PASSAGE In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations The Olympic athletic festival, held every four years in honour of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been abolished, international No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C The Games took place in August on the plain by Mount Olympus Many thousands of spectators gathered from all parts of Greece, but no married woman was admitted even as a spectator Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete Records show that the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of 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 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 How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling After an uninterrupted history of almost 1,200 years, the Games were abolished in A D 394 because of their pagan origin It was a great many years before there was another such international athletic gathering The Greek institution was brought back into existence 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 Today, the Games are held in different countries in turn The Olympics start with the arrival in the stadium of a torch, lighted on Mount Olympus by the sun’s rays It is carried by a succession of runners to the stadium The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony Question The first Olympic Games took place _, A in the 17th century A.D B certainly before 700 B.C C over three thousand years D a thousand years ago Question At the ancient Olympic Games, any competitor had to be _ A Greek B male C unmarried D neither a slave nor a foreign Question The word “that” in line (2nd paragraph) refers to _ A the third day B the fourth day C the evening D a holy day Question During the Games, on the evening before the moon was full, _ A sheep and cattle were sacrificed to Zeus B all the victors were crowned with garlands C olive branches were gathered from a sacred wood D the heroes were honoured with sacrificed offerings Question Modern athlete’s results can not be compared with those of the ancient runners because _ A details such as times were not recored in the past B the Greeks had no means of telling the time C modern athletes are much better Page D official records were lost soon after the Games were abolished Question The verb “pagan” in line (3rd paragraph) is closest in meaning to _ A Greek B Olympic C religious D sporty Question The continuity of the Olympic Games _ A was broken in the year A.D 1200 B was broken in 1896 C was interrupted for over 1,500 years D was interrupted for almost 1,200 years Question The phrase “in turn” in line (the last paragraph) can best be replaced by _ A in a sequence B by chance C in order D in time Question The word “succession” in line (the last paragraph) is closest in meaning to _ A procession B a number C process D marching Question 10 The modern Olympics compared with the ancient ones are _ A inspired by the same ideals B more restricted in the variety of events C different in every respect D too much concerned with international rivalry ĐÁP ÁN 1-B 2-B 3-C 4-D 5-A 6-C 7-C 8-C 9-A 10-A LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: B: thông tin câu: No one knows exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C Question 2: thông tin câu: Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete Question 3: C: the evening of the third day was devoted to sacrificial offerings to the heroes of the day, and the fourth day, that of the full moon Question 4: D:’ the evening before the moon was full’ ‘the evening of the third day’-> heroes was honoured with sacrificed offerings Question 5: thông tin câu: How their results compared with modern standards, we unfortunately had no means of telling Question 6: C: religious= pagan: tôn giáo Question 7: C: Thông tin câu: the Games were abolished in A D 394 because of their pagan origin The Greek institution was brought back into existence in 1896 and the first small meeting took place in Athens (1896-394= 1504) Question 8: Page C: in order: Question 9: A: a succession= a number of people in order Question 10: thông tin câu: The torch symbolizes the continuation of the ancient Greek athletic ideals, and it burns throughout the Games until the closing ceremony BÀI DỊCH Trong Hy Lạp cổ đại lễ hội thể thao quan trọng có liên kết đến tôn giáo mạnh mẽ Lễ hội thể thao Olympic, tổ chức bốn năm lần để tôn vinh thần Zeus, cuối bị tính địa phương nó, trở thành kiện quốc gia sau đó, sau quy tắc chống lại đối thủ cạnh tranh nước bãi bỏ, lễ hội trở thành lễ hội quốc tế Khơng biết xác Thế vận hội Olympic nào, số tài liệu thức 776 trước cơng nguyên Thế vận hội diễn tháng tám vùng đồng núi Olympus Hàng ngàn khán giả từ tất nơi Hy Lạp, người phụ nữ lập gia đình tham gia khán giả Nô lệ, phụ nữ người bị hạ thấp không phép để tham gia vận hội Các tài liệu cho thấy buổi tối ngày thứ ba dành cho nghi lễ hiến tế cho những anh hùng ngày, ngày thứ tư trăng tròn, đặt ngày thánh Vào ngày thứ sáu ngày cuối cùng, tất người chiến thắng trao vương miện với vòng hoa thánh kết từ ô liu dại từ gỗ thiêng liêng vinh dự người chiến thắng đua lớn đến nơi họ cho tên để đặt làm tên năm họ chiến thắng Để so sánh kết họ với tiêu chuẩn đại, tiếc có cách để làm Sau lịch sử không bị gián đoạn gần 1.200 năm, Thế vận hội bị bãi bỏ vào năm 394 nguồn gốc tơn giáo Phải nhiều năm trước lại có lễ hội thể thao quốc tế tổ chức lại Các thể chế Hy Lạp phục hồi vào năm 1896 buổi họp nhỏ diễn Athens Sau Thế vận hội London 1908, thành công tái lập quốc gia bắt đầu cử đại diện tốt họ đến vận hội Ngày nay, Thế vận hội tổ chức nước khác Thế vận hội bắt đầu với xuất sân vận động đuốc thắp sáng đỉnh Olympus nhờ tia nắng mặt trời Nó mang đến hàng loạt vận động viên đến đến sân vận động Ngọn đuốc tượng trưng cho tiếp tục lý tưởng thể thao Hy Lạp cổ đại, cháy suốt vận hội lễ bế mạc Page ... Olympic Games _ A was broken in the year A.D 120 0 B was broken in 1896 C was interrupted for over 1,500 years D was interrupted for almost 1 ,20 0 years Question The phrase “in turn” in line... events C different in every respect D too much concerned with international rivalry ĐÁP ÁN 1-B 2- B 3-C 4-D 5-A 6-C 7-C 8-C 9-A 10-A LỜI GIẢI CHI TIẾT Question 1: B: thông tin câu: No one knows... exactly how far back the Olympic Games go, but some official records date from 776 B.C Question 2: thông tin câu: Slaves, women and dishonoured people were not allowed to compete Question 3: C: