AhandsomeyoungmanwhowearstheBeijingOlympicvolunteeruniformandspeaksChineseandEnglishisaneye-catcherintheNationalStadium.
PhilippDemgenskiaGermanvolunteerwhoworksintheOlympics'languageservicesaid"IamlookingforwardtotheBeijingOlympicsasitwillbemyfirstvolunteerexperienceintheOlympics."
PhilipptouredtheNationalStadiumor"Bird'sNest"forthefirsttimeearlythisyear.Ittookhimquitealittletimetogetfamiliarwiththeroutesleadingtothenest-shapedstadiumregardedas"anicon(象征)oftheBeijingOlympics".
PhilipphaslearnedChineseforonlyoneyearbutnowhecansendSMStextmessagesinChinese.The26-year-oldwhohadkepthimselfbusywithvolunteeractivitiesincollegetreasuresthechancetoseetheOlympicssoclosely."IhadworkedinAfricaasavolunteerforfourmonthsandItaughtcomputerandEnglishtoteachersandstudentsthere"saidPhilipp."IcametoChinabecauseIamabigfanofChineseculture."
UptoMarcia31st22000foreignershadapplied(申请)tobeOlympicvolunteers.
NdioroDiopisagirlfromSenegal.BesideshermothertongueshespeaksFrenchEnglishandChinese.
Thelanguagetalent(天才)appliedforavolunteerasearlyasin2006."ThefirstseveralmonthswhenIcametoBeijingIwasalwayslost"saidDiop."ButeverytimeIgothelpfromBeijingpeople.IlearnedalotinChinaandnowitisthetimeformetodosomethingtoreturn.MyfamilyallloveChinaverymuchandmybrotheralsoappliedtobeavolunteer."AsforAmericangirlAmariMontintoapplyforavolunteerwasquitenatural."IwillmeetlotsofChinesefriendsthroughvolunteeringandcommunicatingwiththemwillhelpmeimprovemyChinese"shesaid.
MontinsaidshehadfalleninlovewithBeijing."IloveBeijing.Icanfeelthechanges
broughtbytheOlympics."
1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutPhilipp?
A.Philipphasn'tbeenfamiliarwiththesurroundings.
B.PhilippwillofferlanguageandcomputerservicesduringtheOlympics.
C.PhilippmasteredChineselanguageverywellyearsago.
D.Philipphadbeenavolunteerteacherbeforeheca
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