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Every four years athletes from all over the world take part in the Olympic Games．Both the Summer and Winter Olympic Games are held every four years．The Winter Olympic Games are usually held two years before the Summer Olympic Games．The first modern Winter Olympic Games were held in 1924．

The Olympic spirit is "Faster，Higher，Stronger"．The ancient Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece．After about the year 393 AD the Olympic Games stopped．For centuries there were no Olympic Games．But they were not forgotten．In 1896．the first modern Summer Olympic Games happened in Greece-the country in which the Games were born．Since then more and more countries joined in the Games．China first took part in the Olympic Games in 1936．But we didn't win the first prize until 1984 in Los Angeles，USA．In 2000，over 10，000 athletes from nearly 200 countries went to Sydney，Australia，for the 27th Olympic Games．In Sydney the Chinese team got 28 gold medals，ranking third of all the competing countries．

Following the history making success in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games，China won another great competition in 2001  which was not for a medal．It was the competition between countries to host the Olympic Games．In 2008， the 29th Olympic Games will be held in Beijing．To make it the best ever Games，the capital city will make several big changes．New buildings and sports venues （比赛场地） will be built．More trees will be planted and new roads will be built．The people of Beijing，and of the whole country，will be preparing to light the Olympic torch to welcome athletes and sports fans from all over the world．

1．How many times have the Winter Olympic Games been held?

2．What is the Olympic spirit?

3．How was the Chinese team in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games?

4．What's the Chinese for the underlined part "light the Olympic torch"?

5．What are Chinese people doing to get ready for the 29th Olympic Games?

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

   

Mascots for the Olympic Games

20th	23rd	26th
1972	1984	1996
Munich (慕尼黑)	Los Angeles	Atlanta
Germany	America	America
Europe	North America	North America

 

27th	29th
2000	2008
Sydney	Beijing
Australia	China
Oceania	Asia

1.From the above, we know the Olympic Games is held(被举行) every ____ years.

A. 3                B. 4                C. 5                D. 6

2.The Beijing Olympic Games has 2 more mascots than those for ____Olympic Games.

A. Sydney       B. Los Angeles  C. Atlanta      D. Munich

3.The 20^th Olympic Games was held in ____.

A. North America    B. Europe       C. Oceania      D. Asia

4.The 23rd and 26^th Olympic Games were held in the same ____.

A. town         B. city         C. country      D. province

5.Which of the following information is NOT true?

A. The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.

B. The 27^th Olympic Games was held in Europe.

C. Beijing held the 29^th Olympic Games.

D. The mascot for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not only one.

 

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Mascots for the Olympic Games

20th	23rd	26th
1972	1984	1996
Munich (慕尼黑)	Los Angeles	Atlanta
Germany	America	America
Europe	North America	North America
27th	29th
2000	2008
Sydney	Beijing
Australia	China
Oceania	Asia

1. From the above, we know the Olympic Games is held(被举行) every ______ years.

A. 3                                       B. 4                                                 C. 5                              D. 6

2. The Beijing Olympic Games has 2 more mascots than those for ___Olympic Games.

A. Sydney                       B. Los Angeles              C. Atlanta                  D. Munich

3.The 20^th Olympic Games was held in ____.

A. North America            B. Europe                                   C. Oceania                 D. Asia

4.The 23rd and 26^th Olympic Games were held in the same ____.

A. town                                B. city                                            C. country                  D. province

5.Which of the following information is NOT true?

A. The 1996 Olympic Games was held in America.

B. The 27^th Olympic Games was held in Europe.

C. The 29^th Olympic Games was held in China.

D. The mascot for Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is not only one.