[填空题]The Sydney 2000 Olympic Games is also the centenary of______.

[填空题]Olympic Games and Spirit
Today, the Olympic Games are the world’s largest pageant (盛典)of athletic skill and competitive spirit. These two opposing elements of the Olympics are not a modern invention. The ancient Olympic Games, part of a major religious festival honoring Zeus, the chief Greek god, were the biggest event in their world. They were the scene of political rivalries between people from different parts of the Greek world, and the site of controversies, boasts, public announcements and humiliations. In this section you can explore the context of the Olympics.
The Greek City-states and the Religious Festival
One difference between the ancient and modern Olympic Games is that the ancient games were played within the context of a religious festival. The Games were held in honor of Zeus, the king of the Greek gods, and a sacrifice of 100 oxen was made to the god on the middle day of the festival. Athletes prayed to the gods for victory, and made gift

[单项选择]When was the first Olympic Games held
A. In 1896.
B. In 1776.
C. In 1689.
D. In 1916.

[填空题]The ancient Olympic Games stressed the qualities including skill and speed, fame and physical excellence.

[单项选择]

Olympic Games, international sports competition, held every four years at a different site, in which athletes from different nations compete against each other in a variety of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics. Through 1992 they were held in the same year, but beginning in 1994 they were rescheduled so that they are held in alternate even-numbered years. For example, the Winter Olympics were held in 1994 and the Summer Olympics in 1996. The Winter Olympics were next held in 1998. and the Summer Olympics will next occur in 2000.
The Olympic Games began in Athens, Greece, in 1896. The program for the 1896 Games, comprising only summer events (the Winter Olympics were not established until 1924). included about 300 athletes from fewer than 15 countries competing in 43 events in nine different sports. In contrast, the program 100 years later for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Georgia, included more than 10,000 a
A. the Winter Olympics were held in i994 and the Summer Olympics in 1996
B. the Winter Olympics will be next held in 2002, and the Summer Olympics will next occur in 2004
C. the first IOＣ members were all from Europe or the Americas
D. if IOＣ members were elected before 1966, they can serve for life