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 PAGE 9 Quiz for Unit 5 Name ________________ No.________________ Score __________ I. Writing (15’) Directions: For this part, you are allowed thirty minutes to write a composition on the topic How I Finance My College Education. You should write at least 120 words , and base your composition on the outline (given in Chinese) below: 　　1. 上大学的费用（tuition and fees）可以通过多种途径解决 　　2. 哪种途径适合于我（说明理由） II. Reading comprehension (Skimming and scanning) (10’) Directions：In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet. For questions 1—7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A）,B）,C）, and D）.For questions 8—10,complete the sentences with the information given in the passage. The Modern Olympic Games The Modern Olympic Games might have remained just a part of history without the dream of one Frenchman, Pierre de Coubertin. Coubertin believed that sport and exercise were very important for the health and happiness of every man and also for the nation. He therefore tried, in 1892, to interest other Frenchmen in his dream of starting a modern form of the early Greek Games. His ideas were strongly criticized by many people, who did not really understand what he was trying to do. It is perhaps sad that the great work Pierre de Coubertin did to bring back the Games was never properly recognized during his lifetime. Gradually, however, people all over the world became interested in his ideas and at a meeting in Paris in 1894, with representatives from twelve different countries; plans were made to hold the first modern Games in Athens in 1899. Organizing the first modern Games, however, was not without problems. The Greek government was unhappy with the decision to hold the Games in Athens, as they had serious economic problems at the time and did not feel they were in a position to spend the necessary money. It seemed therefore that the Games would be finished before they had even begun. Prince Constanti