The 24th Summer Olympics were held in 1988 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）. The competitors from the People's Republic of China __(7)__ the games for the first time. The Chinese competitors __(8)__ many medals since then. __(9)__ most of the medals were won by women. We hope men will __(10)__ their best to win more medals.

The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC in Greece．Many of the sports  1 the same as they are now．But then women were not  2  to take part in the games．  

The first Olympic Games in modem times happened in 1896．They were  3  in Greece，where the games were born．Both the Summer and Winter Olympics are held every four year．The Winter Olympics are usually held two years  4  the Summer Olympics．

The 24th Summer Olympics were held in 1988 in Los Angeles（洛杉矶）．The competitors from the People’s Republic of China  5  the games for the first time．The Chinese competitors 6  many medals since then．But most of the medals were won by women．We hope men will 7 their best to win more medals．

（    ）1．A．looked            B．had                      C．did                        D．were

（    ）2．A．allowed          B．hoped                  C．prepared                D．agreed

（    ）3．A．held               B．began                  C．begin                     D．hold

（    ）4．A．in front of         B．later                     C．before                    D．earlier

（    ）5．A．took part in       B．went to                C．played with            D．joined

（    ）6．A．have won         B．are winning            C．had won                 D．won

（    ）7．A．work              B．train                    C．compete                 D．do

The Olympic Games are held every four years. Many players ____1____all over the world take part in the Olympic Games. The old Olympic Games began around the year 776 BC(公元前) in Greece(希腊)and the modern games came from the ____2____ ones. Many of the sports were the same as they are now, but women were not allowed to take part in the games.

The Olympic Games stopped for a long time. But they were not ____3____ by people. The first Olympic Games in modern times happened in 1896． They were held in Greece—the games were born in this ____4____. In the 1896 games, there were 311 players from just 13 countries. After that, ____5____ countries took part in the games. In the 27th Sydney Summer Olympic Games in 2000,the Chinese team got 28 gold medals.

One of the great competitions ____6____ not for a medal. It's the competition among countries to hold the Olympic Games. ____7____ the Olympic Games is a great prize for a country. In 2008, Beijing will hold the 29th Summer Olympic Games. We are all ____8____ our great country.

1． (　)A．from　　　　 B．in　　　　 C．at　　　　　　 D．to

2． (　)A．new　　　　 B．old　　    C．good　　　　  D．nice

3． (　)A．forgetting　　 B．forgot　　 C．forgotten　　   D．forget

4． (　)A．town　　    B．city　　    C．village　　　　 D．country

5． (　)A．less than　　  B．more or less C．more than　　  D．more and more

6． (　)A．are　　　　 B．is　　　　　　 C．were　　    D．was

7． (　)A．To hold　　  B．Hold　　    C．Holds　　    D．Held

8． (　)A．proud about   B．prize for    C．proud of       D．prize of