The Olympic Games have a history of more than two thousand years．The Games are held every four years．

   There are five rings on the Olympic flag which are considered to symbolize(象征)the five continents：Europe，Asia，Africa，Australia and America．The Olympic motto is：swifter，higher，stronger．

   Many countries try their best to hold the Olympic Games．Every country does its best to get more medals(奖牌)in the Games．In 2004，Athens held the 28th Olympic Games．Over one hundred countries joined the games．We won 32 gold medals that year and came second in the Games．China，a large sports country，will hold the 29th Olympic Games in 2008．It is the first time for China to hold such an important match．We have no experience(经验)，but the people all over the country are participating(参与)in all kinds of activities and getting ready for it．Chinese people will give the world the best Olympic Games in history．It is also a good chance for China．

1．How often is the Olympic Games held?

  A．Every year．  B．Every three years．  C．Every four years．  D．Every two years．

2．What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?

  A．One world，one dream．          B．New Beijing，New Games

  C．Green Games，Science Games    D．swifter，higher，stronger．

3．How many gold medals did we get in the Athens Games in 2004？

  A．28       B．32．      C．29．      D．2004．

4．Beijing will hold the __________ Olympic Games this year．

  A．27th      B．28th      C．29th       D．30th

5．Did China hold Olympic Games before?

  A．No，it didn’t．    B．Yes，it does．    C．Yes，it did．    D．No，it isn’t．

CITY（COUNTRY）

NUMBER

YEAR

DATES

From

To

Helsinki(FINLAND)

15th

1952

19Jul.

03Aug.

Melbourne(AUSTRALIA)

16th

1956

22Nov.

08Dec.

Rome(ITALY)

17 th

1960

25Aug.

11Sep.

Tokyo(JAPAN)

18 th

1964

10Oct.

24Oct.

Mexico City(MEXICO)

19 th

1968

12Oct.

27Oct.

Munich(GERMANY)

20 th

1972

26Aug.

11Sep.

Montreal(CANADA)

21 th

1976

17Jul.

01Aug.

Moscow(USSR)

22 th

1980

19Jul.

03Aug.

Los Angeles(USA)

23 th

1984

28Jul.

12Aug.

Seoul(SOUTH KOREA)

24 th

1988

17Sep.

02Oct.

Barcelona(SPAIN)

25 th

1992

25Jul.

09Aug.

Atlanta(USA)

26 th

1996

19Jul.

04Aug.

Sydney(AUSTRALIA)

27 th

2000

15Sep.

01Oct.

Athens(GREECE)

28 th

2004

13Aug.

29Aug.

Beijing(CHINA)

29 th

2008

08Aug.

24Aug.

London(GREAT BRITAIN)

30 th

2012

27Jul.

12Aug.

36．The summer Olympic Games were held in _____ in 1952

  A. Helsinki, Finland    B. Rome, Italy   C. Moscow, USSR   D. Tokyo, Japan

37．In 2008, the 29th Summer Olympic Games will be held in _____.

  A. London    B. Beijing    C. Los Angeles    D. Mexico City

38．London will hold the _____ Summer Olympic Games in 2012.

  A. 27th    B. 28th    C. 29th    D.30th

39．How long did the 28th Athens Summer Olympic Games last in 2004?

  A. Two weeks.    B. A month    C. Seventeen days    D. Eighteen days.

40．From 1952 to 2004, which countries help the Summer Olympic Games twice?

  A. GREECE and AUSTRALIA    B. USA and JAPAN

  C. USA and AUSTRALIA        D. AUSTRALIA and CHINA

   

   

    The Olympic Games have a history of more than two thousand years. The Games are held

every four years. There are five rings on the Olympic flag which are considered to symbolize （象征） the five continents: Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and America. The Olympic motto is: swifter, higher,  stronger. Many countries try their best to hold the Olympic Games. Every country does its best to get more medals（奖牌） in the Games. In 2004, Athens held the 28th Olympic Games. Over one hundred countries joined the games. We won 32 gold medals that year and came second in the Games. China, a large sports country, will hold the 29th Olympic Games in 2008. It is the first time for China to hold such an important match. We have no experience（经验）, but the people all over the country are participating（参与） in all kinds of activities and getting ready for it. Chinese people will give the world the best Olympic Games in history. It is

also a good chance for China.

1. How often is the Olympic Games held?

  A. Every year.    B. Every three years.     C. Every four years.      D. Every two years.

2. What’s the motto of the Olympic Games?

  A. One world, one dream.                 B. New Beijing, New Games  

C. Green Games, Science Games                 D. swifter, higher, stronger.

3. How many gold medals did we get in the Athens Games in 2004?

  A. 28.             B. 32.                        C. 29.                       D. 2004.

4. Beijing will hold the __________ Olympic Games this year.

  A. 27^th             B. 28^th                       C. 29^th                      D. 30^th

5. Does China hold Olympic Games before?

  A. No, it doesn’t.       B. Yes, it does.            C. Yes, it is.            D. No, it isn’t.

The year before the first modem Olympic Games，Greece invited China to send a team．But the Qing government（政府）didn't send any athletes to the games．China did not take part in the Olympics until the l0th games，held in Los Angeles in l932．There，Liu Changchun took part in the men's l00-metre and 200-metre races．He did not win any medals．

China won her first gold medal at the 23th Olympics in Los Angeles in l984．when Xu Haifeng won the men's free shooting event．China came in fourth with l5 gold medals in all．

At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney，Australia，China won 28 gold medals，entering the top three of the medal chart for the first time．September 22nd．2000 was named China Day because China won six gold，three silver and one bronze medals on that day．

The 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens，Greece．Two hundred and two countries took part in them．China got the second place with thirty-two gold，seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals．

We all know that in 2008，the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing．We hope that we can win more medals so that we can get the first place．

1．Did China take part in the first modern Olympic Games?

A．Yes, she did．                                B．No, she wasn't．

C．No, she didn't．                              D．I don' t know．

2．Who was the first Chinese to take part in the Olympic Games?

A．LiuChangchun．                                        B．ZhuangYong．

C．LiuXiang．                                     D．XuHaifeng．

3．China won her first gold medal at the _______ Olympic Games．

A．10th                      B．15th                    C．23th                             D．27th

4．How many gold medals did China win at the 28dl Olympics?

A．17                     B．14                   C．32                     D．31

5．In 2008, China will hold _______ Olympic Games．

A．the 28th winter                           B．the 28th summer

C．the 29th winter                               D．the 29th summer