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Conversation One
W: Hello, Bill. You look very sad. Whathappened?
M: Don't mention it. Our baseball team wasbeaten by Australia last night.
W: Oh, I am sorry to hear that. I knowbaseball is a traditional pastime in US. But you should not expect your team towin every time.
M: Sure, I know. But it was a matter ofpride for the US baseball team to win ill the 1996 Olympic Games. How I wishthey could win this time.
W: I also watched the live broadcastyesterday. It was a close game. They gave their best but luck was not on theirside.
M: You are right. How about baseball inChina? Is it also very popular?
W: I think it's getting more and morepopular now.
M: Yeah, when I first came to China a fewyears ago, I couldn't find anything about the game on newspapers or in sportreports on TV.
W: I agree. I am a big baseball fan too,and I often go to the Internet to find out who has won and who has lost.
M: Right, as far as media coverage isconcerned, I have seen a lot of changes in recent years in China.
W: Baseball in China is becoming animportant sport now. I still remember several years ago when I went to thestadium to watch a game, there were only a few dozen spectators. But now atleast thousands of fans show at every game.
M: Watching a baseball game in China now isalmost like that in the US.
W: Well, even so, I believe baseball inChina is not quite up to the level as other "advanced countries".
M: Given some time for good training, Ithink Chinese baseball teams will reach world-class.
W: Did the Chinese baseball team go to playat the 2004 Athens Olympic Games?
M: No, unfortunately the Chinese team lostin the Asian Championships, and therefore failed to be qualified for the AthensGames.
W: That's too bad. But I am sure withintensive training in the next few years, the Chinese team no doubt will bequalified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Questions 19 to 22 are based on theconversation you have just heard.
19.What are the two speakers mainly talkabout?
20.What do we know about baseball games inChina?
21.What can be inferred about the Chinesebaseball team?
22.Inwhich of the following games does the Chinese teams still have the chance to win?
