练习题

 　　1.Sports are perhaps the most popular form of relaxation that almost all can enjoy, whether boys or girls, men or women, young or old.

 　　2.Sports and games build our bodies, prevent us from getting too fat, and keep us healthy.

 　　3.Mixing strength and agility with style and grace, the gymnastics have provided many of the most breathtaking Olympic spectacles.

 　　4.The exact sequence of events in ancient Olympics is uncertain, but events included man's gymnastics, boxing, wrestling, horse racing and field events, though there were fewer sports involved than in the modem Olympic Games.

 　　5.In his prose Ode to Sport, Pierre de Coubertin passionately described sport as the embodiment of beauty, justice, courage, health, progress and peace.

 　　6.The Olympic Creed reads： "The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well. "

 　　7.In ancient Greece, athletes who were discovered cheating were fined, and the money was used to make bronze statues of Zeus, which were erected on the road to the stadium.

 　　8.Boxing brings into play the various groups of muscles almost as harmoniously as rowing, and like rowing has the advantage of ruling out one source of nervous fatigue holding back.

 　　9.Long-distance rally driving dates back to an event that took place in 1907 when vehicles set out on a two-month trek from China to France. Four years later in 1911, the famous Monte Carlo Rally was inaugurated as the world's leading annual international rallying event.

 　　10.Total well-being means applying healthy lifestyle habits such as not smoking, managing stress, and eating a smart diet, as well as exercising regularly.