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高二英语作业(5) M5U2 The environment 编写;唐为龙 审阅:尹红梅 A[来源:学科网] Shanghai, as a global, open and innovative city, has been chosen as the official venue(比赛点) of the Special Olympics World Summer Games 2007. Bruce Pasternack, president and CEO of the Board of Special Olympics Headquarters, said Shanghai was chosen as the venue because of the city’s historical role and community efforts in keeping up with the objectives of the Special Olympics movement. “It is a global, open, growing and innovative city, and its tradition of understanding our movement makes it the ideal venue in getting our message out to the world,” Pasternack said in an exclusive interview with China Daily. The Special Olympics are year-round competitive events and training programmes for people with intellectual disabilities of all ages, abilities and levels. With international recognition as a professional global sports event, it acts as a tool to promote equal rights and social status. China began its participation in the Spe