The Olympic Games
The Olympic Games are held every four years in a different city in the world. Athletes from different countries compete in a variety of sports which are divided into winter and sum mer games.
The Olympics began in Greece more than 2 700 years ago. The first recorded Olympic competition was held in 776 B. C. It was held in an outdoor stadium and about forty thousand people watched the event. The first thirteen Olympics consisted of only one race running. The games had been held regularly for about 1 200 years. Then, in the year 397 the Olympics were prohibited by the Roman Emporor.
It was not until 1896 that the first Olympics of modern times were held in Athens. From then on the games are held every four years rugularly. The Olympics have become the world's most important athletic events and a symbol of sporting friendship of all the people of the world.
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文章簡要敘述了奧運會的舉辦情況，它的起源和歷史，以及現代奧運會的情況。文章所用詞語，句式較為簡單，但表述清楚、明白，正是四級英語寫作所要求的。
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奧運會
奧運會每隔四年在世界上一個不同的城市舉辦一次。來自不同國家的運動員在各類運動項目中角逐。這些運動項目又分為冬季項目和夏季項目。
奧運會起源于2 700多年前的希臘。第一次有記載的奧運會競賽舉辦于公元前776年。比賽是在露天體育場進行的，大約有4萬人觀看了比賽。前天十三屆的奧運會隻有一個項目：賽跑。奧運會一直定期舉辦了約1 200年，然後，公元397年，被羅馬皇帝禁止舉辦。
直到1896年，第一屆現代奧運會在雅典舉行。從那時起，奧運會定期每四年舉行一次。奧運會已成為世界上最重要的運動賽事，也是全世界人民在運動中體現友誼的象征。