Sports are full of wonderful moments, but perhaps 36 is as exciting as the finish of the marathon. It is the longest, hardest 37 of all. The name “marathon” comes from a village in 38 . A famous battle was 39 there in the year 490 BC. When the Greeks had beaten the Persians, a soldier 40 all the way 41 Marathon to Athens, more than 40 kilometers to 42 people the good 43 . When the modern Olympic Games 44 in 1896, the organizers knew this 45 . The marathon has been a race 46 that time. In the ancient world the Olympic Games were held 47 four years of 1000 years. They were an important part of life. In the 48 Games we try to copy their 49 . The finest sportsmen in the world are collected in one place 50 at least the finest “amateurs（业余爱好者 ） ” are. An amateur is someone who does not earn 51 money from sport. It is often difficult to say who is an amateur and who is not. It is 52 that Olympic athletes do not earn large amounts of  money like professional （职业的）sportsmen. But Olympic athletes are often students or teachers of a 53 . They have to 54   a lot of time training. Their governments pay for their training travel and pocket money, 55 they want them to win. Some people think this changes the Olympics. They feel that the Games are now a political marathon. 小题1: A．something B．everything C．anything D．nothing 小题2: A．run B．race C．game D．match 小题3: A．Greece B．England C．America D．France 小题4: A．broken out B．fought C．happened D．taken place 小题5: A．went B．drove C．ran D．walked 小题6: A．in B．of C．with D．from 小题7: A．tell B．say C．talk D．show 小题8: A．story B．film C．result D．news 小题9: A．held B．broke out C．had D．started 小题10: A．news B．soldier C．story D．race 小题11: A．at B．from C．after D．since 小题12: A．in B．each C．every D．after 小题13: A．modern B．exciting C．interesting D．important 小题14: A．plans B．diaries C．ideas D．programs 小题15: A．and B．but C．where D．or 小题16: A．some B．any C．a little D．much 小题17: A．true B．false C．a lie D．interesting 小题18: A．country B．lesson C．game D．sport 小题19: A．use B．take C．spend D．cost 小题20: A．as B．because C．since D．if