Ancient Olympic Events
The ancient Olympics were rather different from the modern Games. There were (1)_____ events, and only free men who (2)_____ Greek could compete, instead of athletes from any country. Also, the games were always held at Olympia instead of moving around to different sites every time.
Like our Olympics, though, winning athletes were heroes who made their (3)_____ towns proud. One young Athenian nobleman defended his political reputation by (4)_____ how he entered seven chariots in the Olympic chariot-race. This high number of entries made both the aristocrat and Athens(5)_____ very wealthy and powerful.
Enduring Masterpiece
Although it’s known as the Mona Lisa, (6)_____ famous painting was (7)_____ titled La Giaconda. Painted on wood, it’s a portrait of Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a Florentine merchant. X-rays(8)_____ that Leonardo sketched three different poses before (9)_____ on the final design. The painting of Lisa has no eyebrows because it was the fashion of the time for women (10)_____ them off.
- А – mentions
- Б – mentioned
- В – mentioning
- Г – mention
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