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　　Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes __1__ different nations compete against each other in a __2__ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

　　In order to __3__ the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After all proposals have been __4__, the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues with __5__ rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, __6__ the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the __7__ of the Olympic Game, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to __8__ the Games effectively.

　　The IOC also __9__ which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. __10__, Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico city, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen __11__ to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America.

　　__12__ the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into __13__ the host city’s time zone. __14__ the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay __15__ higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events __16__, in prime viewing hours.

　　__17__ the Games have been awarded, it is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television __18__ and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many __19__ there is also direct government support.

　　Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially __20__. When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.

　　1). A. in B. for C. of D. from　正确答案： D

　　2). A. lot B. number C. variety D. series正确答案： C

　　3). A. host B. take C. run D. organize　　正确答案： A

　　4). A. supported B. submitted C. substituted D. subordinated　B

　　5). A. suggestive B. successful C. successive D. succeeding　　正确答案： C

　　6). A. letting B. setting C. permitting D. allowing　　正确答案： D

　　7). A. site B. spot C. location D. place　正确答案： A

　　8). A. state B. stage C. start D. sponsor正确答案： B

　　9). A. thinks B. reckons C. considers D. calculates　正确答案： C

　　10). A. For instance B. As a result C. In brief D. On the whole A

　　11). A. in time B. in part C. in case D. in common B

　　12). A. Since B. Because C. As for D. Because of D

　　13). A. amount B. account C. accord D. acclaim B

　　14). A. However B. Whatever C. Whenever D. Wherever C

　　15). A. greatly B. handsomely C. meaningfully D. significantly D

　　16). A. live B. living C. alive D. lively A

　　17). A. Until B. Unless C. Whether D. Once D

　　18). A. incomes B. interests C. revenues D. returns C

　　19). A. eases B. conditions C. chances D. circumstances A

　　20). A. safe B. risky C. tempting D. Feasible ： B