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Lesson 38 The Olympic Games * * Produced by Echo Song shooting basketball skating boxing football sailing wrestling volleyball Try to guess the meaning of the underlined part from the context. a person who practices physical exercises and sports demanding strength and speed a test of strength, skill, ability, etc. moving or able to move at great speed, especially without effort a short sentence of a few words taken as the guiding principle of a person, of a school, etc something valuable or desirable, given to someone who is successful in a game, race, competition, game, etc ( ) 1. The young lion was swift in action when it saw its prey(猎物). ( ) 2. During the competitions, we exchanged(交换) experience with players from other countries. ( ) 3. Ball-players, runners, boxers, swimmers, etc. are athletes. ( ) 4. Christine was very happy because her poem won the first prize of ten dollars. ( ) 5. Don’t lose hope; remember the motto “Never say die.” C B A E D Five rings Five continents Five rings join together Friendship Europe Asia Africa Oceania America the Olympic flag Summer Olympic Games 1992 Olympic Games 1996 Olympic Games 2000 Olympic Games Winter Olympic Games 1998 Olympic Games 2002 Olympic Games ( )1. The Winter Olympic Games usually take place _____. A. every two years B. every four years C. two years after the Summer Olympics D. at the same time as the Summer Olympics ( )2. Which of the following is correct about the Olympic Games? A. The first modern Olympic Games took place around the year 776 in Greece B. No women athletes were allowed to take part in the old Olympic Games C. 311 competitors from 13 countries took part in the old Olympic Games D. The Olympic Games were never forgotten even though they were stopped for centuries ( )3. The first modern Olympic Games _____. A. began in the year 393 AD B. were held in Greece C. happened in the year 1986 D. took pl