the day and the fourth day that of the full moon was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day all the victors were crowned with holy garlands(tE Ji)of wild olive from a sacred wood so great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. The public honour also made the strict discipline of theten month training period worthwhile. In spite of the lengthy training, however runners were known to drop dead from strain at the winning post After an uninterrupted history of almost 1, 200 years, the Games were abolished in A D. 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan abd origin It was over 1, 500 years before there was another such international athletics gathering The Greek institution was revived in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re established and nations sent their best representatives. In times of peace, the Games have taken place ever since at four yearly intervals. kFK)2 [CSXJ[CSD] 16. The first Olympic Games most probably took place A. in 776B. C. b. in 394 A D C before 776 B.C. D. 1, 500 years ago 17. The word "waived" in the first paragraph can be replaced by A. applied B abolished C. accepted D. argued 18. The order of athletic events at the ancient olympic Games A was carefully planned B varied according to the phases of the moon C was decided by authorities D was not definitely set 19. Which of the following statements is NOT tRue according to the passage? A. The ancient Olympic Games was originally held for religious purposethe day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon, was set aside as a holy day. On the sixth and last day, all the victors were crowned with holy garlands(花 冠) of wild olive from a sacred wood. So great was the honour that the winner of the foot race gave his name to the year of his victory. Although Olympic winners received no prize money, they were, in fact, richly rewarded by their state authorities. The public honour also made the strict discipline of the ten month training period worthwhile. In spite of the lengthy training, however runners were known to drop dead from strain at the winning post. After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A.D. 394, the Christian era, because of their pagan(异教的) origin. It was over 1,500 years before there was another such international athletics gathering. The Greek institution was revived in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens. After the 1908 London Olympics, success was re established and nations sent their best representatives. In times of peace, the Games have taken place ever since at four yearly intervals.〖FK)〗[CSX][CSD] 16.The first Olympic Games most probably took place ____. A. in 776 B.C. B. in 394 A.D. C. before 776 B.C. D. 1,500 years ago 17.The word “waived” in the first paragraph can be replaced by ____. A. applied B. abolished C. accepted D. argued 18.The order of athletic events at the ancient Olympic Games ____. A. was carefully planned B. varied according to the phases of the moon C. was decided by authorities D. was not definitely set 19.Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE according to the passage? A. The ancient Olympic Games was originally held for religious purpose