When talking about the 2008 Olympic Games, you must think of the host city—Beijing. But maybe you don’t think of the other six cities—Qingdao, Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
Qingdao will hold the Olympic sailing competition. Horse-riding events will be held in Hong Kong. Tianjin, Qinhuangdao, Shenyang and Shanghai will hold football preliminaries (预赛). Now the six cities and Beijing are busy building their Olympic stadiums.
The following form tells you more.

City	Event	Where	Time
Qingdao	Sailing	Qingdao International Sailing Center	Aug.9-Aug.21
Hong Kong	Horse-riding	Existing Competition Venue （沙田马术中心）	Aug.9-Aug.20
Tianjin	Football preliminaries	Tianjing Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Qinhuangdao	Football preliminaries	Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shengyang	Football preliminaries	Shenyang Olympic Center Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12
Shanghai	Football preliminaries	Shanghai Stadium	Aug.10, Aug.12 Aug.13

How many cities are getting ready for the 2008Olympic Games?

A．One.

B．Six.

C．Seven.

D．Eight.

_______ will hold horse-riding events.

A．Qingdao International Sailing Center

B．Existing Competition Venue

C．Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium

D．Shanghai Stadium

How long will football preliminaries take?

A．13 days.

B．12 days.

C．7 days.

D．3 days.

The sailing will be held in _______.

A．Qingdao

B．Hong Kong

C．Qinhuangdao

D．Shanghai

Which of the following is NOT true?

A．Football preliminaries for the 2008 Olympics will be held in four cities in China.

B．Horse-riding events for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 20.

C．Sailing for the 2008 Olympics will last from Aug. 9 to Aug. 21.

D．Sailing events for the 2008 Olympics will be held in Qinhuangdao.