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There are 28sports allowed in the Summer Olympic Games．The list of Olympic sports has many of the world's best-loved sports on it，such as baseball，swimming，soccer，tennis，and volleyball．This list of sports hadn't changed in 70years，and the process for changing these sports is long and difficult．
That is why it was surprising news when the International Olympic Committee （IOC） （国际奥委会） announced that it was studying new sports for the list．At a meeting in Singapore in 2005，the IOC voted on each of the 28sports from the 2004Olympic Games in Athens （雅典），Greece．At last，two of the 28sports were dropped out．The rest sports were selected for the 2012Summer Olympic Games，which will take place in London，England．The two sports that did not receive 50percent of the votes were baseball and softball．
Because these two sports were not selected，the IOC started the process of voting for two new sports．The five sports to select from were roller skating，golf，rugby，squash，and karate．After the first vote，karate and squash were prepared to the IOC for the final vote．
To become an Olympic sport，a sport must receive two-thirds of the votes of the IOC．When the final vote took place，squash received 39"yes"votes and 63"no"votes．Karate received 38"yes"votes and 63"no"votes．This means that neither squash nor karate will play roles in the 2012Olympic Games．This is sad，but fans of squash and karate still hope that their sports will be selected for the 2016Olympic Games．
31．The following sports will be in London Olympics EXCEPTD．
A．Soccer．
B．Volleyball．
C．Tennis．
D．Golf．
32．How many of the sports from the Athens Olympics were selected for the London Olympics？C
A.2．
B.5．
C.26．
D.28．
33．Which of the following is NOT true about baseball and softball？A
A．They were selected in 2005for the London Olympics．
B．They were part of the Athens Olympic Games in 2004．
C．The IOC had to vote for new sports to take their place．
D．They didn't receive more than half of the IOC votes in Singapore．
34．Why was it surprising news when the IOC announced plans to change the list of Olympic sports？A
A．The list was very old and difficult to change．
B．Two sports did not receive 50percent of the votes．
C．The sports were the same as at the Athens Olympics．
D．There are only 28sports allowed in the Summer Olympic Games．
35．The main idea of this reading is howA．
A．Twenty-eight sports were selected for the 2012Summer Olympic Games．
B．Two new sports were nearly selected for the 2012Summer Olympic Games．
C．Two new sports were dropped from the Summer Olympic Games．
D．Five sports were selected as possible new Olympic sports．
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