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The Olympic Games

The Olympic Games rooted In ancient 1. .People gave the Olympic Games to the God Zeus.The original games ____2._____ ( hold ) on the plain of Olympia in Peloponnesos.The Greeks held the first Olympics in the year 776BC and had only one event,a short run that was called the "stade".A w____3.____made of olive branches was placed on the winner's heaD. Women were neither allowed to ______4._______the games nor to watch them,because the games were given to Zeus and therefore meant for men.Every four years ,for 1,170 years,the Greeks held the Olympics,_____5.___ continued to grow and change.Many other sports were added,such as other races,boxing,wrestling,discus throw and so on.

The modern Olympic Games took place in Athen in 1886.Nowadays,the Games are held in different countries in turn.The host country provides vast facilities,including a stadium,swimming pools and living accommodation,but _______6.______ ( compete ) countries pay their own _7._____ ( athlete) expenses.

Since 1984,when China took part in the Olympic Games again,Chinese players 8.( win ) hundreds of ____9._____in different fields. 10. is known,the 29th Olympics were held in Beijing in 2008.It's a great honor and a challenge for the Chinese people.

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