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The Olympic Games
_______ four years, thousands of highly _______(train) and extremely _______(talent) athletes gather together in the spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play, ready to test their abilities _______each other in the hope of _______(recognize) as the best of the best.This is the Olympics---_______ extraordinary sporting event that was first _______(celebrate) about 3,000 years ago.
Subheading 1：History of the Olympic Games
The ancient Olympic Games began in _______ year 776 BCE. During the early Games only Greek men _______(allow) to participate. They competed in such events _______ boxing, running and the long jump. The ancient Olympic Games were held at Olympia in Greece every four years for almost 12 centuries, _______ they eventually died _______ ar
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More than 1, 500 years later, _______, the Games rose again. The modern Olympics were first held in 1896, in Athens. _______was a Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, _______ brought the Olympics back to life. His dream was _______ the Olympics would help people of different racial origins and from different cultures live side _______ side in peace. For over a century, people from _______(diversity) backgrounds have made joint efforts to help realize Coubertin's dream.
Subheading 2:_________________________________
Motivated by the Olympic motto"Faster. Higher, Stronger”, many well-known athletes,both male and female, have devoted themselves _______(achieve) sporting excellence and pushing the boundaries of human achievement. One such Olympian was the boxer Cassius Clay. He came to public attention during the I960 Rome Olympics, _______ he won the light-heavyweight gold medal for the USA, _______(demonstrate) great talent and personality in the process. Afterwards this young man proceeded to win the World He
avyweight Boxing Championship in 1964, and later changed his name to_______ we all know---Muhammad Ali. He returned to the 1996 Atlanta Olympic Games to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony. By the time he died in 2016, Ali _______(recognize) as one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Another sportsperson _______ should be applauded is Jessica Ennis-Hill. Her story is a remarkable example of _______ hard work and devotion can lead to sporting excellence. A former track and field athlete from the UK, she won an Olympic gold medal in her home country in 2012. _______ that were not enough, she returned to the Olympics and won a silver medal in 2016, just two years after giving birth______ her first child. In an interview she revealed that the secret of her consistent good performance was the training that she never missed.
Subheading3:_____________________________________________
The 2008 Beijing Olympics called ______ the whole world to join in the Olympic spirit and build a better future for humanity with the official motto"One World, One Dream". In additi
on to hosting the Olympics for the first time, China also ranked first ______ the medal table. This success is ______(remark) ______ you consider that just 24 years before, at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, Xu Haifeng won his country's first-ever gold medal. Since then the upward trend for Chinese sport has been______(stop).At the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, Liu Xiang became the first Asian ______(win) the gold medal in the men’s 110-metre hurdles, ______ at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the Chinese women's volleyball team won a hard-fought victory in the final. The year 2022 will be another ______(history) moment for China, ______Beijing won the election to host the Winter Olympics.
The Olympic Games bring joy and excitement to people ______ the world. As Coubertin believed, "______ the Olympic Games, each generation celebrates its advent, its joy of living, its faith ______ the future, its ambition and its will to ascend."
A critical reader needs to distinguish facts ______ opinions, and evaluate the evidence ____ which the opinions are based ______(decide) whether they are _______(convince).
The Youth Olympic Games are the youth version of the Olympic Games. Young athletes aged between 15 and 18 compete in a wide range of sports. The majority of these sports are identical to ___________ at the Olympics but other sports, such as wushu, have________(add) too. The Youth Olympic Games give ___________(talent) teenagers a chance to connect with fellow athletes from ___________(diversity) backgrounds. The focus is ___________ building bridges between different cultures, so there are competitions ___________( feature) mixed teams, such as mixed swimming relay competitions, both male and female athletes, sometimes of different nationalities, play side ___________ side.
The first Youth Olympic Games were held in Singapore in 2010, and China ranked first ___________ the medal table ___________ 30 gold medals. In 2014, Naning had the honour of hosting the second Summer Youth Olympic Games. This was another great success and China  ___________(top) the medal table again.
People across the world applaud athletes who try hard to achieve sporting excellence. Ho
wever, it is not only the athletes ___________ deserve ___________( applaud).The Youth Olympic Games call on young people to learn and share___________ the field of play. Official non-sporting roles include Young Reporters, YOG Ambassadors and Athlete Role Models.
For many athletes, the Youth Olympic Games help them (to) demonstrate that they are ready for the Olympic Games. Many of these talented athletes will proceed ______________(participate) in the Olympic Games in the future.