Dave got (1)…………early. He put (2)…………his clothes and went (3)………..the stairs (4)………..the kitchen. He sat (5)…………the table (6)………..the window and looked (7)………….the garden and saw his father sitting (8) ……….a tree. When he had finished eating he went (9)………….the door, (10)………….and (11)………...the garden to join his father. He sat (12)………….him on the ground and looked seriously (13)…………his eyes. “Can you lend me some money, Dad?” he asked. His father said nothing and put his hand (14)……….his pocket and took (15)………..five dollars note. He gave it (16)………..him and said “no more”.
Every four years 180 or more nations send their best athletes to compete (1)______ the Olympic Games. As many
(2)_______ 20,000 sportmen and sportswomen take part in more than 20 different sports. Milllions (3 )______ people
around the world watch the events (4)_______ television.
The inspiration for today’s Olympics came (5)_______ ancient Greek Games (6)______ more than 2,700 years ago.
The first modern Olympic Games began (7)______ Athens, Greece, in 1896. Individual excellence and team
achievement are the theme of the Olympic Games, not competitions (8)_______ nations. So the International Olympic
Committee chooses a city, not a country, to host the Games. No country “wins” the Games, and there is no prize
money. Instead, individual and teams compete (9)_______ gold, silver and bronze medals, and (10)_______ the glory
of taking part