1 Вариант 1. Заполните пропуски глаголами в правильной форме (Past Simple, Past Simple Passive, Present Perfect и Present Perfect Passive).
1) The Olympic mascot, an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country, … (to use) since 1968.
2) Most of the rituals for the opening ceremony … (to establish) since 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. 1 Вариант
1. Заполните пропуски глаголами в правильной форме (Past Simple, Past Simple Passive, Present Perfect и Present Perfect Passive).
1) The Olympic mascot, an animal or human figure representing the cultural heritage of the host country, … (to use) since 1968.
2) Most of the rituals for the opening ceremony … (to establish) since 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp.
3) The opening ceremony of the Beijing Games reportedly …(to cost) $100 million.
4) The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games … (to take place) on a Sunday and after all sporting events have concluded.
5) After the medals … (to receive), the national flags of the three medallists … (to raise).
2. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами из списка ниже:
athletic; wrestling; Committee; international; took place
The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 BBC, and … (1) for nearly 1200 years at Olympia, Greece. The citizens of all the Greek states were invited. The prizes were wreaths made of branches of olive trees. Ancient Olympic Games were a great … (2) festival and included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, discus throwing, … (3), the pentathlon (five different sports) and others. In 394 A.D. the games were stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius.
Only fifteen years later, in 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, managed to persuade people from fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. The International Olympic … (4) was set up in 1894, and the first of the modern series of the Games took place in Athens two years later, in 1896. There were competitions in many kinds of sports: running, jumping, boxing. All the nations of the world were invited to send their athletic teams. From then on the Olympic Games have been … (5) and the number of events on the programme have increased.

3. Переведите текст на английский язык.
Итак, что такое Олимпиада и Олимпийские Игры? Сам термин «Олимпиада» означает период в четыре года, который начинается с открытия Игр Олимпиады и оканчивается стартом Игр следующей Олимпиады. В современной истории спорта, как и в Древней Греции, счёт ведется на Олимпиады, при этом летние Игры начинают этот четырехгодичный цикл.
3) The opening ceremony of the Beijing Games reportedly …(to cost) $100 million.
4) The closing ceremony of the Olympic Games … (to take place) on a Sunday and after all sporting events have concluded.
5) After the medals … (to receive), the national flags of the three medallists … (to raise).
2. Заполните пропуски подходящими по смыслу словами из списка ниже:
athletic; wrestling; Committee; international; took place
The Olympics have a very long history. They began in 776 BBC, and … (1) for nearly 1200 years at Olympia, Greece. The citizens of all the Greek states were invited. The prizes were wreaths made of branches of olive trees. Ancient Olympic Games were a great … (2) festival and included many different kinds of sports: running, boxing, discus throwing, … (3), the pentathlon (five different sports) and others. In 394 A.D. the games were stopped by the Roman Emperor Theodosius.
Only fifteen years later, in 1894, a Frenchman, Baron Pierre de Coubertin, managed to persuade people from fifteen countries to start the Olympic Games again. The International Olympic … (4) was set up in 1894, and the first of the modern series of the Games took place in Athens two years later, in 1896. There were competitions in many kinds of sports: running, jumping, boxing. All the nations of the world were invited to send their athletic teams. From then on the Olympic Games have been … (5) and the number of events on the programme have increased.

3. Переведите текст на английский язык.
Итак, что такое Олимпиада и Олимпийские Игры? Сам термин «Олимпиада» означает период в четыре года, который начинается с открытия Игр Олимпиады и оканчивается стартом Игр следующей Олимпиады. В современной истории спорта, как и в Древней Греции, счёт ведется на Олимпиады, при этом летние Игры начинают этот четырехгодичный цикл