MARK THE LETTER A, B, C, OR D ON YOUR ANSWER SHEET TO INDICATE THE SEN...

Câu 30: Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to the following question. They went to the class on time although it rained heavily. A. They went to the class on time though the heavy rain. B. In spite of the heavy rain, they went to class on time. C. Despite the heavily rain, they went to the class on time. D. They went to the class on time despite it rained heavily. Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks. The word “Olympic” comes from the name of the town Olympia in Greece, where the ancient Olympic Games were always held. The first Olympic Games (31) ________in 776 B .C ., and the Games took place every four years after that date until A .D . 394. In 1875, a French scholar and educator, Pierre de Coubertin, proposed that the Games should be revived as an international (32) ________to encourage both sport and world peace. The first modern Olympic Games were held in Athens in 1896. Like the ancient Games, the athletes were men only. Women began to take part (33) ________ the Games in 1900. Since that time, the Games have been held every four years as in the ancient Greece. The Games, however, did not take place in 1916, 1940 and 1944 (34) ________the two World Wars. Only amateur athletes are admitted to the Games, and these words appear at every Olympic opening: “The most important thing is not to win (35) ________ to take part.”