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问题    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 athletes from more than 190 countries competing in 271 events in 29 different sports.
   The Olympic Games are administered by the International Olympic Committee (IOＣ), which is headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOＣ was created in Paris. in 1894. IOC members are officially considered to be representatives from the IOC to their own nations, not delegates from their own countries to the IOＣ. The first IOＣ members were all from Europe or the Americas, with the exception of one from New Zealand. The committee elected its first Asian member in 1908 and its first African member in 1910. Currently, members from European and North American countries still account for much of the IOＣ membership. IOＣ members must retire at the end of the year in which they reach the age of 80, unless they were elected before 1966, in which case they can serve for life.
选项 A、The Olympic Games
B、The Olympic Games And The International Olympic Committee (IOＣ)
C、The International Olympic Committee (IOＣ)
D、The Winter Olympics And The Summer Olympics
答案 B
解析 文章前两段讨论奥运会，后一段讨论奥委会，合二为一项即选B项。
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