From the history of the Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are actually 2,700 years old and 1) ___ (HOLD) every four years. They began in Olympia, in south west Greece. The first ever Summer Olympic Games were held at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896. They 2) ___ (ATTEND) by around 50,000 people from all over the Greek world and were celebrated as a religious festival, for Zeus, king of the Greek Gods. Unlike today's games, athletes 3) ___ (NOT WIN) bronze, silver or gold medals. Instead, they would have been given a wreath of 4) ___ (LEAF) and welcomed back to their home towns as a hero, 5) ___ (TOUCH) by the gods. The main event at the ancient games was not a sporting event. It was a sacrifice to Zeus because the games were held to celebrate him. On the 6) ___ (THREE) day of the ancient games,100 7) ___ (OX) were sacrificed at the Altar of Zeus.
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Horse and chariot 8) ___ (RACE) events were also at the ancient games. The races took place on a track called a hippodrome and the racers would do 12 laps of the track. There were no seats in the hippodrome so those watching would do so from the 9) ___ (SURROUND) hills. The winner of the race was the 10) ___ (OWN) of the horse and not the jockey. Wrestling and boxing events were also popular. Other events included javelin 11) ___ (THROW), discus and running. The toughest running race was to run wearing armour and carrying a shield. Any free-born - not born into 12) ___ (SLAVE) - Greek man or boy could compete. There were different 13) ___ (DIVIDE) based on age, strength and size. Women didn’t take part in the Summer Olympics until 1900!
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Before the games began, 14) ___ were sent out to announce a 'sacred truce' or a peace. Only men, boys and unmarried girls were allowed 15) ___ the Olympic Games. Married women were barred. If they were caught sneaking in, they could be thrown 16) ___ the side of a mountain as punishment! However, women could still own horses in the chariot races at the Olympics and unmarried women had their own 17) ___ at Olympia every four years. This was called the Heraia and was held 18) ___ honour of Hera, Zeus's wife. Winners were 19) ___ crowns of sacred olive branches, the same as men. But in ancient Greece, only Spartan women were really 20) ___ in sport. This meant that any wars should be called off so that people could travel safely to Olympia.
| 14. 1) runners | 2) messengers | 3) racers | 4) winners |
| 15. 1) to visit | 2) to come | 3) to attend | 4) to arrive |
| 16. 1) off | 2) from | 3) down | 4) away |
| 17. 1) holiday | 2) event | 3) activity | 4) festival |
| 18. 1) after | 2) in | 3) by | 4) of |
| 19. 1) awarded | 2) given | 3) presented | 4) honoured |
| 20. 1) involved | 2) accepted | 3) interested | 4) enjoyed |
Ответы: 14. ___, 15. ___, 16. ___, 17. ___, 18. ___, 19. ___, 20. ___
ANSWERS:
Are held, would be attended, wouldn’t have won, leaves, touched, third, oxen
racing, surrounding, owner, throwing, slavery, divisions
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| 14. 1) runners | 2) messengers | 3) racers | 4) winners |
| 15. 1) to visit | 2) to come | 3) to attend | 4) to arrive |
| 16. 1) off | 2) from | 3) down | 4) away |
| 17. 1) holiday | 2) event | 3) activity | 4) festival |
| 18. 1) after | 2) in | 3) by | 4) of |
| 19. 1) awarded | 2) given | 3) presented | 4) honoured |
| 20. 1) involved | 2) accepted | 3) interested | 4) enjoyed |