosidesbutjustwentonforever.Itwasthen,atthatmoment,thatIfeltIcoulddoanythingintheworldthatIwanted.Iwaseighteenyearsold.

Then,inthedistance,wesawthehorses.Atfirsttherewasjustacloudofdust.Then,suddenly,abouttensmall,wiry,brownHungarianwildhorseschargedacrosstheGreatPlain.Theygotnearenoughformetoseethemtossingtheirheads.Twocsikos,Hungariancowboys,werechasingthem.Thecowboyssawthecartandshoutedsomething.Theoldmanshoutedsomethingbackandheandtheoldwomanlaughed.TheysaidsomethingtomeinHungarian,probablytryingtoexplainwhatthecowboyshadsaid.

Ifellasleep.WhenIwokeup,thehorsesandthetwocsikoshadgonebutnothingaboutthesceneryhadchanged.Wewerestillmovingforwardbutitwasasifwehadstopped.

Ididn’twantusevertoarriveanywhere.IwantedtostayonthatcartintheGreatPlainforever.ButatthesametimeIknewthatwhenthejourneywasover,everythingwasgoingtobejustfine.Anditwas.Statements:56.DebrecenisatowninHungary.T57.Thewriterfeltasenseofhorrorbecausenothinginthescenerywasbiggerthanher.F58.Thewriterlikedflatscenerybetterthanmountains.T59.ThegrassontheGreatPlaindidn’tchangeverymuch.T60.Thewriterdescribedamomentwhensheknewthateverythinginherlifewouldbebad.F

SectionCShortAnswerQuestions(20points)Directions:Inthissection,thereare2passagesfollowedby10questionsorunfinishedstatements.Readthepassagescarefully,thenanswerthequestionsinthefewestpossiblewords(notexceeding10words).RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions61-65arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Whydosomestudentsdobetterthanothers?Tofindout,theReader’sDigestinvited2,130high-schoolseniorstotakeaspecialacademictestandthenansweralistofpersonalquestions.Amongthepoll’stopfindings:

Strongfamiliesgivekidsanedgeinschool.Forinstance,studentswholivedwithtwoparentsscoredhighmoreoftenonourtestthanstudentswhodidn’t.Studentswhoregularlysharedmealtimeswiththeirfamiliestestedbetterthanthosewhodidn’t.This“familygap”showedupforstudentsofallbackgrounds.

Today’syoutharefarmoreoptimisticaboutthemselvesandtheirfuturesthanisgenerallybelieved.Fouroffivewereconfident.Theywouldbeableto“makingthingsbetterformyselfandforotherpeople.”Almostthesamenumberdescribedtheirlivesathomeas“prettygood”or“wonderful”.

Ashasbeeninotherpolls,notallgroupstested

equally

well.

Children

with

college-educatedparentstestedbetterthankidswhoseparentsdidn’tgopasthighschool.Whitestendedtoscorehigherthanblacks.Boysgenerallyscoredhigherthangirls.Butmoreimportantly,theReader’sDigestpollrevealedthat,withineachgroup,strongfamilieswereasignificantfactor.

WiththehelpofLouisHarrisandAssociates,Inc.,lastspring,theDigestsurveyedarepresentativecross-sectionofhigh-schoolseniorsinclassroomsacrossthenation.Ourpaper-and-pencilpollaskedeightquestionsineachofthesixsubjects:math,science,literature,geography,historyandgovernment.Questions:61.ThepurposeoftheReader’sDigestpollisto__FINDWHYDOSOMESTUDENTSDOBETTERCTHANOTHERS______.62.Whatdoestheword“anedge”inParagraphTwoprobably

mean?.findoutwhysomestudentsdobetterthanothers62.Anadvantage.

63.Itshowsthatnotallgroupstestedequallywell.64.strongfamilies65.48questionswereaskedaltogether.63.WhatdidtheReader’sDigestpollshow?Strongfamilieswereasignificantfactor64.Oneofthefactorsinhigherscoresbystudentsinevery

groupis___Strongfamilieswereasignificantfactor__.65.IntheReader’sDigestsurvey,howmanyquestionswere

askedaltogether?48Questions66-70arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Forcenturiesmandreamedofachievingverticalflight.In400A.D.Chinesechildrenplayedwithafan-liketoythatspunupwardsandfellbacktoearthasrotationceased.LeonardodaVinciconceivedthefirstmechanicalapparatus,calleda“Helix”,whichcouldcarryamanstraightup,butthiswasonlyadesignandwasnevertested.

Theancientdreamwasfinallyrealizedin1940whenaRussianimmigrant,anaeronauticalengineer,pilotedastrange-lookingcraftofsteeltubingwitharotatingfanontop.Itroseawkwardlyandverticallyintotheairfromastandingstart,hoveredafewfeetabovetheground,wentsidewaysandbackwards,andthensettledbacktoearth.Thatvehiclewascalledahelicopter.

Imaginationswerefired.Mendreamedofcommutingtoworkintheirownpersonalhelicopter.Everymanwouldhaveoneinhisbackyard.Peopleanticipatedthatverticalflighttransportswouldcarrymillionsofpassengersasdotheairlinersoftoday.Suchfantasticexpectationswerenotfulfilled.

Thehelicopterhasnowbecomeanextremelyversatilemachine.Itexcelsinmilitarymissions,carryingtroops,gunsandstrategicinstrumentswhereotheraircraftcannotgo.Corporationsusethemasairborneoffices,manymetropolitanareasusetheminpolicework,constructionandloggingcompaniesemploytheminvariousadvantageousways,engineersusethemforsiteselectionandsurveying,andoilcompaniesusethemasthebestwaytomakeoffshoreandremoteworkstationsaccessibletocrewsandsupplies.Anyurgentmissiontoahard-to-get-toplaceisalikelytaskforahelicopter.Amongtheirothermultitudeof

uses,theydeliverpeopleacrosstown,flytoandfromairports,assistinrescuework,andaidinthesearchformissingorwantedpersons.Questions:66.Accordingtothepassage,thefirstmechanicalapparatusthat

couldflyverticallywasdesignedby________________

.67.Howweremen’simaginationsaboutverticalflighttransportationfired?68.Oilcompaniesusehelicoptersasthebestwayto

accessibletocrewsandsupplies.69.What’sthemaintopicofthepassage?70.Whatdopeopleexpectthehelicopterstodoastoday’sairliners?SectionDSummary(10points)Directions:Inthispart,thereis1passagefollowedwithasummary.Readthepassagecarefullyandcompletethesumm-arywiththeappropriatewordsofthepassage.RemembertowritetheanswersontheAnswerSheet.Questions71-75arebasedonthefollowingpassage.LondonwinsOlympicseventwillbesecure,pledgescapital’smayorByPaulKelso

MrBlair,whohadhelpedtolaythegroundworkforvictoryduringthreedaysofintenseone-to-onelobbyingoftheInternationalOlympicCommittee(IOC)members,saidhardworkhadpaidoff:“Wehadtherightmessagethatwewanted,astrongmessagefortheOlympicmood.”WhereMadrid,Moscow,NewYorkandParishadsoughttoreassureandflattertheIOCwithpresidentialpromisesandhigh-budgettourismvideos,LordCoesetoutachallengetoamovementsometimesmoreconcernedwithitsinternalpoliticsthanitsmission.“Somemightsayyourdecisiontodayisbetweenfivesimilarbids.Thatwouldbetoundervaluetheopportunitybeforeyou,”hesaid.“Inthepastyouhavemadebolddecisions.Thisisadecisionaboutwhichcitywillhelpusshowanewgenerationwhysportmatters.Onbehalfoftheyouthoftoday,theathletesoftomorrowandtheOlympiansofthefuture,wehumblysubmitthebidofLondon.”London’smayorKenLivingstoneandtheMetropolitanPolicecommissioner,SirIanBlair,insistedthattheLondonOlympicswouldbesecuredespitelastweek’sterroristattacks.“WehavereassuredtheIOCthatwehavethesecuritytohandlethegames,”saidMrLivingstone,addingthattheMetropolitanPolicehadbeeninvolvedintheadvisorygroupfortheAthensgames.“TheIOCknow,throughtheexperienceofthe1972MunichOlympics,thatthereisnowherethatcaneverbecompletelysafebutthereisnowherethatwillbesaferthanLondon,”hesaid.Summary:

AccordingtoMrBlair,Londonhadapersuasivemessage,whichwasinkeepingwiththeOlympicmood.WhiletherespectivepresidentsforMadrid,Moscow,NewYorkandParismade(71)________totheIOCandusedexpensivevideostomakethemconfidentabouttheirbidsandalsoto(72)________them,