A famous battle was _____ there in the year 490 B.C.
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　　Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 1 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest 2 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in 3 . A famous battle was 4 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier 5 all the way 6 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometres to 7 people the good 8 . When the modern Olympic Games 9 in 1896, the organizers knew this 10 . The marathon has been a race 11 that time.

　　In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held 12 four years of 1,000 years. They were an important part of life. In the 13 Games we try to copy their 14 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 15 at least the finest “amateurs (業(yè)余愛好者)” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 16 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 17 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money like professional (職業(yè)的) sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 18 . They have to 19 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training, travel and pocket money, 20 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

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Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps  36   is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest  37   of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in  38  . A famous battle was 39  there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier  40   all the way  41   Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to  42   people the good  43  . When the modern Olympic Games  44   in 1896, the organizers knew this  45  . The marathon has been a race  46  that time.

In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held  47   four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the  48   Games we try to copy their  49   . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place   50   at least the finest “amateurs（業(yè)余愛好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51  money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is  52  that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of  money like professional （職業(yè)的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a  53  . They have to  54   a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55  they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.

1.                A．something      B．everything      C．a(chǎn)nything  D．nothing

2.                A．run            B．race           C．game D．match

3.                A．Greece         B．England         C．America  D．France

4.                A．broken out      B．fought          C．happened D．taken place

5.                A．went           B．drove          C．ran  D．walked

6.                A．in             B．of             C．with D．from

7.                A．tell            B．say            C．talk  D．show

8.                A．story           B．film            C．result    D．news

9.                A．held           B．broke out       C．had  D．started

10.               A．news          B．soldier         C．story D．race

11.               A．a(chǎn)t             B．from           C．a(chǎn)fter  D．since

12.               A．in             B．each           C．every D．a(chǎn)fter

13.               A．modern        B．exciting        C．interesting D．important

14.               A．plans          B．diaries         C．ideas D．programs

15.               A．a(chǎn)nd           B．but            C．where D．or

16.               A．some          B．a(chǎn)ny            C．a(chǎn) little D．much

17.               A．true           B．false           C．a(chǎn) lie  D．interesting

18.               A．country        B．lesson          C．game D．sport

19.               A．use            B．take           C．spend D．cost

20.               A．a(chǎn)s             B．because        C．since D．if

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　　Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 1 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest 2 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in 3 . A famous battle was

4 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians （波斯人）, a soldier 5 all the way 6 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometres to 7 people the good 8 . When the modern Olympic Games 9 in 1896, the organizers knew this 10 . The marathon has been a race 11 that time.

　　In the ancient world, the Olympic Games were held 12 four years of 1,000 years. They were an important part of life. In the 13 Games we try to copy their 14 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 15 at least the finest “amateurs（業(yè)余愛好者）” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 16 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 17 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of money tike professional （職業(yè)的） sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 18 They have to 19 a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 20 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon.