In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations．
The Olympian athletic festival, held every four years in honor of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been waived, international．No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B．C．
The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus．Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no woman was admitted even as a spectator．Slaves, women and dishonored persons were not allowed to compete．The exact sequence of events is uncertain, but events included boys’ gymnastics, horse racing, field events such as discus and javelin throwing, and the very important foot races．There was also boxing and wrestling and special tests of varied ability such as the pentathlon, the winner of which excelled in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing and wrestling．The evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings(祭品)to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day．
On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands(花冠)of wild olive from a sacred wood．So great was the honor that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory．Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities．The public honor also made the strict discipline of the ten month training period worthwhile．In spite of the lengthy training, however, runners were known to drop dead from tiredness at the winning post．
After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A．D．394, the Christian era, because of their pagan(异教的)origin．It was over 1,500 years before there was another such international athletics gathering．
The Greek institution was brought back in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens．After the 1908 London Olympics, success was reestablished and nations sent their best representatives．In times of peace, the Games have taken place ever since at four yearly intervals．
(1)
The first Olympic Games most probably took place ________．
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A．
in 776
B．
C．B．in 394 A．D．
C．
before 776 B．C．
D．
1,500 years ago
(2)
The word“waived”in the first paragraph can be replaced by ________．
[ ]
A．
applied
B．
abolished
C．
accepted
D．
argued
(3)
The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympic Games ________．
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A．
was carefully planned
B．
varied according to the phases of the moon
C．
was not definitely set
D．
was decided by authorities
(4)
Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
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A．
The Games took place now and then before 394 A．D．
B．
During the ancient Games, the heroes were honored with sacrificial offerings on the evening before the moon was full．
C．
So rigorous and so exhausting was the training that some athletes died of tiredness．
D．
The ancient Olympic Games was originally held for religious purpose．
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Dear Hong Xue,
As you are aware, your student visa regulations set out a number of conditions applying to your visa．It has come to our attention that you are failing to meet the following conditions：You must maintain accommodation, support and general welfare arrangements that have been approved by your education provider if you：
●have not turned 18; and
●are not staying in Australia with：
－a parent
－a custodian(监护人); or
－a relative who has been nominated(指定)by your parent or a custodian, is aged at least 21 and is of good character．
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1．During term time you must：
a)remain in your homestay during the school term;
b)come home every night; and
c)inform your guardian at all times of your whereabouts．
2．On weekends you must：
a)have your guardian's permission to stay with friends; and
b)inform your guardian of the name, address and phone numbers of people you are visiting．
3．You must return your guardian's telephone calls．
This will be your only warning．If you continue to breach(违反)your student visa regulations we will report you to the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．Such action may lead to the cancellation(取消)of your student visa．Please contact me on(612)9217 4801 or fax(612)9212 6721 if you have questions about your enrolment．
Yours sincerely
Tracey Carlon
Student Advisor
International Students Centre
NSW Department of Education and Training
(1)
What's the purpose of writing this letter?
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A．
To remind the recipient of the conditions for applying for a student visa．
B．
To warn the recipient not to do anything against his student visa regulations again．
C．
To tell the recipient how to contact his student advisor．
D．
To inform the recipient of the student visa regulations．
(2)
What can be learned about the recipient from this letter?
[ ]
A．
He is under 18 and studies in Australia with his parents．
B．
He is required to come home every night according to the rules．
C．
He can stay with his friends on weekends if permitted．
D．
His student Visa has been cancelled．
(3)
To which address should the recipient reply if he feels like answering the letter?
[ ]
A．
Hong Xue at 60 Waratah Street, Croydon Park NSW 2133．
B．
Tracey Carlon at the Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs．
C．
Hong Xue at NSW Department of Education and Training．
D．
Tracey Carlon at 827-839 George Street, PO Box 707, Broadway NSW 21007．
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Once upon a time the colors of the world started to quarrel．Green said,“Clearly I am the most important．I am the sign of life and hope．I was chosen for grass, trees and leaves．Without me, all animals would 1 ．”
Blue interrupted,“You only think about the 2 , but consider the sky and the sea． 3 the water that is the basis of life and drawn up by the clouds from the deep sea．Without my peace, you would all be 4 ．”
Yellow chuckled(笑道),“You are all so serious．I bring laughter, fun, and 5 into the world．”
Orange started next to blow her trumpet,“I am the color of health and strength．I may be 6 , but I am precious for I serve the needs of human life．When I fill the sky 7 , my beauty is so striking that no one gives another 8 to any of you．”
Red could stand it 9 and he shouted out,“I am the ruler of all of you．I am the color of danger and of bravery．I am willing to 10 truth．I am also the color of passion and of love．”
Then came Purple and Indigo(深蓝)…．
The colors went on boasting, each convinced of his or her own 11 ．Their quarreling became louder and louder．Suddenly there was a startling flash of bright lightening thunder．Rain started to pour down 12 ．The colors crouched(蜷缩)down 13 , drawing close to one another for comfort．
In the midst of the clamor(叫嚷), rain began to speak,“You foolish colors, fighting 14 yourselves, each trying to dominate 15 ．Don't you know that you were each made for a special purpose, 16 ?Join hands with 17 and come to me．”
Doing as they were told, the colors 18 and joined hands．They formed a colorful rainbow．From then on, whenever a good rain 19 the world, a rainbow appears in the sky．They remember to 20 one another．
