7、Translation 7 The first written records of the ancient Olympic Games date to 776BC. The ancient Olympics were held every four years between August 6 and September 19 during a religious festival honoring Zeus( 宙 斯 ). The first modern Olympics were held in Athens， Greece， in 1896. The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions， representing the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games. The Olympics truly took off as an international sporting event after 1924， when the 8th Olympic Games were held in Paris.

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102.There was no rain for almost a year here and many endangered species are dying of( ).

101.I can‘t pay for the books now. Will you( )me later?

100.The young engineer has been working hard to fulfill the task( )to him by the director.

99.All the employees must work hard to( )the present financial difficulties in order to overcome them in a short period of time.

98.The wedding ceremony of my sister was a very( )experience for our family.

97.Though very busy with his work， he does mountain climbing once( )a while with his friends.

96.We dashed to the bus station and barely got on the bus when it( ).

95.New Zealand is famous for its clean beaches， friendly people and magnificent( ).

94.Many smokers choose to( )the fact that smoking is harmful to health and refuse to stop smoking.