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33. Which is not true according to the passage?

The first Olympic Games were held ...

A) to honour the principal God.

B to provide competitions in various kinds of sport activity.

C) to diminish continuous wars.

D) at the foot of Mount Olympus.

34. The author of the passage counterpleads that ...

A) competitions were held in more than one sport.

B) the winners firstly competed in individual cities.

C) winners' deeds were glorified by poets.

D) competition winners honored themselves by having olive

wreaths on their heads.

35. One can learn from the passage that the ancient Olympics

had the following peculiarity:

A) all the wars were stopped while competitions.

B) the winners of individual events competed every five years

at Mount Olympus.

C) all Olympic Games were held at the top of Mount

Olympus.

D) all competitions were halted to let poem singing take

place.
36. Which is opposite in meaning to the verb "halt" in the

passage?

A) suspend B) delay C) postpone D) pursue