He Zhenliang, played a very important role in helping Beijing win the bid (投标) for the 2008 Summer Olympics in 2001 after the Chinese capital failed in its first attempt. The success of the 2008 Beijing Olympics marked China's rising to a major world sports power, which was witnessed and assisted by He.
He had devoted himself to introducing China’s sports progress to the world. He started his career in 1950s as an international communication official in the National Sports Commission, with impressive foreign language skills. He then began working as a senior official in the 1960s for organizations such as the Chinese Table Tennis Association, the All-China Sports Federation and the Chinese Olympic Committee (COC). After being chosen to the executive board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1985, He was eventually voted IOC vice-president in 1989. He promoted the Olympic Movement in China and removed misunderstandings about China's unique sports system.
Major sports figures in China expressed their respect after He’s passing. Wei Jizhong He’s longtime colleague, recalled that his most unforgettable moment about He was when He wept privately after Beijing failed in 1993 in its Olympic bid. “He said he felt he had let his country and people down, while in fact he’d done whatever he could, ” Wei said.
YangYang, the once short-track speed skater and now an IOC member, praised him as a guiding light for her change from an athlete to an international sports official. “His fruitful work in the IOC earned a positive impression from the world about Chinese sports, which inspired me and guided me to continue my career as a sports official, ” said Yang.
【小题1】What can we learn about He from the first two paragraphs?| A．He helped bridge China and the world in sports. |
| B．He made China a competitive power in the world. |
| C．He taught language skills in some sports organizations. |
| D．He was vice president in the National Sports Commission. |
| A．explain He's failure in the Olympic bid |
| B．share some unforgettable moments of hers |
| C．stress He's contributions to China's sports |
| D．acknowledge her as an excellent speed skater |
| A．Politics. | B．Sports. | C．Health. | D．Business. |
