Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes（21)______ d

Olympic Games are held every four years at a different site, in which athletes (21)______ different nations compete against each other in a (22)______ of sports. There are two types of Olympics, the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics.

In order to (23)______ the Olympics, a city must submit a proposal to the International Olympic Committee (IOC). After all proposals have been (24)______ , the IOC votes. If no city is successful in gaining a majority in the first vote, the city with the fewest votes is eliminated, and voting continues, with (25)______ rounds, until a majority winner is determined. Typically the Games are awarded several years in advance, (26)______ the winning city time to prepare for the Games. In selecting the (27)______ of the Olympic Games, the IOC considers a number of factors, chief among them which city has, or promises to build, the best facilities, and which organizing committee seems most likely to (28)______ the Games effectively.

The IOC also (29)______ which parts of the world have not yet hosted the Games. (30)______ , Tokyo, Japan, the host of the 1964 Summer Games, and Mexico City, Mexico, the host of the 1968 Summer Games, were chosen (31)______ to popularize the Olympic movement in Asia and in Latin America.

(32)______ the growing importance of television worldwide, the IOC in recent years has also taken into (33)______ the host city's time zone. (34)______ the Games take place in the United States or Canada, for example, American television networks are willing to pay (35)______ higher amounts for television rights because they can broadcast popular events (36)______ , in prime viewing hours.

(37)______ the Games have been awarded, it is the responsibility of the local organizing committee to finance them. This is often done with a portion of the Olympic television (38)______ and with corporate sponsorships, ticket sales, and other smaller revenue sources. In many (39)______ there is also direct government support.

Although many cities have achieved a financial profit by hosting the Games, the Olympics can be financially (40)______ . When the revenues from the Games were less than expected, the city was left with large debts.

(21)

A．in

B．for

C．of

D．from