Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer, live in China. Other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia.

　　According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their “love of Chinese culture and history” and devotion to “communicating information of a real China to their native countries”. Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil.

　　6. According to the text, Jenny Bowen ________.

　　A. is interested in Chinese sports

　　B. founded Half the Sky, an organization which aims to help Chinese orphans

　　C. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years

　　D. loves Chinese culture and history

　　7. Bowen hopes that being a torch runner would help ________.

　　A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc, for orphans

　　B. make Half the Sky Foundation well known

　　C. communicate information of America

　　D. draw attention to orphans in China

　　8. Which of the following about the 2008 torch relay is WRONG?

　　A. The contest for its runners is organized by Lenovo Group and China Daily.

　　B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan.

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