The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games announced the details of th

The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games announced the details of the lighting of the Olympic Flame and travel around the UK to be started in May.

Organized by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC)(希腊奥委会），the Olympic Flame will be ignited mid-morning on May 10 using the sun's rays at the Temple of Hera in Olympia， in an hour-long ceremony among the historic ruins of the home of the ancient Games.

From the Lighting Ceremony in Olympia, the HOC will take the Olympic Flame on an 8-day relay around Greece before arriving in Athens on May 17 for the official handover ceremony. During an early evening hour-long ceremony, the Olympic Flame will be handed over to a London 2012 representative.

British Airways, the official airline partner of the London 2012 Games, will carry the Olympic Flame on board flight “BA2012”一a golden aircraft from Athens into the UK on May 18. The Flame will arrive into the UK at Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose on early evening of May 18. On the morning of May 19，the Flame will then travel from RNAS to Land's End ready for the start of the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay.

The Olympic Flame will travel 8,000 miles across the UK to within 10 miles of 95 percent of the population^ 8,000 torchbearers (火炬手）will carry the Olympic Flame for approximately 300 meters each, passing the Olympic Flame from torch to torch until it reaches the Olympic Stadium on the eve of 27 July.

56. The underlined word “ignited” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to “____”.

A. changed                 B. replaced           C. lit                            D. kept

57. The official handover ceremony of the Olympic Flame will last ____.

A. an hour                  B. one evening C. a week                          D. 8 days

58. We learn from the text that ____.

A.  the Olympic Flame relay will take place only in the UK

B.  the 2012 London Olympic torch relay will last over three months

C.  the Olympic Flame will travel from Greece to the UK by land

D.  most people in the UK needn't travel far to see the Olympic Flame

59. What is the best title for the text?

A.  Welcome to enjoy the 2012 London Olympic torch relay

B.  Olympic Flame lighting and UK arrival details announced

C.  The hard journey of Olympic Flame from home to London

D.  A brief introduction to the history of Olympic Flame relay

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