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Do you know the Olympic Games?The Olympic Games are held every four years. Many players ____1____all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC(公元前) in Greece(希腊)and the modern games came from the ____2____ ones. Many of the sports were the same as they are now, but women were not allowed to take part in the games.
The Olympic Games stopped for a long time. But they were not ____3____ by people. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896. They were held in Greece—the games were born in this ____4____. In the 1896 games, there were 311 players from just 13 countries. After that, ____5____ countries took part in the games. In the 27th Sydney Summer Olympic Games in 2000,the Chinese team got 28 gold medals.
One of the great competitions ____6____ not for a medal. It's the competition among countries to hold the Olympic Games. ____7____ the Olympic Games is a great prize for a country. In 2008, Beijing will hold the 29th Summer Olympic Games. We are all ____8____ our great country.
1. ( )A.from B.in C.at D.to
2. ( )A.new B.old C.good D.nice
3. ( )A.forgetting B.forgot C.forgotten D.forget
4. ( )A.town B.city C.village D.country
5. ( )A.less than B.span>more or less C.more than D.more and more
6. ( )A.are B.is C.were D.was
7. ( )A.To hold B.Hold C.Holds D.Held
8. ( )A.proud about B.prize for C.proud of D.prize of
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You may know the song Happy Birthday very well. But do you know about its writer? It was written by an American girl. And she became very rich after that.
When she was a child, she was poor. Once, she was invited to her friend’s birthday party. She was pleased but sad because she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift for her.
“The party is coming soon, but now I have little money.” Tears ran down her face.
Later that night she was in bed, thinking about the gift when the door opened and her grandma came in.“ What happened? ” her grandma asked. Hearing the girl’s story, she said, “Don’t worry. I think I can help you. How about singing a song together? Happy birthday to …”What a beautiful song! They sang and sang. Suddenly she woke up. It was a dream! She decided to write it down at once and sing it to her friends at the party.
When she sang the song at the party the next day, her friends were very happy. “How wonderfully you sing! We haven’t heard such a beautiful song before. Thank you for giving me the special gift.” said her friend. And they learnt to sing it together. Later the girl became well-known in America.
【小题1】The song Happy Birthday was written by .
A.an American girl |
B.an American girl’s grandma |
C.an American boy |
D.an American girl’s friend |
A.she didn’t want to go to the party. |
B.she would be busy that day. |
C.she didn’t have enough money to buy a gift. |
D.she wasn’t invited to the party. |
A.A flower. | B.A toy. | C.An interesting book. | D.A song. |
A.boring | B.beautiful | C.exciting | D.interesting |
A.The girl was still poor after writing the song . |
B.The girl sang the song with her grandpa in her dream. |
C.The girl’s friends had heard the song before. |
D.The girl became famous because of the song. |