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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?

Back into the past…

   1932  Liu Changchun (1901—1983) joined the 10th Olympic Games in Los Angeles, US. He is the first Chinese to attend (参加) Olympics. He took part in the 100m and 200m race.

   1952  The People’s Republic (共和国) of China sent its first delegation to the 15th Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.This delegation had 40 people. But they arrived too late and missed most of the events.

   1984 China’s first Olympics after its return to the IOC. China sent a large delegation to the 23rd Games in Los Angeles, US.

   Xu Haifeng won a gold medal in the 50m pistol (手枪) shooting. It was China’s first Olympic gold medal.

   1996 China got 16 gold medals in the 26th Atlanta Olympics. It was fourth on the gold medal list. Wang Junxia won a gold medal in the 5,000m race, and broke the world record.

   2000 China got 28 gold medals in the 27th Olympics held in Sydney, Australia. This time, China was third on the gold medal list. Fu Mingxia won a gold medal in the platform diving.

   2004 China got 32 gold medals at the 28th Olympics in Athens, Greece. It held second place on the gold medal list. Liu Xiang won a gold medal in the 110m hurdle (跨栏). He is the first Asian to win this event.

1. Who is the first Chinese that won an Olympic gold medal? __________.

   A. Liu Changchun          B. Xu Haifeng    C. Liu Xiang         D. Fu Mingxia

2. When was the 28th Olympics held? __________.

   A. 1984                       B.1996             C. 2000              D. 2004

3. How many gold medals did China get in Sydney Olympics? __________.

   A. 16                         B. 27              C. 28               D. 32

4. Where did Wang Junxia break the world record in the Olympics? __________.

   A. Los Angles               B. Atlanta         C. Sydney          D. Athens