they would play fair.There were rules to keep them that way. Officials also watched them. And cheaters Image credit: The Metropolitan could get a public beating. This plate shows an ancient chariot Museum of Art But everyone wanted to win. So, some still cheated. race involving Pelops. Pelops is said to have cheated in order to win Historians say that most cheating was bribery. There was also foul play.An athlete might try to gouge out an eye. When? During a wrestling match. It wasn't just the athletes. Judges cheated, too One group of judges picked the winner from their own city-state. The judges were fined. But the winner still won. Cheating still happens in the Olympics today. It happened at the 2002 Winter Games. A French judge gave Russian figure skaters high scores.A Russian judge was meant to do the same for French figure skaters. But the Russian judge didn't do that. So the Russian skaters won. Later,officials found out what happened. Skaters from Canada had finished second. They had won silver medals.But they were given gold medals just like the Russian skaters. The French judge couldn't be a judge again for three years. Ancient Olympic officials tried to keep athletes honest.They put up statues of cheaters. Each statue had a sign. The sign said what the cheater did wrong. It was a public scolding. The first statue was for a boxer. He bribed other athletes to let him win. But the statues didn't stop the cheating. Even the origin story of the Olympics tells about cheating, Pelops was the made-up founder of the Olympics. The story said he used bribes to win. He even sabotaged a chariot race. Today there's a code of ethics. It says Olympic athletes must play fair. They must have a spirit of friendship and solidarity. QUESTION 7 The Article says: They put up statues of cheaters. Each statue had a sign. The sign said what the cheater did wrong. It was a public scolding. The first statue was for a boxer. He bribed other athletes to let him win. Why is this passage in the Article? It shows __ A. how officials tried to keep athletes honest B. how some athletes used foul play to cheat C. that many officials were bribed by judges D. that statues stopped athletes from cheating

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they would play fair.There were rules to keep them that way. Officials also watched them. And cheaters Image credit: The Metropolitan could get a public beating. This plate shows an ancient chariot Museum of Art But everyone wanted to win. So, some still cheated. race involving Pelops. Pelops is said to have cheated in order to win Historians say that most cheating was bribery. There was also foul play.An athlete might try to gouge out an eye. When? During a wrestling match. It wasn't just the athletes. Judges cheated, too One group of judges picked the winner from their own city-state. The judges were fined. But the winner still won. Cheating still happens in the Olympics today. It happened at the 2002 Winter Games. A French judge gave Russian figure skaters high scores.A Russian judge was meant to do the same for French figure skaters. But the Russian judge didn't do that. So the Russian skaters won. Later,officials found out what happened. Skaters from Canada had finished second. They had won silver medals.But they were given gold medals just like the Russian skaters. The French judge couldn't be a judge again for three years. Ancient Olympic officials tried to keep athletes honest.They put up statues of cheaters. Each statue had a sign. The sign said what the cheater did wrong. It was a public scolding. The first statue was for a boxer. He bribed other athletes to let him win. But the statues didn't stop the cheating. Even the origin story of the Olympics tells about cheating, Pelops was the made-up founder of the Olympics. The story said he used bribes to win. He even sabotaged a chariot race. Today there's a code of ethics. It says Olympic athletes must play fair. They must have a spirit of friendship and solidarity. QUESTION 7 The Article says: They put up statues of cheaters. Each statue had a sign. The sign said what the cheater did wrong. It was a public scolding. The first statue was for a boxer. He bribed other athletes to let him win. Why is this passage in the Article? It shows __ A. how officials tried to keep athletes honest B. how some athletes used foul play to cheat C. that many officials were bribed by judges D. that statues stopped athletes from cheating

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A. how officials tried to keep athletes honest

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## Step 1 The first step in solving this problem is to understand the context of the passage. The passage discusses the measures taken by ancient Olympic officials to discourage cheating among athletes. They did this by erecting statues of cheaters, each with a sign indicating the nature of their dishonesty. ## Step 2 The next step is to analyze the options given. The passage does not provide evidence that many officials were bribed by judges (Option C), nor does it suggest that the statues stopped athletes from cheating (Option D). ## Step 3 The passage does not focus on how some athletes used foul play to cheat (Option B). Instead, it emphasizes the efforts of the officials to maintain honesty among the athletes. ## Step 4 The final step is to choose the option that best fits the context of the passage. In this case, the passage is primarily about the efforts of the officials to maintain honesty among the athletes, which aligns with Option A.

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