In addition to good service to journalists, Beijing will also provide high-quality service to people from all over the world.

Olympic volunteers, with a majority of university students, are making final preparation to pursue such a goal.

Our reporter Chen Xi has the story.

Some university students say being an Olympic volunteer brings out the best in them.

Xinnan from Beihang University works at a volunteer centre nearby her alma mater. She says she feels more independent, having signed up as a volunteer.

"It is really an opportunity for me to improve my social skills. The Olympic volunteer program is worth all my efforts."

Xinnan says she works four hours a day guiding tourists to Olympic venues and informing local citizens of weather conditions.

Like Xinnan, some 400,000 city volunteers will be working to provide information, emergency and interpretation services at 550 volunteer centers across Beijing during the Olympic season.

Hu Shipeng is another Olympic volunteer from the China University of Petroleum, who hails from the quake-hit Sichuan Province. Although he is still concerned about his parents, Hu Shipeng has chosen to stay and volunteer as a means of giving back to the society that supported and cared for his hometown in times of need.

"After the massive earthquake, people from across the world worked hard to support my hometown. Now I am working as an Olympic volunteer to pass that virtue of benevolence on to more people."

In order to provide efficient service during the games, a group of Olympic volunteers from the Beijing University of Chemical Technology is busy practicing at the Beijing Workers' Stadium. They will check tickets and guide spectators at the Olympic soccer matches. Wang Jin is one of them.

"We will pay special attention to detail to ensure high service quality, and help China host a most successful and excellent Olympic Games."

Some 500,000 registered volunteers will be serving the Olympics, both at venues and on the streets.

Chen Xi, CRI news.