S1. To many people, sports today is nothing    S1.________

but   S1  .

S2. What do most athletes of today go after?   S2.________

S2  .

S3. What reward could an ancient Greek athlete      S3.________

expect?   S3  .

S4. By the fourth century A.D., Olympic contests       S4.________

became increasingly more   S4  .

thus ruining the Olympics.

S5.When the Olympic Games were revived in      S5.________

1896, athletes who had received special

training in camps would be   S5  .

S6. What did Spiridon Loues do after he accepted    S6.________

the Athenian’s gift?  S6  .

S7. According to the author, some athletes are   S7.________

Even willing to advertise for businesses

Which sell things like   S7  .

S8. The 1972 Munich games managed to make     S8.(1)________

a big profit mainly by   S8(1)   services (2)________

and selling   S8(2)  .

Part IV    Writing    (15 points, 30 minutes)

You are supposed to hand in your book report for the Extensive Reading Course on Monday, but you are two days late. Now you are outside Professor Lin’s office as you want to hand in your assignment, but he is not in. Write a note to him, apologizing and explaining why you didn’t give him your work on time.You should write about 100 words on ANSWER SHEET 2. Do not sign your own name at the end of the letter. Use “Wang Dong” instead. You do not need to write the address.