Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain's national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch's greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he
passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever.
【小题1】 Where was Samaranch born? He was born in .
| A．Spain | B．France |
| C．England | D．Russia |
【小题2】 He became interested in sports because of .
| A．his coach | B．his mother |
| C．his father | D．his teacher |
【小题3】He used to be a(n) after he left IESE Business School.
| A．businessman | B．football player |
| C．roller skating coach | D．ice hockey coach |
【小题4】When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.
| A．On July 17,1920 | B．On July 13, 2001 |
| C．On July 16, 2001 | D．On April 21,2010 |
【小题5】 What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?
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