When medal-winning athletes return home from the Olympic Games, their fa

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问题         When medal-winning athletes return home from the Olympic Games, their fame may be short-lived, but they can look forward to a long life. A new study has found that Olympic medalists live an average of 2.8 years longer than the【C1】_________of us, whether they’re a gymnast, golfer, runner, or athlete in any other event.
        The study used data on 15,174 male and female athletes who won medals in Olympic Games since 1896 and found that 30 years after any【C2】_________Olympics, 8% more medalists were alive than others from their country and birth year. The effect, a second study concluded, wasn’t【C3】_________seen in Olympic athletes who【C4】_________in high-endurance or high-intensity events.
        Researchers found no difference in mortality between cyclists, rowers, tennis stars, and cricket【C5】_________. But the factor that did make a difference; whether a sport had high levels of physical【C6】_________and collisions. Olympians in sports with higher bodily collision, such as boxing, had an 11% higher mortality【C7】_________than those in sports with minimal collisions. Both studies were published online today in British Medical Journal.
        The researchers【C8】_________that medalists could live longer because of their intensive training and exercise levels throughout life, or because their success leads to【C9】_________wealth or education levels, but more research will be needed to【C10】_________what is at play.
A) assume
B) attracted
C) contact
D) determine
E) given
F) hardly
G) healthy
H) increased
I) influence
J) just
K) participated
L) players
M) quality
N) rest
O) risk [br] 【C2】

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答案 E

解析 空格前面提到了该项研究的对象是自1896年以来在奥运会上拿到奖牌的15,174名运动员。因此,空格处所填入的词不仅要能够修饰名词Olympics,还需要表示是其中“任一”奥运会,所以填入形容词given。any/a given…表示“任何/一个指定的……”。
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