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Why Is French Spoken in the Olympic Games? During this past summer vacation, did you watch the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on TV? Which three major languages 1 the Beijing Olympic Games use to announce important information? You probably guessed right, English and Mandarin. After all, English is an international language, and Mandarin is the language of the host country. 2 the third language? Did you guess it right? Yes, French! But why does French have a special place in the Olympic Games? Well, about 2,700 years ago, Greeks invented the first Olympic Games. However, the games disappeared for over 1,000 years. A Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin, 3 to bring the Olympic Games back and established the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 1894. So, French and English 4 the official languages of the IOC and the Olympic Games. The IOC 5 the first “modern” Olympic Games in 1896 in Athens, Greece. ( the Olympic Games奧林匹克競賽；major 主要的；announce 宣布；Mandarin 中文；after all 畢竟；international 國際的；host country主辦國；French 法語；Greek 希臘人；invent 創造；however然而；disappear 消失；establish 創立；the International Olympic Committee 國際奧運委員會； official 官方的；Athens 雅典；Greece 希臘 ( ) 1. (A) do (B) does (C) did (D) can ( ) 2. (A) How many (B) How much (C) What are (D) What about ( ) 3. (A) decide (B) decides (C) decided (D) deciding ( ) 4. (A) become (B) becomes (C) became (D) becoming ( ) 5. (A) hold (B) holds (C) held (D) holding ＜趣味延伸＞ 認識奧林匹克標誌 請查字典，將方格內各標誌的英文填入正確空格中。 (A) Torch (B) Charter (C) Flag (D) Anthem (E) Motto (F) Medal (G) Rings (H) Mascot ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克五環 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克會歌 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克火炬 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克會旗 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克吉祥物 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克口號 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克獎牌 ( the Olympic _________ 奧林匹克憲章  ＜中譯＞ ＜解答與問