As the summer of 2012 draws near，there will be more and more reports about the London Olympic Games．Sportsmen and visitors from all over the world will travel to London．With different people to come from different cultures，speaking different languages is a difficult job for the host city．In the near future，London will have a chance to turn into a multilingual（多語的） city．
Languages will play an important part in the Olympics．The need for languages is present in different sides of the games．London will be home to a large multicultural population with more than 300 languages to be spoken in the city．Chances will come for businesses of all sizes to make money by dealing with the visitors from all over the world．To be able to use the good chances，businesses need to pay attention to language services．
Language services will be very important for helping people to communicate during the games．Communicating with people in their own language has already been one of the key purposes．To meet the need of the coming games，Londoners are asked to study more languages through short time educational programs while they are preparing for the games．Language services should be prepared months before the start to solve any language problems that might come up during the games．To get the best possible results，translation work should also be carried out months ahead so that language services are ready for future visitors．
59．When will the London Olympics be held？ In the summer of 2012．In the summer of 2012．
60．Are languages important in the Olympics？ Yes，they are．Yes，they are．
61．What do businesses need to do if they want to use the good chances？ They need to pay attention to language services．They need to pay attention to language services．
62．How will Londoners study more languages？ Through short-time educational programs．Through short-time educational programs．
63．What should be done to get the best possible results？ Translation work should be carried out months aheadTranslation work should be carried out months ahead．
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【答案】In the summer of 2012．；Yes，they are．；They need to pay attention to language services．；Through short-time educational programs．；Translation work should be carried out months ahead
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