The original Olympic Games began in Ancient Greece in 776 BC in Olympia. The Games were very popular and were held (1) ... (REGULAR) every four years until AD 393 when they were stopped by the Roman Emperor. The modern games were started again in Athens in 1896. The Games have become the world’s most important international athletics competition, in which the best athletes spend years training in preparation for this great event. Almost every nation sends a team to the Olympic Games and one of the ideas is that this competition (2) ... (STRENGTH) friendship between countries. Dedicated sports lovers travel thousands of miles to watch the Games and most (3) ... (AMBITION) athletes want the chance of winning an Olympic medal. Such (4) ... (ACHIEVE) make them known throughout the world.