BEIJING, Aug．4--The whole U．S．squad joined the post-game press conference for th

   BEIJING, Aug．4（Xinhua）--The whole U．S．squad joined the post—game press conference for the celebration of their come-back to the top of the world after they beat Spain by 118—107 in the final of the men’s basketball tournament here on Sunday

   Kobe Bryant．who had 1 3 of his 20 points in the fourth quarter, definitely had the right to roar, “Rock it up．baby!” to call an end of the commitment of the U．S．team to the 29th Olympics after they had been absent from the throne for eight years．

   The U．S．kept an unbeaten record of 8-0，averaging 27．9 point victory margin per game in the tournament and beating world champions Spain；runners—up Greece and defending title—holders Argentina on their way to the crown．

   “I want to thank all the members of the U.S.team and Jerry Colangero，the national director，for the three—year program，we showed great characters in the tournament，maybe the greatest in the international basketball history．No other team had the same characters as us because if we don’t have them．we won’t be here at the top of the world.” U．S head coach Mike Krzyzewski said．

   Colangero，who asked most of the squad for a three-year commitment to bring the U．S．basketball back to the top，said that the U．S．Basketball would discuss the possibility of setting up another program after the Beijing Olympics．

   “Did I say it is a six—year program?” he joked at the press conference，which was attended by about one hundred journalists around the world．

48. The underlined word “tournament” in the first paragraph probably means          .

A. the 29th Olympic Games    B .the three—year program

   C. competition in the Olympics   D. discussion in the whole U.S. squad

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. The U．S．has been the world champion for eight years.

   B. Spain beat the world champion--the U.S. in the Olympics.

   C. Greece ranked second in the 29th Olympics.

   D. Argentina ranked first in the 28th Olympics.

50. Who played in the final of the men’s basketball tournament in the passage?

   A. Kobe Bryant  B. Jerry Colangero     C .Mike Krzyzewski   D. All of them

试题答案

CDA