A) among, b) by, c) during, d) for, e) from, f) in, g) of , h) on, i) to, j) with

1. a champion..... the United States..... America; 2...... the nation's medalists; 3...... addition.....

her Olympic title; 4. London was selected as the host city..... 6 July 2005..... the 117th IOC

Session..... Singapore; 5. more than 10,000 athletes..... 204 National Olympic Committees; 6. Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Brunei entered female athletes..... the first time; 7. she won the nation's

first Olympic medal..... women's sprint relay; 8. the 2012 Summer Olympics took place.....

London; 9. the construction..... preparation..... the Games; 10. the former Mayor..... London; 11. the Games were officially opened..... Queen Elizabeth II.

C) Explain the words in italics and then match them with the best definition.

A) a canoe, b) a competitor, c) a duke, d) a governor-general, e) a sprint, f) a swimmer, g) a viewer, h) an acclaim, i) an amateur, j) an archer

1. a person who engages in an art, science, study or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession;

2. a light, open, slender boat that has pointed ends and is propelled by paddles;

3. a nobleman with the highest hereditary rank, especially a man of the highest grade of the peerage in Great Britain;

4. a person skilled in the use of a bow and arrow;

5. a person who views something, a close observer; someone who looks at something;

6. a short race run at top speed, such as the 100 metres;

7. a trained athlete who participates in swimming meets;

8. an enthusiastic approval, expression of enthusiasm;

9. one that competes with another, as in sports or business;

10. the representative of the Crown in a dominion of the Commonwealth or a British colony;

d) Ask 10 disjunctive questions to the text.