5. What does the author think about his time with OV?
A. It was paid a lot of money. B. It was not worth working.C. It wasted time. D. It provided good experience.
THE OLYMPIC GAMESDuring the Olympic games, people from all over the world come togetherin peace and friendship. Some of these people compete for medals. Several million people attend the games,and millions of other people watch them on television.Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic Games that we haverecords of were in Greece in 776 B.C. The games lasted one day. The only event in the first thirteenOlympic Games was a race. Men ran the length of the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer runningraces were added. Through the years, a few other kinds of events, like the long jump, were also added.During this time, the games were for men only, and women could not even watch them. In the year 393, aRoman emperor ended the Olympic Games because the quality of the games became very low. TheOlympics did not take place again for 1500 years! In 1894, Pierre de Courbertin of France helped form the International Olympic Committee, and themodern Olympic Games began. In 1896 the games were held again in Athens, Greece. The Greeks built anew stadium for the competition. Three hundred and eleven athletes from thirteen countries competed inmany events. The winners became national heroes. After 1896, the games were held every four years during the summer in different cities around theworld. In 1900, the Olympics were in Paris, France, and women competed for the first time. In 1908, inLondon, England, the first gold medals were given to winning athletes. Before that time, the winnersreceived only silver and bronze. medals. The Olympic flag was first introduced in 1920 in Antwerp, Belgium. The flag has five rings on it. Therings represent the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and North and South America. Each ring isa different colorblue, yellow, black, green, or red - because the flag of each of the countries that compete inthe games has at least one of these colors in it.The Olympic Winter Games began in 1924 in Chamois, France. Athletescompeted in winter events such as skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. Today, the Winter Games take placeevery four years. The Summer Games also take place every four years, but not. in the same year as thewinter events. Both the Summer Games and the Winter Games must have at least fifteen events, and theycannot last more than sixteen days.Until recently, Olympic competitors could not be professional athletes. All of the athletes in theOlympic Games were amateurs. Today, however, many of the Olympic athletes are professionals who playtheir sports for money during the year. Some people disagree with this idea. They believe that the OlympicGames are for amateur athletes, not paid professionals. Other people think that anyone can play in theOlympic Games. No matter who the athletes are, millions of people throughout the world enjoy watchingthe greatest athletic competitions, the Summer games and the Winter Games of the Olympics.
