Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, was selected, as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil．She and seven other non-Chinese winners had been chosen from 262 applicants from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily．When Bowen ran with the Olympic torch, she was not only representing the United States, but also representing thousands of Chinese orphans（孤儿）．
Bowen, a mother of two adopted（收养）Chinese daughters, is director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives of orphaned children in China．In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children．Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare institutions in 28 Chinese cities．About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and care for orphans．
Bowen hoped that running with the Olympic torch would help draw attention to the children in China．She was among 19,400 runners who carried the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents．Beijing organizers say it was the longest torch relay in Olympic history．
Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan designer, live in China． Other countries represented were the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia．
According to Olympic organizers, candidates （候选人） were selected based or 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 carried the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil．
1．Bowen hoped 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．draw special attention to the children in China
D．communicate information of America
2．The eight foreign torch relay runners
A．were selected by Half the Sky B．won the contest organized by the committee
C．all lived in Beijing D．carried the torch in the relay in China
3．We can infer from the text that Jenny Bowen ____
A．loves Chinese culture and history
B．founded Half the Sky aimed at helping Chinese orphans
C．has adopted 13,000 children during 10 years
D．is interested in Chinese sports
4．What’s the best title for the passage?
A．Happy Life of a US Woman in China
B．A US Woman Carrying 2008 Olympic Torch in China
C．Development of Chinese Welfare Institutions
D．The Longest Torch Relay in Olympic History