单选题Question 27 and 28 are based on the following news. At the end of the news item, you will be given 10 seconds to answer the question.
单选题
What's the news mainly about?
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[听力原文] 27-28 The Olympic flame that will travel the world before reaching the Russian resort town of Sochi for the 2014 Winter Olympics may also pay a brief visit to space, according to a top official. An Olympic visit to the International Space Station is an "interesting" idea that requires further study. Russia has been pulling out all the stops since winning the 2014 Games, a prestige event that the Black Sea resort town won against all the odds on the back of a personal lobbying effort from former President Vladimir Putin. The Games have been estimated to cost about $ 31 billion (￡19 million). The Olympic torch rally traditionally spans the world before reaching the host city. Davydov said Wednesday tradition prevented Russia from taking the novel step of lighting the torch in space from sunbeams.
单选题
The Olympic flame for the 2014 Winter Olympics ______.