3．Which of the following is TRUE?

　　A．Only the host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

　　B．Only the non­host countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

　　C．All the countries can publish stamps to mark those games.

　　D．Japan can't publish stamps to mark those games.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。根据文章第三段中"When the White Olympics came, the host countries (东道国) as well as the non­host countries published stamps to mark those games."可知答案为C。

　　4．What may appear on the stamps of the White Olympics?

　　A．Basketball. B．Table tennis.

　　C．Football. D．Skating.

　　解析：选D　推理判断题。文章的主题是冬季奥林匹克运动会，所以最可能出现在邮票上的是skating (滑冰)。

　　B

　　 I am a long distance runner.When I was thirtyone, I was in a serious car accident.The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk "normally" but I would never run again - terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen she breathes.The doctors were right.For the next nine and a half years, I was unable to run more than twentyfive feet.

　　 In 2006, I began selftraining to take part in a 60mile walk.Three months into preparing, I realized that walking 4－5 hours a day was too long.If only I could jog part of it - that would cost me less time.I started jogging without my knees aching.Slowly, I increased the distance.The doctors were proved wrong - it only took nine and a half years to do so.

　　 While practicing, I suffered a loss - a dear friend suddenly died.His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential.He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals.Soon after his death, a crazy thought entered my mind: what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I didn't train to my fullest, the doctors would win.So I trained seven days a week.And I succeeded in crossing the finish lines of many marathons all over the United States to the astonishment of my doctors.They never believed I would achieve that.

　　The aches and pains I experience while training and racing are nothing compared to the suffering people whom I respect must accept.

语篇解读：作者酷爱长跑，一场事故几乎使她丧失了跑步的能力，在朋友的鼓励下，经过自己的努力，作者又出现在长跑的运动场上。