In l896，the first modern Olympic Games(现代奥运会)were on in Athens，Greece(希腊)  After it，many countries successfully had the Olympics，like England，France，Germany，  Canada，the USA，Spain arid Australia．After more than one hundred years，the Games got back  to their home——Athens．in the year of 2004．

    When people have the Olympic Games，they always make an emblem(会徽)．The emblem of the Athens Olympic Games last year is a white circle of Oliver branches(橄榄枝)in the sky．It means”Peace”(和平)．

Next year，the Olympic Games will be on in China．And China had already made a red seal(印章)as the emblem of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games．It means“Chinese Seal Dancing Beijing(中国印．舞动的北京)”．It is also like a runner or a dancer．Below it，there are the words“Beijing 2008”．The running emblem shows the spirit of the Olympic—faster，higher and stronger．

1．Which country had the l st modern Olympic Games?

   A．Greece           B．China    C．Australia D．France

2．What do people always make when they have the Olympic Games?

   A．A picture   B．An emblem       C．A seal      D．A map

3．What did the Athens Olympic Games want to give the world?

   A．Luck       B．Illness           C．Safety      D．Peace

4．How long did it take Athens to wait for the Olympic Games for the second time?

   A．100 years   B．108 years        C．4 years    D．2008 years

5．The spirit of the Olympic Games is       ．

   A．history and problems    B．faster，higher and stronger

   C．running and dancing        D．peace and friendship

Samaranch (born 17 July 1920 – 21 April 2010) was a Spanish(西班牙) sports official who served as the 7th President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) from 1980 to 2001.Samaranch was born into a rich family in Barcelona, he studied business at IESE Business School in Barcelona. He was good at Spanish, French, English, Russian and German. Because of his father’s influence, he became interested in sports. He was fond of football, boxing, roller skating and ice hockey（冰球）in particular. Later, he became an ice hockey player, after that he served as Spain's national ice hockey coach. He was selected to be the president of the IOC at the 83rd of the IOC plenary session(全会)in Moscow in 1980. Samaranch's greatest wish before retirement is to hope the Olympics will be held in China. Beijing succeeded in hosting the 2008 Summer Olympics on July 13, 2001. Three days later, he officially retired at the IOC in Moscow. Then he was awarded the Olympic gold medal, and accepted the "International Olympic Committee Honorary Life President" title. In the opening plenary session, Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded Samaranch "Medal of Honor." Though he passed away , we Chinese people will remember him forever.

1. Where was Samaranch born?  He was born in         .

2. He became interested in sports because of         .

3.He used to be a(n)          after he left IESE Business School.

4.When did Samaranch retire as the president of the IOC ?______.

5. What does the underlined phrase “passed away” mean in Chinese?