According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who

According to the second paragraph, the 50 to 60 booking phone calls are from those who ______.

A．did not know the result

B．wanted to gamble on the result

C．believed that Beijing would be the winner

D．are IOC members

C解析：本题的依据句是“...，the hotel had already received 50 to 60 such phone calls from would-be game-goers gambling on the result.” gambling on the result在这里的意思是“算定了北京会赢”，所以他们提前预定宾馆房间。其他选项内容属于错误信息或无关信息。