铜川|B2 U2单词, 词组，词汇拓展与课文挖空( 三 )
P: Please wait a minute! All those events all those countries and even ___________（woman）taking part! Where are all the ___________（athlete）housed?
L: For each Olympics a special village ___________（build）for them to live ___________ a main reception building several stadiums for competitions and a gymnasium as well.
P: That sounds very expensive. Does anyone want to host the Olympic Games?
L: ________ a matter of fact every country wants the opportunity. It’s a great ___________（responsible）but also a great honor to ___________（choose）. There’s as much competition among countries to host the Olympics___________ to win Olympic medals. The 2008 Olympics ___________（hold）in Beijing China. Did you know that?
P: Oh yes! You must be very proud.
L: Certainly. And after that the 2012 Olympics will be held in London. They have already started planning ___________ it. A new village for the athletes and all the stadiums will be built to the east of London. New medals will be designed of course and …
P: Did you say medals? So even the olive wreath has been replaced! Oh dear! Do you compete for prize money too?
L: No we don’t.It’s still all about being able to run faster jump higher and throw ___________（far）. That’s the motto of the Olympics you know-“Swifter Higher and Stronger.”
P: Well that’s good news. How interesting! Thank you so much for your time.
THE STORY OF ATLANTA
Atlanta was a Greek princess. She was very beautiful and could run___________（fast）than any man in Greece. But she was not ___________（allow）to run and win glory for herself in the Olympic Games. She was so angry___________ she said to her father that she would not marry anyone ___________ could not run faster than her. Her father said that she must marry so Atlanta made a bargain ___________ him. She said to him\"These are my rules. When a man says he wants to marry me I will run ___________ him. If he cannot run as ___________（fast）as me he ___________（kill）. No one will be pardoned.\"
Many kings and princes wanted to marry Atlanta but when they heard ___________therules they knew it was hopeless. So many of them ___________（sad）went home but ___________（other）stayed to run the race. There was a man called Hippomenes who was ___________（amaze）when he heard of Atlanta's rules\"Why are these men so ___________（fool）?\" he thought. \"Why will they let themselves ___________（kill）because they cannot run as fast as this princess?\"___________ ， when she saw Atlanta come out of her house to run Hippomenes changed his mind.\"I will marry Atlanta--or die!\" he said.
The race started and ___________ the man ran very fast Atlanta ran faster. As Hippomenes watched he thought \"How can I run as fast as Atlanta?\" He went to ask the Greek Godness of Love ___________ help. She promised ___________（help）him and gave him three ___________(gold)apples. She said\" Throw ___________ apple in front of Atlanta when she is running past. When she stops to pick it ___________ you will be able to run past her and win.\"
Hippomenes took the apples and went to the King. He said\" I want to marry Atlanta .\" The King was sad ___________(see)another man die but Hippomenes said\" I will marry her------or die!\" So the race began.
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