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Say if the statement is true or false.

1. The use of taking drugs in sport began with the history of sport.

2. Sport took an important place in the life of ancient Greeks.

3. The value of victory in the ancient Olympics was equal to one million dollars.

4. In addition to money, the winner was given food, home, tax exemption and even deferment from the armed service.

5. In the twentieth century sport has become less important and maintained its position as a kind of entertainment.

6. To succeed in sport has become very important because of prestige and fame.

7. Sports people have often felt pressure to become not only successful, but to win.

8. Drug tests had never been conducted before 1968.

9. If there were not so many cases of drug related deaths, the International Olympic Committee wouldn`t ban taking drugs in high-level sporting competitions.

10. After the implementation of drug testing athletes continue taking drugs.

11. Ben Johnson is an athlete who was stripped of his gold medal and suspected for two years because of positive drug test.

12. Athletes use drugs for a number of reasons, but the main one is desire to cope with anxiety and stress.

Answer the following questions.

1. When did the history of drug use in sport begin?

2. When did sport become very important in ancient Greece?

3. What was the winner of the competition in ancient Greece awarded by?

4. Has the attitude to sport changed in the 20^th and the 21^st centuries?

5. What does it mean to succeed in sports nowadays?

6. Why do we say that a sportsman feels a kind of pressure before competitions?

7. Has this pressure contributed much to the drug use by sportsmen?

8. When and where were the first drug tests during the competitions conducted?

9. What kinds of drugs did the schedule of banned substances include?

10. What promoted anti-doping initiatives that the International Olympic Committee began to implement?

11. What happened in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics?

12. Why does drug use in sport continue?

Curling? What`s that?

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