The 29^th Olympic Games ________ in August in Beijing this year．

A．held

B．will hold

C．will be held

D．are held

　　Can you see the five rings in the picture?The colors of them are blue, black, red, yellow and green．The rings are a symbol of the Olympic Games．The Olympic Games in the old days were religious(宗教的)activities．Greece held the first Olympic Games in the sixth century B．C．The Games

　　lasted for one day and there were only races．Men could be in the races．Women had no right to take part in the Olympic Games until 1912．

　　The Olympic Games were stopped in the fourth century．Then they started again in Athens in 1886．This was the beginning of the modern Olympics．Since then, we hold the Olympic Games every four years．

　　The IOC makes rules for athletes, so they all have the same chance to win．Winning in the Olympics is a great honor．An athlete who wins at the Olympic is the best in the world．“Faster, Higher, Stronger”is the motto of the Olympics．

　　Beijing will host the 29th Olympic Games on August 8th this year．We hope it will be held successfully．

1．The first Olympic Games was held in ________ in the sixth century B．C．

2．________ were not allowed to take part in the Olympic Games until 1912．

3．The modern Olympics started in Athens in ________．

4．The athletes all have the ________ chance to win because the IOC makes rules for them．

5．The ________ of the Olympics is“Faster, Higher, Stronger”．