Reading test 8 class A2

Read the text and decide if the sentences TRUE or FALSE

The Olympic Games

The first recorded Olympic Games were held in Greece many centuries ago. At that time, only men did sports during the games. But how did the games begin again in modern times? A Frenchman named Pierre de Coubertin brought them back to life, and he hoped that the games would help countries to be closer to each other. He even made an Olympic sign, five rings of different colours – red, blue, black, green and yellow – joined together. The idea was warmly received, and in 1896 the first modern Olympic Games took place in Greece, the country where they had started.

It was then decided to have the games in a different city every four years. The following Olympics in Paris in 1900 were important because women were included in the games for the first time.

When the modern Olympic Games began in 1896, there were only nine sports in the competition, but today there are more than twenty sports. Before the start and after the end of the games, there are amazing shows which are watched on TV or online by millions of people around the world.

Some people believe that the Olympic Games can help or change the city that organises them. This is because the city has to prepare well for the games by building sports places and improving the different ways that people travel around the city. This means that the city gives jobs to a lot of people. Also, it gets a lot of tourists who come to watch the games. These tourists spend a lot of money there, which helps the city and the country get back some of the money that has been spent preparing for the games.

1. The first Olympic Games were started by a Frenchman.       [true, false]

2. Women competed in the first modern Olympic Games.       [true, false]

3. There were fewer than ten sports in the first modern games.       [true, false]

4. Millions of people travel to the city where the games are to watch the opening show.       [true, false]

5. There are many jobs available when a city is preparing for the Olympic Games.       [true, false]

6. Tourists give a lot of money only to help the city get ready for the games.       [true, false]

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