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In ancient Greece athletic festivals were very important and had strong reli

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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. [br] 【C14】
选项 A、great
B、huge
C、vast
D、magnificent
答案 B
解析 huge指体积、尺寸或容量非常之大。huge crowds指人群中人非常多。great强调程度很大，如：a great music an伟大的音乐家。a great loss巨大的损失。vast意为“巨大的；辽阔的；大量的，强调极大，极宽广或程度极高”，如：the vast plain广阔的平原。at vast cost高价。 magnificent意为“华丽的；宏伟的”；暗指规模比例上令人印象深刻的庞大。
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