The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Foundation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.

　　It’s not just a matter of saying the words in the right order.It’s the tone of voice，the pauses，the gestures，and the attitude of the person performing that bring the words to life.“Each time we hear somebody recite a poem，we find something fresh and interesting about it，” says National Public Radio Broadcaster Scott Simon，master of ceremonies for the finals.Hearing it in a new voice offers something new to the listener.

　　Not only do the people hearing poems have a new experience，memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants (选手) understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public­speaking skills that can help them for life.

　　66．From the first paragraph，we can know________.

　　A．the Greeks were the first to write poems

　　B．the Olympics used to start with poem reciting

　　C．poems were spread orally in the past

　　D．athletes were asked to recite poems before competing

　　67．How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington，D.C.?

　　A．Three.

　　B．Four

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