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* * The Standard for Olympic Excellence Test Yourself Text B N H C E 课文 技巧 Back N H C E Sport is one of the world’s largest industries, and most athletes are professionals who are paid for their efforts. Because an athlete succeeds by [1] ___________, only—not by economic background or family connections— achievement 随 笔 听力理解 means huge route inspired amateur largely revived qualifications exception increasingly represent appropriately demonstrate professional achievement 课文 技巧 Back N H C E sports can be [2] _____ to wealth, and many athletes play only for money than for love. This has not always been true. In the ancient Olympics the winner got only a wreath of olive leaves (橄榄叶花环). Even though the winners became national heroes, the games remained [3] _______ for centuries. route amateur means huge route inspired amateur largely revived qualifications exception increasingly represent appropriately demonstrate professional achievement 随 笔 听力理解 课文 技巧 Back N H C E Athletes won fame, but no money. As time passed, however, the contests became [4] __________ less amateur and cities began to hire athletes to [5] ________ them. By the fourth century A.D., the Olympics were ruined, and they were soon ended. In 1896, the Olympic games were [6] ______ with the same goal of pure amateur competition. increasingly represent revived means huge route inspired amateur largely revived qualifications exception increasingly represent appropriately demonstrate professional achievement 随 笔 听力理解 课文 技巧 Back N H C E The rules bar athletes who have ever received a $50 prize or athletic scholars who have spent four weeks in a training camp. At least one competitor in the 1896 games met these [7] ____________. qualifications means huge route inspired amateur largely revived qualifications exception increasingly rep