摘要： A. broadcast B. announce C. translate D. prepare 答案: D 指导:“用这些材料来准备他们的新闻报道. CIoze 3 In ancient Creece, athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The olympian athletic festival, 1 every four years in 2 of Zeus, eventually lost its local character,became first a national event,and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been given up, 3 No one knows exactly how far 4 the olympic Games go,but some official records 5 from 776B. C. After an 6 history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were put an end 7 in A.D. 394, the Christian era. It was over 1,500 years 8 there was 9 such international athletics gathering. The Greek institution was restored in 1896 and the first small meeting 10 place in Athens. After the 1908 London olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best rep-resentatives. In 11 of peace, the Games have taken place 12 since at four-yearly 13 . In Munich in 1972,competitors from more than 120 countries were watched by 14 crowds. Nowadays,the Games are held in different countries 15 turn. The host country 16 vast facilities, including a sta- dium, swimming pools and living quarters, but 17 countries pay their own athlefes expenses. Athletic contests are still the main feature but now many more sports are represented. The marathon races, started in 1896, are now a popular event. The olympics start 18 the arrival in the stadium of a torch, 19 on Mount olympus by the sun's rays. It is carried by a 20 of runners to the stadium.

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