In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival held every four years in honor of Zeus, king of the Olympian? Gods, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been put to an end, international. No one knows how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 BC. ?

The games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus. Many thousands of people gathered from all parts of Greece to watch the games, but no married woman was ?admitted? even for watching. Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete. The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boy's gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modern Olympic Games.

On the last day of the Games, all the winners were honored by having a ring of holy olive(橄榄树) leaves placed on their heads. So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities.

In ancient Greece, the Olympic Games_______.?

A. was held by Zeus, king of the Olympian Gods?

B. was a religious event?

C. was first a national event held every four years?

D. was an international event held in honor of Zeus?

f an athlete won, _______.

A. he would receive a lot of money?

B. he could give his name to the month of his victory?

C. he would be honored and rewarded by his state authorities?

D. he would only get a ring of holy olive leaves?

In the early days of ancient Olympic Games_______.?

A. only Greek men were allowed to participate in the games?

B. all Greeks, regardless of religion, political views and sex, were allowed to take part in the games

C. all Greeks except married women were allowed to compete in the games?

D. all the Greek men except slaves and dishonored ones were able to compete in the games?

Which statement is NOT TRUE according to the passage?

A. The sequence of events were set up in ancient Olympic Games.?

B. The sequence of events varied greatly from ancient to the modern Olympic Games.?

C. There were 20 more events involved in the modern Olympic Games.?

D. Ancient Greeks had only running races at the first Olympic Games.

I got my first driver's license(执照)in 1953 by taking driver education in my first year at Central High School in Charlotte，North Carolina. Four years later when it was time to renew my license I was a married woman. Henry and I were living in Baltimore，Maryland. Two weeks before my 20th birthday，Henry drove me to the motor vehicle office on a hot July afternoon. When I got to the office and showed to the man behind the counter my North Carolina driver’ s license，ready to renew，the man told me that I was under age by Maryland law since I was not yet 21.“Mr.Henry Smith，your husband，will have to sign for you，”he said.

I argued，pointing to a very large belly(肚子)of mine，“I am married. I am having a baby. Why should I have to have someone sign for me to drive？”He answered coldly，“It’s the law，madam.”

Henry encouraged me to calm down，just go ahead and get the license and be done with it. “No，” I said. I refused to have him sign for me. So I left without a Maryland license.

I called the North Carolina Motor Vehicle Office and renewed my NC license by mail—using my name Susan Brown. And thus it was for the next twelve years. Since Henry was in the army I could drive under my home state license. By the time Henry left the army we were once again living in Maryland，and I had to take the Maryland driver’ s exam. Since then I just go in and renew every four years—sign the name Susan Brown，have my new picture taken，and walk out with a license to drive.

1.Susan got her first driver’ s license________.

2.Susan failed to renew her license the first time in Maryland because________.

3.We can infer from the text that in the U.S.________.

 The doctor told me to take the medicine 　　　　.

A．every fourth hours

B．each fourth hour

C．each four hours

D．every four hours

Like the Olympics, the World Cup takes place _____ years.

　 A. every four 　 B. each fourth C. each four 　 D. every fourth