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Once every four years, a special event called the Olympic Games 1 . However, they are 2 just games. The Olympics are a great time to see people from all over the world. Their common bond is 3 . This kind of cooperation and friendship between people of 4 countries doesn't happen every year.
The Olympics always 5 international attention to the citizens and culture of the 6 ,which in 2000 is Australia. 7 of athletes competing for medals in athletics alone will 8 2000 at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. This is the largest number 9 recorded in Olympic history.
The Olympic Games have a famous motto(格言) , 10 in the ancient language of Latin. The motto is citius, altius, fortius, which 11 faster, higher, stronger. It 12 the idea of always working hard, and trying to be the 13 you can be. Try to 14 this motto to your studies, 15 you too can be a winner.
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The government wanted to put __1__ a big office building in the capital and had to choose an engineering company to do __2__ work. Several big companies wanted the job, because it would bring __3__ a lot of money __4__ they could get it, but, of course, they could not all have it, so the government had to decide __5__ of them should be the lucky __6__. So they appointed(任命,委派), a government official to __7__ the various companies' offers, decide which was the most suitable, and then advise the Minister of Works which of them to choose.
After some months, the choice was __8__ and work was about to begin __9__ one of the companies which had not been successful complained(抱怨)to the Minister They said, the official who had been responsible for __10__ him on the choice of a company to do the work had accepted bribes(贿赂).
The Minister at once ordered an inquiry(调查)into the whole matter, and after a month had __11__ that the official had __12__ taken bribes. He therefore sent for him and asked for __13__.
The official admitted that he had taken big bribes. “But,” “ he said, I did not just take one from the __14__ to which I recommended that you __15__ the work. I took a bribe from each company and promised to give them the work.”
“Well, then,” said the Minister, “ __16__ did you finally make your choice? Did you choose the one .that gave you the biggest bribe.”
“Certainly, __17__ , sir.” answered the official, deeply __18__ that the Minister should scold him __19__ such dishonesty. “I was very careful to take __20__ the same bribe,from each of the companies that were trying to get the job, and then choose the one that I thought would do the work best and most cheaply, of course.”
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(1) A.down |
B.put out |
C.up |
D.forward |
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(2) A.a |
B.the |
C.any |
D./ |
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(3) A.that |
B.it |
C.them |
D.what |
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(4) A.because |
B.if |
C.as |
D.before |
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(5) A.one |
B.some |
C.any |
D.which |
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(6) A.job |
B.work |
C.one |
D.companies |
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(7) A.see |
B.go over |
C.look |
D.examine |
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(8) A.made |
B.done |
C.taken |
D.chosen |
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(9) A.when |
B.while |
C.as |
D.before |
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(10) A.asking |
B.advising |
C.persuading |
D.suggesting |
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(11) A.proof |
B.question |
C.result |
D.problem |
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(12) A.probably |
B.indeed |
C.in fact |
D.possibly |
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(13) A.a study |
B.a discussion |
C.an explanation |
D.an examination |
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(14) A.company |
B.office |
C.official |
D.building |
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(15) A.should give |
B.would give |
C.should have given |
D.gave |
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(16) A.Why |
B.How |
C.What |
D.When |
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(17) A.no |
B.so |
C.yes |
D.not |
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(18) A.thought |
B.regarded |
C.noticed |
D.felt |
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(19) A.for |
B.with |
C.at |
D.of |
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(20) A.greatly |
B.exactly |
C.nearly |
D.not |
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