B

   In ancient Greece,there were four major athletic meetings and the Olympian meeting played the most important part in the lives of the people. As time passed,the Olympian meeting gradually lost its local character and became first a national event and then international. No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go but some official records date from 776 BC.

   The Games took place every four years on the plain by Mount Olympus. Thousands of people came from all parts of the Greek world to watch the games. The winner of the foot race had the great honour of giving his name to the year of his history.

   After a long history of almost 1,200 years,the Games were stopped for religious(宗教的) reasons. It was then decided in 1896 to start the Olympic Games again. The meeting was held in Athens and 311 athletes from 13 countries took part in it but the idea of such an international meeting attracted the world’s attention. After the 1908 London Olympics,many nations sent their best athletes. Although the Games have been time and again threatened by some unfavourable political events,the Games have taken place every four years.

   Nowadays,the Games are held in different countries in turn. As the biggest international gathering of any kind in the world,athletes from different countries play games together and this provides them with good chances to learn to live together. The friendly feelings in the Olympic Village make people think of the world as one big family. The Olympic Games will be hosted in Beijing in 2008,it is believed that the Games will be a wonder of the world.

51. The first old Olympic Games took place ______.

   A. a thousand years ago 

   B. in the seventh century AD

   C. before 700 BC   

   D. in modern times

52. The continuity of the Olympic Games was once broken because of ______.

   A. religious reasons         B. wars 

   C. political events         D. Both A and B.

53. The Olympic Games meeting finally formed ______.

   A. a local event           B. a national event

   C. an international event      D. an official event

54. The friendly feelings between two countries are strengthened because ___.

   A. athletes come from different countries

   B. they enable people to know each other better

   C. athletes live in the Olympic village

   D. they live in one big family

55. The author believes that the 2008 Olympic Games will be ______.

   A. held as usual       B. held successfully 

   C. put off           D. stopped by some unfavourable events

A

   A good way to pass an examination is to work hard every day in the year.You may fail in the examination if you are lazy for most of the year and then work hard only a few days before the examination. A few days before the examination you should start going to bed early. Do not stay up late at night learning things. Before you start the examination,read carefully over the question paper. Try to understand the exact meaning of each question before you pick up your pen to write. When you have at last finished your examinations,read over your answers. Correct any mistake which you see and make sure that you have not missed anything out.

46. If you work hard only a few days before an examination you may ______ .

   A. pass it        B. get sick  

   C. fail          D. be allowed to take the examination

47. “Stay up late at night” here means _______ .

   A. sleeping in bed  

   B. just sitting up without doing anything

   C. walking about in the room 

   D. working far into the night

48. The first thing to do after you get the question paper is to ______ .

   A. start to answer questions

   B. work the difficult problems

   C. have a look at the titles

   D. read it very carefully

49. Before writing you should ______.

   A. pick up your pen  

   B. check the paper

   C. understand the exact meaning of each question

   D. not do anything but wait

50. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. You must not hand in the examination paper before you check your answers.

   B. You must wait till others point out mistakes in your paper.

   C. You must first hand in your paper then correct the mistakes.

   D. You must be the last to hand in your paper.

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