P assage Pre-reading Questions①How did the Olympic Games come into existence?2How much do you know about the Olympic Games?The first Olympic competition was held in the ancient Greek city of Olympia'more than two thousand seven hundred years ago. The modern-day summer Olympics begin today in...
FiveFriendlies A B Beijing;2008 London;2012 9.Whenandwheredidthelast OlympicGamesstart? 10.Howmanymedalsdidweget inLondonOlympics? A.88B.87C.89 Goldmedals:38Silvermedals:27 Bronzemedals:22 Next:RiodeJaneiro; 2016 AC 11.Whatdidthewinnersoftheancient Olympicsget? olivewreath 12.Whatdothewinnersof...
Salamanders have the amazing ability to regrow lost limbs. When a salamander limb is amputated, cells at the injury site regroup and begin a regeneration process that reforms the entire limb. Interestingly, scientists today are working to helphumans regenerate body parts. History of Surgical Amputat...
When modern (Western) viewers look at ancient art, the first feature of the image that is often assessed is its relationship to ‘reality’. How ‘real’ the image looks is inextricably linked to its evaluation and therefore the viewer’s estimation of its quality. The more ‘realistic’ an...