V. Read the text and use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line. (0) is an example. (15 points)
The (0) original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in 776 BC in | ORIGIN |
Olympia. The Games were very popular and were held (1)_____________ every four years until AD 393 when they were stopped by the Roman | REGULAR |
Emperor. The (2)____________ games were started again in Athens in 1896. | MODERNIZE |
The Games have become the World’s most important international athletics |
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(3) _______________, in which the best athletes spend years training in | COMPETE |
(4)________________ for this great event. Sports range from basketball to | PREPARE |
horse riding. Perhaps the most (5)________________ track and field event is | CHALLENGE |
the decathlon. Athletes take part in ten (6)_______________ running, jumping and throwing events. | DIFFER |
Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and one of the |
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ideas is that the Games encourage (7)_______________ between countries. | FRIEND |
(8)________________ sports lovers travel thousands of miles to watch the | DEDICATE |
Games and most (9)______________ athletes want the chance of winning an | AMBITION |
Olympic medal. Such an (10)___________ can make them known throughout the world. X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 4. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working. Such ................................................................................................................................................ 5. My car broke down, so I missed the beginning of the film. The reason why ................................................................................................................................ 6. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone. You should ...................................................................................................................................... 7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home. Not until ........................................................................................................................................... 8. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning. We have booked five rooms, only ................................................................................................... 9. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help. Had it not…………………………………................................................................................... 10. Success depends on hard work. The harder .......................................................................................................................................
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1. regularly
2. modern
3. competition
4. preparation
5. challenging
6. different
7. friendship
8. dedicated
9. ambitious
10. achievement
X. Finish each of the following sentences in such a way that it means exactly the same as the sentence printed before it. (2.0 points) 4. Fiona was so disappointed that she could not keep on working. Such ................. was Fiona' s disappointment that she could not keep on working................................................................................................................ 5. My car broke down, so I missed the beginning of the film. The reason why ............................................. I missed the beginning of the film was that my car broke down.................................................................................... 6. It was wrong of you to allow a 4-year-old child to walk home alone. You should ......................... not have allowed a four-year-old child to walk home alone.............................................................................................................. 7. I could realize how important the family is only after I left home. Not until ................................... I left home could I realize how important the family is......................................................................................................... 8. Only two out of the five rooms we have booked have air conditioning. We have booked five rooms, only ........................................ two of which have air conditioning........................................................... 9. I could hold a big party due to my Mom’s help. Had it not………………… been for my Mom's help, I could not have held a big party………………................................................................................... 10. Success depends on hard work. The harder ................................ you work, the more successful you are....................................................................................................... |