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Dear friends，
How exciting it is to host this year’s Ontario Special Olympics in York Region from July 11 to 14! With events taking place across York Region, including track and field events in the city of Markham, I encourage everyone in our city to come out to cheer on the athletes.
My special thanks go to the athletes, and their coaches and families, for all their hard work preparing for the Games. And they go to the many people who’ve organized and supported the Special Olympics. The warm－up events in support of the Games have been highly successful.
Our city is welcoming over 900 athletes, coaches and family members to York Region for the Games, which are part of many Special Olympics events, in which 35，000 people across Canada are competing.
Mayor(市长) Frank Scarpitti，
City of Markham
Dear Ontario Special Olympics，
Dylan Eisner is a special needs student at North Lambton Secondary School in Forest, Ontario. He couldn’t climb the stairs at North Lambton before he began training with the cross－country team. He is working very hard on his running. He took part in the 2015 season and completed the races in SWOSSA and OFSAA.His family, friends, running mates, coaches and all the staff felt proud of what he had achieved. One of Dylan’s goals is to someday be a player at the Special Olympics, which is especially help for people with intellectual(智力的) disabilities.
Dylan was a special guest at the Lake Smith Conservationists Yearly Dinner this year. The Lake Smith Conservationists, a local environmental organization, decided to give a donation of $1，000 to the Special Olympics in honor of the young runner’s achievements. They hope that the money will be used to help players like Dylan achieve their dreams.
Yours truly，
Lake Smith Conservationists
Member Dianne Russell
【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文。文章是关于加拿大安大略省特奥会的两封信。
1．For whom was the first letter mainly written?
A．Frank Scarpitti’s personal friends.
B．Athletes of the Special Olympics.
C．People living in the city of Markham.
D．Officers working for the city government.
C 解析：推理判断题。由第一封信第一段的I encourage everyone in our city to come out to cheer on the athletes.和第三段的Our city is welcoming...可知，这封信主要是写给该市居民的。
2．What kind of feeling is expressed in Paragraph 2 of Scarpitti’s letter?
A．Worry. B．Praise.
C．Doubt. D．Anger.
B 解析：推理判断题。Scarpitti市长在第二段为参与和支持本次特奥会的人们喝彩，表达了他对大家所付出的努力的赞扬。
3．How do people around Dylan probably look at him?
A．He is a bit proud.
B．He used to be a lazy boy.
C．He has very poor social skills.
D．He is a person with a strong will.
D 解析：推理判断题。由第二封信第一段的He couldn’t...cross－country team. He is working very hard on his running. He took... and OFSAA.可知，Dylan虽然属于特殊学生，但他努力锻炼，取得了不小的成绩。由此可以判断他是个意志坚强的人。
4．The Lake Smith Conservationists ________．
A．strongly supported Dylan in achieving his goal
B．helped organize the Ontario Special Olympics
C．are made up of players with special needs
D．received a thousand dollars from Dylan
A 解析：细节理解题。由第二封信最后一段的They hope that...their dreams.可知，这个环保组织非常支持Dylan实现他的愿望
