The Olympic Games will be held in 2008 in Beijing. ________ the year the city ________ Beijing will be more beautiful.

A. By; of

B. In; of

C. At; to

D. By; in

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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?

    China is very busy now. The  1  Olympic Games will be held in Beijing on August 8^th ,2008.   2    many people will visit our country, the government has built new   3  , a large stadium called bird’s nest, and a fine new swimming pool. New roads and a railway have also been built. The fine modern buildings were all designed   4   the best designers. We are very   5   to see the new buildings go up.

The people, old and young, in the capital are   6   for the Olympic Games by learning English. The most important and exciting moment is getting closer and closer. We are all very   7 because for our country, it is the   8   to hold the Games.

The opening ceremony will take place at the bird’s nest. I think our athletes(运动员) will  9 win more gold medals. They will be   10   of our country and the Beijing Olympic Games will be a true “Green Olympics, People's Olympics and Hi-tech Olympics”.

1. A. 28^th                      B. 29^th                       C. 30^th                 D. 31^st

2. A. As                   B. So                       C. When                 D. Because of

3. A. schools              B. shops                     C. hotels                D. factories

4. A. by                  B. for                        C. with                D. on

5. A. angry                B. careful                     C. sad                  D. glad

6. A. waiting               B. preparing                 C. looking               D. leaving

7. A. surprised             B. excited                    C. interested             D. bored

8. A. first city              B. first country             C. first time              D. first year

9. A. like to                 B. decide to                C. try to                 D. have to

10. A. the winner          B. the son                    C. the member                  D. the pride

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

1952--2004年夏季奥运会举办城市

预定奥运会

1.The Summer Olympic Games were held in_     _ in 1952

      A. Helsinki, Finland       B. Rome, Italy

       C. Moscow, USSR        D. Tokyo, Japan

2. In 2008, the 29tll Summer Olympic Games will be held in _       

       A. London                B. Beijing

       C. Los Angeles            D. Mexico City

3. London will hold the         Summer Olympic Games in 2010.

       A.            B.        C.      D.

4. How long did the 28th Athens Summer Olympic Games last in 2004?

       A. Two weeks.             B. A month.

       C. Seventeen days.          D. Eighteen days.

5. From 1952 to 2004, which countries held the Summer Olympic Games twice?

       A. GREECE and AUSTRALIA      B. USA and JAPAN

       C. USA and AUSTRALIA          D. AUSTRALIA and CHINA