IT’S A PLEASURE …………...…...………...…… YOU AGAIN AFTER SO LONG. (SEE)I...

2. It’s a pleasure

…………...…...………...……

you again after so long. (see)

II. Reading: Fill in each blank with one appropriate word from the box (2 points)

from take because women

was few watch in

During the Olympic games, people

...

(1) all over the world come together

in peace and friendship. Some of these people compete for medals. Several million people

attend the game, and millions of other people

...

(2) them on television.

Why do we have the Olympic games? How did they begin? The first Olympic games that

we have records of were in Greece

...

(3) 776 B.C. The games lasted one day.

The only event in the first thirteen Olympic games

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(4) a race. Men ran the

length of the stadium (about 192 meters). Then, longer running races were added. Through the

years, a

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(5) other kinds of events, like the long jump were also added.

During this time, the games were for men only, and

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(6) could not even

watch them. In the year 393, a Roman emperor ended the Olympic games

...

(7) the quality of the games became very low. The Olympic did not

...

(8) place

again for 1500 years.

III. Writing: Complete the sentences, beginning with the words given (2 points)