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  3. In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival,【

In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival,【

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问题     In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong religious associations. The Olympian athletic festival,【C1】______every four years in【C2】______of Zeus, eventually lost its local character, became first a national event, and then, after the rules against foreign competitors had been given up,【C3】______. No one knows exactly how far【C4】______the Olympic Games go , but some official records【C5】______from 666 B. C.
    After an【C6】______history of almost 1, 200 years, the Games were put an end【C7】______in A. D. 394, the Christian era. It was over 1, 500 years【C8】______there was【C9】______such international athletics gathering. The Greek institution was restored in 1796 and the first small meeting【C10】______place in Athens. After the 1907 London Olympics, success was re-established and nations sent their best representatives. In【C11】______of peace, the Games have taken place【C12】______since at four yearly【C13】______ . In Munich in 1962, competitors from more than 120 countries were watched by【C14】______crowds.
    Nowadays, the Games are held in different countries【C15】______turn. The host country【C16】______vast facilities, including a stadium, swimming pools and living quarters, but【C17】______countries pay their own athletes expenses.  Athletic contests are still the main feature, but now many more sports are represented. The marathon races, started in 1796, are now a popular event.
    The Olympics start【C18】______the arrival in the stadium of a torch,【C19】______on Mount Olympus by the sun’s rays. It is carried by a【C20】______of runners to the stadium.
【C8】
选项 A、since
B、lest
C、until
D、before
答案D
解析 该句意为：再过了1 500年之后才有其他类似的国际性体育集会。It is/has been．．since．．．意为“自从……之后已经有……(时间)了”，如：his ten years since I last saw him．自从我最后一次见他已经有10年了。lest意为“惟恐，以免”，后面连接的句子常用虚拟语气，如：I obeyed her lest she should be angry．我得顺着她，免得她生气。until意为“到……为止”，如：He waited until the volcano became quiet．他一直等到火山平息下来。We can’t go until Thursday．我们要到星期四才能去。
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