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How an Olympic City Is Chosen

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How an Olympic City Is Chosen
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Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	6.74

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		montreal, truckload, proposal, brotherhood, selection, bribe, await, despite, impressive, prove, winning, hosted, hosting, imagine, capable, especially
	content words:		International Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, New York, New Yorkers

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How an Olympic City Is Chosen By Ekaterina Zhdanova-Redman

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¹     Imagine your town or city being invaded by foreigners. Millions of them. They come from all over the globe, from places you're familiar with and from places you've never heard of. And while they all look and sound very different from one another, they all have something in common: They love the Olympics and they're calling your town home for the next month. Do you think your town could handle it? Could you?
 
²     Think for a minute why a city would want to do that to itself. Millions of visitors can mean a lot of wear and tear, right? Imagine having to find places to stay for all those people. What about transportation - how would all those people get around? Cities all over the globe have fought bitterly to win the honor of hosting the Olympics. There are many reasons why.
 
³     One reason is pride. The modern Olympics have been taking place since 1896. A city and its country are very honored to host so many different people. As most people are proud of their city and country, they love to show it off. The Olympics try to bring athletes together with a feeling of international brotherhood, and cities that host Olympic Games are proud to be part of it.

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