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    At the first modern Olympic Games, an English marathon runner named Flack set off quickly but was later suspected of taking a long detour when his butler could not find any other runners behind them. In the next Olympics, the French marathon winner was suspected of taking shortcuts due to his experience delivering bread. Four years later at the St. Louis Games, the first American marathon finisher was disqualified for accepting a ride in a car, proving the suspicions of cheating. Modern Olympic Games have been threatened less by scandals than by their enormous costs, excessive nationalism, and indulgence of national pride.

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    At the first modern Olympic Games, an English marathon runner named Flack set off quickly but was later suspected of taking a long detour when his butler could not find any other runners behind them. In the next Olympics, the French marathon winner was suspected of taking shortcuts due to his experience delivering bread. Four years later at the St. Louis Games, the first American marathon finisher was disqualified for accepting a ride in a car, proving the suspicions of cheating. Modern Olympic Games have been threatened less by scandals than by their enormous costs, excessive nationalism, and indulgence of national pride.

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    At the first modern Olympic Games, an English marathon runner named Flack set off quickly but was later suspected of taking a long detour when his butler could not find any other runners behind them. In the next Olympics, the French marathon winner was suspected of taking shortcuts due to his experience delivering bread. Four years later at the St. Louis Games, the first American marathon finisher was disqualified for accepting a ride in a car, proving the suspicions of cheating. Modern Olympic Games have been threatened less by scandals than by their enormous costs, excessive nationalism, and indulgence of national pride.

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    PART 1: CLOZE: VOCABULARY

    From the words listed below, choose the ones which best fit the space. OLYMPIC SCANDAL Scandal has haunted the Olympic Games in modern times. At the very first Games, an Englishman called Flack (01)............................ off briskly in front of the (02)............................ in the marathon. He was (03)............................ by his butler on a bicycle.. When they neared Athens, he (04)............................ the butler back to (05)............................ who was behind him. The butler went back about a mile but found nobody. He rode back to Flack and said, "There's nobody. You can win this thing on your head." Then soon after, (06)............................ ran one Greek, then another, and another, and another. They were full of running. Perhaps Flack took a long (07)............................ round?

    At the next Marathon, in 1900, in Paris, the winner was a Frenchman who worked as a baker's roundsman. It was (08)............................ suspected that he was able to take numerous short (09)............................ because of his experience delivering bread in the area.

    Four years later, the Games were held in St Louis, in the USA. This (10)............................ suspicions were proved, and the scandal great. The American runner who finished first in the marathon was discovered to have accepted a (11)............................ from a car. He was disqualified.

    It is not so much the scandals and disputes of recent years that have (12)............................ the Games. It is their sheer (13)............................ , their excessive cost, their indulgence of national pride. One very sensible suggestion is that future Games should be restricted to individual (14)............................ in which one person clearly wins. All team games would go, and no one would feel any loss at the disappearance of Olympic soccer, a pale (15)............................ of the more professional game. 01. 02. 03. 04. 05. 06. 07. 08. 09. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. paced made ambled set group participants crowd field served serviced accompanied allied sent fetched brought requested view scan look see up round by to path road way distance heavily seriously strongly greatly ways cuts routes sets time occasion event meeting lift help ride push threatened attacked discouraged loomed over grossness enormity obesity largesse happenings events circumstances fields weakness shadow image effigy

    Check your answers. OLYMPIC SCANDAL Scandal has haunted the Olympic Games in modern times. At the very first Games, an Englishman called Flack (01) set off briskly in front of the (02) field in the marathon. He was (03) accompanied by his butler on a bicycle.. When they neared Athens, he (04) sent the butler back to (05) see who was behind him. The butler went back about a mile but found nobody. He rode back to Flack and said, "There's nobody. You can win this thing on your head." Then soon after, (06) up ran one Greek, then another, and another, and another. They were full of running. Perhaps Flack took a long (07) way round?

    At the next Marathon, in 1900, in Paris, the winner was a Frenchman who worked as a baker's roundsman. It was (08) strongly suspected that he was able to take numerous short (09) cuts because of his experience delivering bread in the area.

    Four years later, the Games were held in St Louis, in the USA. This (10) time suspicions were proved, and the scandal great. The American runner who finished first in the marathon was discovered to have accepted a (11) lift from a car. He was disqualified. It is not so much the scandals and disputes of recent years that have (12) threatened the Games. It is their sheer (13) enormity, their excessive cost, their indulgence of national pride. One very sensible suggestion is that future Games should be restricted to individual (14) events in which one person clearly wins. All team games would go, and no one would feel any loss at the disappearance of Olympic soccer, a pale (15) shadow

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