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6 Read the text and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning.
The Paralympics The Paralympics is the largest sporting event (0) for disabled athletes in the world. Athletes from six disability groups take (1)___ during the eleven days of competition. However, both the (2)___ and the athletes stress that the sporting performance is what’s important, (3)___ than the participants’ disabilities. The Paralympics have (4)____a long way since 1948, when a sports competition was first (5)____in England for World War II veterans with spinal (6)____. Competitors from Holland joined a few years (7)___, and in Rome in 1960 the (8)___ official, Olympic-style Paralympics was first organized. The Paralympics include (9)____ Summer and Winter Games and now take place (10)___ the Olympics at the same venue in the same year. Events such as wheelchair rugby are very (11)_____ with spectators and require great skill. Another favourite is three-track skiing. Here disabled competitors ski on one leg while (12)___ themselves on two crutches which also have small skis attached to them. In (13)___ years the Paralympics have grown dramatically, both in popularity and in the (14)___ of athletes taking part. This growth will (15)___ in the future as more and more countries send representatives to the Games.
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