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When the __16__ came for me to light the cauldron, I realized I had the __17__ of the world on I heard an extremely loud was reminded of my 1960 Olympic experience in Rome, __19__ I won the gold remembered those 36 years between Rome and Atlanta and __20__ that I had e full in life has defeated am still “The Greatest” . 1. A. brave B. confident C. honest D. polite 2. A. enjoy B. continue C. remember D. suggest 3. A. challenge B. plan C. promise D. record 4. A. gave up B. went on C. thought of D. heard of 5. A. diary B. match C. training D. watching 6. A. yearly B. loudly C. proudly D. weekly 7. A. willing B. sure C. hopeful D. active 8. A. tell B. ask C. wish D. take 9. A. win B. lose C. find D. buy 10. A. need B. get C. decide D. make 11. A. believed in B. cared about C. turned to D. went through 12. A. forced B. increased C. damaged D. tested 13. A. forever B. never C. seldom D. almost 14. A. protect B. carry C. light D. touch 15. A. short B. sim