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The year before the first modern Olympic Games, Greece invited China to send a team. But the Qing
government (政府) didn't send any athletes to the games.
China did not take part in the Olympics until the 10th games, held in Los Angeles in 1932. There, Liu
Changchun took part in the men's 100-metre and 200-metre races. He did not win any medals. China won
her first gold medal at the 23th Olympics in Los Angeles in 1984,when Xu Haifeng won the men's free
shooting event. China came in fourth with 15 gold medals in all.
At the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia, China won 28 gold medals, entering the top three of the medal
chart for the first time. September 22nd,2000 was named China Day because China won six gold, three silve
r and one bronze medals on that day.
In 2004,the 28th Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece. Two hundred and two countries took part
in them. China got the second place with thirty-two gold, seventeen silver and fourteen bronze medals.
We all know that in 2008,the 29th Olympic Games were held in Beijing, where China won the first place.
1. When was China first invited to the Olympics?
A. Tang Dynasty.
B. Song Dynasty.
C. Ming Dynasty.
D. Qing Dynasty.
2. Which Olympics did China take part in?
A. The tenth Olympics.
B. The eighth Olympics.
C. The fifth Olympics.
D. The first Olympics.
3. Who won the first gold medal for China in the Olympics?
A. Liu Changchun.
B. Xu Haifeng.
C. Zhuang Yong.
D. Liu Xiang.
4. How many medals did China win at the 28th Olympics?
A. Thirty-two.
B. Seventeen.
C. Fourteen.
D. Sixty-three.
