Explanation

The Olympic Games have an long history. According to the tradition, they first took place at Olympia in ancient Greece. Every four years for more then a thousand years, the Greeks held these games in honor of the god Zeus. Then in 394 A.D., the games were abolish by Emperor Theodosius I of Rome. The Olympic Games were re-established many centuries later in 1896. The first modern Olympic Games were held, appropriately enough to Athens and Greece. Every four years since then accept during World War I and II, the games were held in various parts of the world.

1. According to the tradition, they first had taken place at Olympia on ancient Greece.

In

2. Every four years for ______ a thousand years, the Greeks held these games in honor of the god Zeus.

More than

3. Then in 394 A.D, the games were _____ by Emperor Theodosius I of Rome.

Abolished

4. The Olympic Games _____ many centuries later in 1896.

Were re-established

5. Every four years since then _____ during World War I and II, the games were held in various parts of the world.

Except