Урок 4 Unit 4 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ English Кузовлев 8 класс

Read some interesting facts about the Olympic Games.

1) Choose the correct alternative to fill in the gaps.

• At first the running (0) ______ of the marathon was 26 miles. In 1908 Queen Alexandra of Great Britain decreed that the marathon should end below the royal box at London’s White City (1) ______, which added the extra 385 yards.
• The first Paralympic Games (2) ______ in 1948. The name “Paralympic” (3) ______ from the words “Parallel” and “Olympics”. In 1900 the live pigeon shooting (4) ______ was in the programme of the Olympics. It was (5) ______ in an Olympic event.
• In wrestling at the Stockholm games in 1912, the final fight lasted (6) ______ nine hours. Since neither sportsman got (7) ______ over the other, no gold medal (8) ______. Each received a silver medal.
• In 1932 a sprinter, who carried the flag for the Chinese team, was the only (9) ______ from China.
• Only two countries (10) ______ in all the modern Olympic Games, Greece and Australia.
• In order for a sport to be included in the Olympics it must be widely (11) ______ by men in at least 75 countries and on four continents and by women in at least 40 countries and on three continents.

2) Mark (V) the facts that impressed you most of all.