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has conceived of itself as promoting culture, 
human development, international education, and 
peace through sport. Founded mainly by writers, 
educators, scientists, and scholars, the Olympic 
Movement's understanding of "culture" has 
shifted over the years among the fine-arts 
conception, the idea of general moral cultivation, 
and the anthropological understanding of total 
and distinctive ways of life. What hasn't changed 

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is the commitment, in the words of the 1995 
charter, to "symbolising the universality and the 
diversity of human cultures" through the Olympic 
Games, 
thereby 
serving 
intercultural 
understanding and reconciliation. (a,e,b)
 
253- One of the aims of the Olympic Games is 
.......... .
A) to represent the harmony between different 
cultures of the world 
B) to provide world-wide athletes a competitive 
atmosphere 
C) to eradicate nationalism from all over the world 
D) to promote companies which sponsor them 
E) to remind people what might happen if they 
don't live in harmony 
254- This passage might not be seen in ........... .
A) a bulletin giving information about the activities 
of the Olympic Games committee 
B) a book written on the history of Olympic Games 
C) an encyclopaedia under the entry of “Olympic 
Games” 
D) a news periodical published on the anniversary 
of the Olympic Games 
E) a booklet brought out by United Nations on its 
centennial celebrations 
255- The passage is mainly concerned with ............ 
.
A) how the Olympic Games were first held 
B) changing and ever-lasting objectives of the 
Olympic Games over decades 
C) the elements of the charter and its creators‟ 
professions 
D) what the Olympic games were like at the 
beginning of 20th century 
E) the far-reaching benefits of the Olympic Games