jumpingwrestling disus-throwingand orseang c games .winning at brought the highest possible honor to the individual competitor,his family,and his city.The winner of a game receives neither gold nor silver but a simple crown of olive leaves on his head.Later,however,when the Greeks began paying athletes,there were problems with professionalism.In addition,instead of participating in all sports.the competitors began to specialize.that is.they concentrated on only one event.As a resutthe ancient g hundred eighty-five athletes from thirteen countries competed in Athens in 1896.today,thousands of athletes from over one hundred countries compete-each time in a different city of the world There have been hundreds of exciting.spectacular Olympic moments that people all over the world have shared by reading newspaper stories,watching filmsor seen the actual events on TV or in person In 1904.for example,the Cuban runner Felix Carvajal lost his money in New Orleans and could not afford to take the train to St.Louis.Missour.where the games were taking place.Nevertheless he participated in the twenty-six-mile olvmpic marathon To do this he had to run the seven hundred miles to St Louis.He arrived just in time for the beginning of the marathon.Moreover even hun d mile s he suc eded in finishing the oin fourth p American esseOwens,won four gold medals and the hearts of the worldi the 1936 Olympics in Berlin As he received his medals.the ruler of Germany.Adolf Hitler,stared coldly from his seat. 1.How were the ancient games compared to the modern ones? A.More regular B.Opene D.Older 2.What was the event in which the ancient Olympicath competed? A.A foot race B.A jumping C.A wrestling D.Discus-throwing and horse racing 3.Which word in the passage means"to participate in only one event"? A Single B.Specialize C Concentrate D.Individual 4.What resulted in theend of the ancient Olympic Gar mes? pped in 393A.D B The received a simple crowr D.They lost their money 5.From what sources did most people in Asia probably get to know the successes Felix Carvajal and Jesse Owens achieved? A Newspaners and films B Newsnapers and TV C Films and TV D The events onTV or in persor age two On November 19,1893,Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery.The Civil War was still going on There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time.He was not at all popular.He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of cour tesy.The principal speak was to be Edward Everett a famous sman and speaker of the day.Everett was a hand e man and very popula It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg.Later that night.alone in his hotel room and tired out he again worked briefly on the speech.The next day Everett spoke first.He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes.His speech was a perfect example of the richrary ofthe day.Then Lincoos.The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid litt attentionjumping, wrestling, discus-throwing, and horse racing. In the original Olympic games, winning at a sport brought the highest possible honor to the individual competitor, his family, and his city. The winner of a game receives neither gold nor silver but a simple crown of olive leaves on his head. Later, however, when the Greeks began paying athletes, there were problems with professionalism. In addition, instead of participating in all sports, the competitors began to specialize, that is, they concentrated on only one event. As a result, the ancient games lost their original purpose and ended in 393 A.D. The first of the modern Olympics took place in the same country as the original festivals: two hundred eighty-five athletes from thirteen countries competed in Athens in 1896. today, thousands of athletes from over one hundred countries compete- each time in a different city of the world. There have been hundreds of exciting, spectacular Olympic moments that people all over the world have shared by reading newspaper stories, watching films, or seen the actual events on TV or in person. In 1904, for example, the Cuban runner Felix Carvajal lost his money in New Orleans and could not afford to take the train to St. Louis, Missour, where the games were taking place. Nevertheless, he participated in the twenty-six-mile Olympic marathon. To do this, he had to run the seven hundred miles to St. Louis. He arrived just in time for the beginning of the marathon. Moreover after already running seven hundred miles he succeeded in finishing the marathon in fourth place. Another runner, black American Jesse Owens, won four gold medals and the hearts of the world in the 1936 Olympics in Berlin. As he received his medals, the ruler of Germany, Adolf Hitler, stared coldly from his seat. 1. How were the ancient games compared to the modern ones? A. More regular B. Opener C. Simpler D. Older 2. What was the event in which the ancient Olympic athletes competed? A. A foot race B. A jumping C. A wrestling D. Discus- throwing and horse racing 3. Which word in the passage means “to participate in only one event”? A. Single B. Specialize C. Concentrate D. Individual 4. What resulted in the end of the ancient Olympic Games? A. They stopped in 393 A.D. B. The winner received a simple crown. C. They lost their original purpose D. They lost their money 5. From what sources did most people in Asia probably get to know the successes Felix Carvajal and Jesse Owens achieved? A. Newspapers and films B. Newspapers and TV C. Films and TV D. The actual events on TV or in person Passage two On November 19,1893, Abraham Lincoln went to Gettysburg in Pennsylvania to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery. The Civil War was still going on. There was much criticism of President Lincoln at the time. He was not at all popular. He had been invited to speak at Gettysburg only out of courtesy. The principal speaker was to be Edward Everett, a famous statesman and speaker of the day. Everett was a handsome man and very popular everywhere. It is said that Lincoln prepared his speech on the train while going to Gettysburg. Later that night, alone in his hotel room and tired out, he again worked briefly on the speech. The next day Everett spoke first. He spoke for an hour and 57 minutes. His speech was a perfect example of the rich oratory of the day. Then Lincoln rose. The crowd of 15,000 people at first paid little attention