1 . International Olympic Committee (IOC) spokesperson Mark Adams said the IOC wanted to send a signal of solidarity through updating the Olympic motto.

The Olympic Movement’s value is not just about individual excellence, but about a team around you. Solidarity is just not about having values, it’s about putting values into action.

The IOC admitted adding “together” into the Olympic motto. The new motto now reads “Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”.

The idea of the motto is that you are unable to go faster, go higher and be stronger without a team around you.

If you really want to do something, you have to work with other people to achieve that. That’s the reason behind the updated motto.

The addition of “together” was proposed by Thomas Bach after he was elected as the IOC president again.

Only by uniting all of us can we ensure that everything can go smoothly. At the airport, nearly 30000 people related to the Olympic Games were tested because of COVID - 19 cases. Each of those 30,000 people has been tested twice before they arrived. All these people had three tests, nearly 100,000 tests. How great it is! All that is being done is to make sure there will be a safe and secure Games. It shows the power of “together” as well as the Olympic new spirit.

1. What was the motto of the previous (原先的) Olympic Games?

A．“Teamwork”	B．“Faster and Stronger”
C．“Faster, Higher, Stronger.”	D．“Faster, Higher, Stronger – Together”

2. Who came up with a new motto?

A．Mark Adams.

B．Thomas Bach.

C．A member of IOC.

D．The president of the Tokyo Olympic Committee.

3. Why do the Olympic Games want to update their motto?

A．Because the old motto doesn’t fit in with (适应) the times.

B．Because “together” is the most important.

C．Because the old motto can’t express the Olympic spirit.

D．Because without “together”, you can’t go faster, go higher or be stronger.

4. Why did the author add the last paragraph?

A．To state the importance of epidemic prevention (防疫).

B．To show the importance of “together” and better express the Olympic spirit.

C．To state what people should do before getting to Tokyo.

D．To show a special Olympic.