MOSCOW—TheOlympicflameinVancouverhadonlybeenputoutbeforePresidentDmitriA.MedvedevofRussiaangeredoverhiscountry’sdisappointingperformanceattheWinterGamesbegancal

　　MOSCOW—TheOlympicflameinVancouverhadonlybeenputoutbeforePresidentDmitriA.MedvedevofRussiaangeredoverhiscountry’sdisappointingperformanceattheWinterGamesbegancallingforathleticofficials’heads.

　　“ThosewhoareresponsiblefortrainingfortheOlympicsmusttakeresponsibility”Mr.MedvedevwhocanceledhisscheduledtriptotheclosingceremonysaidinMoscowonMonday.“Theymusthavethecouragetohandintheirresignation(辞职报告).Andiftheydonothavethisdeterminationwewillhelpthem.”

　　SuchlanguagefromthetypicallymeasuredMr.Medvedevstrengthensthedisappointmentherewiththenation’sathleticsjustfouryearsbeforeRussiahoststhenextWinterOlympicsinSochi.

　　Russiaispumpingbillionsofdollarsintopreparationsforthe2014WinterGameswhichofficialshaveconsideredasasymbolofRussia’sreturntothetopoftheworldstage.

　　PrimeMinisterVladimirV.PutinsaidlastweekthatRussia’sperformanceattheOlympicsshouldbegiven“seriouscriticalanalysis.”“ThiscriticalanalysisshouldbedirectedatimprovingthesituationandcreatingthenecessaryconditionsforthepreparationandsuccessfulperformanceofourteamintheSochiOlympicsin2014” hesaid.RussianathletestookhomejustthreegoldmedalsfromVancouvercomparedwitheightinthelastWinterGamesinTurinItaly.

　　Russiacameinsixthplaceintheoverallmedalcountwith15justaheadofSouthKoreaandtrailingfarbehinditsformercoldwarathleticrivaltheUnitedStateswhichledwith37.

　　ForRussiansusedtoseeingtheirathletestopinternationalcompetitionsthelasttwoweekshavebeenawful.Russianfigureskatersfellbobsleddersturnedoverandinafinalembarrassmentthecountry’smuchproudhockeyteamwassmackedbyCanada7-3anddidnotevenmakethemedalround.

　　53.Theunderlinedwordsmackinthelastparagraphmeans:

　　A. guided B.trained C.beaten D.controlled

　　54.Whichsentenceistrueaccordingtothepassage?

　　Russianathletesgot8medalsinthelastWinterGames.

　　SouthKorearanked5intheoverallmedalcountinthisWinterGames.

　　ThenextWinterGameswillbeheldinRussiafouryearslater.

　　TheRussianhockeyteamgotthethir