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VII. Read the passage and fill in each blank with one suitable word. (10 pts)

The first Olympic Games (1)__________ held in Greece in 776 BC. Only one even, a foot race, was included. Things have changed a great (2)__________ over the years. The modern Olympics have much (3)__________ events. However, they still include some basic spiritual parts of the Games, namely the (4)__________ up of the flame, the oath of loyalty, and the doves (5)__________ are set (6)__________. The world’s best athletes spend a lot of their (7)__________ training and preparing for the Olympics. Not (8)__________ those athletes but also the people in that country take (9)__________ in the medals they win for the country. Today, (10)__________ always, the Olympic Games are a celebration of human courage.

VIII. Complete the unfinished sentence in such a way that it means nearly the same as the sentence printed before it. (20 pts)

1. I advise Mary to take up badminton.
If I __________.
2. The furniture was too old to keep.
It was __________.
3. When did you start learning English?
How __________.
4. They didn’t find the trip interesting because the weather was bad.
Because of __________.
5. They say football is the best game to play.
Football __________.
6. We could have lost that match if there hadn’t been efforts from every one of us.
Without __________.

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