DO YOU KNOW THE WOMAN WHO IS WAITING FOR US

8. Do you know the woman who is waiting for us? (using a present participial phrase.) ………VI. Read the passage then answer the questionsDuring their six – decade history, the Asian Games have been advancing in all aspects. Thenumber of participants has been increasing. The quality of athletes, officials and sports facilities hasalso been developing through time. New sports and traditional sports have been introduced and addedto the Games. The 1

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Asian Games were held in New Delhi, India in 1951. Only 489 athletes from 11nations took part in the Games. The six sporting events at the first Games were basketball, cycling,football, aquatic sports, athletics and weightlifting. Boxing, shooting, wrestling were added at the 2

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Asian Games in Manila, the Philippines in 1954; and tennis, volleyball, table tennis and hockey wereadded at the 3

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Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan in 1958. Squash, rugby, fencing and mountain bikingwere introduced for the first time at the 13

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Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand in 1998. The 14

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Asian Games, which were held in Busan, Korea in 2002 attracted 9,919 participants from 44 countries.The Vietnamese participants took part in the event with great enthusiasm. It is hoped that in the nearfuture, Vietnam will become a host country and receive more medals in a variety of sports events.