The Olympic Games
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="thousand">thousand</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="years">years</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="rings">rings</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="flag">flag</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="symbolize">symbolize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="continents">continents</span>: <span word="Europe">Europe</span>, <span word="Asia">Asia</span>, <span word="Africa">Africa</span>, <span word="Australia">Australia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="America">America</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="motto">motto</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="swifter">swifter</span>, <span word="higher">higher</span>, <span word="stronger">stronger</span>.</p><p> <span word="Many">Many</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>.</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> 2004, <span word="Athens">Athens</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> 28<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hundred">hundred</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="joined">joined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="won">won</span> 32 <span word="gold">gold</span> <span word="medals">medals</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Games">Games</span>. <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="sports">sports</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> 29<span word="th">th</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2008. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="match">match</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="experience">experience</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="participating">participating</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="kinds">kinds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="activities">activities</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="ready">ready</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="Games">Games</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="history">history</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="power">power</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Having">Having</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="try">try</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p> </p>
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