Our president made a(n) ____ speech at the opening ceremony of the sports meeting which encouraged the sportsmen greatly.A indifferent B inspiring C flat D dry

What will happen on August lst?

A.The council will start accepting contributions
B.Construction on the swimming pool will begin
C.The opening ceremony will be held
D.Residents will participate in a town meeting

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The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hun-dred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport. As many as 6,000 people take part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who compete,win or lose.That is in spirit of the Olym- pics-to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it was in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the
Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games .The rule is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sportriding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country running.Points are gained bor each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and bor national teams.
More and more women are taking part in tne games. They firsi competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was not until 1 928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

Which of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?
A: Runners enter the stadium with torches.
B: Each team puts on a wonderful display.
C: The Greek team marches in first.
D: Sportsmen and sportswomen were magnificent clothes.

Tens of thousands of sportsmen assembled in Stratford Olympic Stadium in London to take part in the opening ceremony of the 30th Olympic Games.

A:appeared
B:walked
C:gathered
D:combined

On November 19,1863, 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 politeness. 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. Late 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 to him. He spoke for only nine minutes. At the end there was little applause. Lincoln turned to a friend and remarked, "I have failed again." On the train back to Washington, he said sadly, "That speech was a flat failure, and the people are disappointed."
Some newspapers at first criticized the speech. But little by little as people read the speech they began to understand better. They began to appreciate its simplicity and its deep meaning. It was a speech which only Abraham Lincoln could have made.
Today, every American school child learns Lincoln′s Gettysburg Address by heart. Now everyone thinks of it as one of the greatest speeches ever given in American history.
Lincoln was invited to speak at the National Soldiers Cemetery because he was___________.

A.a famous speaker
B.a very handsome man
C.President of the country
D.a popular statesman

The president is to give a formal?at the opening ceremony．

A.Speech
B.debate
C.Discussion
D.argument

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The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more

countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take

part in over 20 sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all who

compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics一to take part is what matters.

The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the

opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it wa。

in Greece that the Olympics began. The team of the country where the Games are being held一the host

country一marches in last.

The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the

host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an

oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.

The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule

is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these

sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport一riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-

country running. Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for

national teams.

More and more women are taking part in the games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf,

which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was

not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a

dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the

men.

Which of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?
A:Runners enter the stadium with torches.
B:Each team puts on a wonderful display.
C:The Greek team marches in first.
D:Sportsmen and sportswomen wear magnificent clothes.

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The Greatest Show on Earth
The Olympic Games are the greatest festival of sport in the world.Every four years,a hundred or more countries send their best sportsmen to compete for the highest honors in sport.As many as 6,000 people take part in over twenty sports.For the winners,there are gold medals and glory.But there is honor,too,for all
who compete,win or lose.That is the spirit of the Olympics-to take part is what matters.
The Olympic Games always start in a bright color and action.The teams of all the nations parade in the opening ceremony and march round the track.The custom is for the Greek team to march in first.For it was in Greece that the Olympics began.The team of the country where the Games are being held-the host country-marches in last.
The runner with the Olympic torch then enters the stadium and lights the flame.A sportsman from the host country takes the Olympic oath on behalf of all the competitors.The judges and officials also take an oath.After the sportsmen march out of the stadium,the host country puts on a wonderful display.
The competitions begin the next day.There are usually more than twenty sports in the Games.The rule is that there must be at least fifteen.The main events are in track and field,but it is a few days before these sports start.Each day the competitors take part in a different sport-riding,shooting,swimming,and cross-country running.Points are gained for each event.Medals are awarded for the individual winners and for national teams.
More and more women are taking part in the Games.They first competed in 1900,in tennis and golf, which are no longer held in the Olympics.Women's swimming events were introduced in 1912.But it was not until 1928 that there were any track and field events for women.Now,they compete in all but half a dozen of the sports.In horse riding,shooting,and boat racing,they may compete in the same events as the men.

Which of the following is a long-established practice in the opening ceremony?
A:Runners enter the stadium with torches.
B:Each team puts on a wonderful display.
C:The Greek team marches in first.
D:Sportsmen and sportswomen wear magnificent clothes.