Greece has deployed another 35,000 troops to protect the summer Olympic Games, with the whole country finally getting mobilized for next week's opening.
There are already some 70,000 soldiers and police deployed to protect the Athens Olympic Games, in what Greek authorities are calling the biggest peacetime effort ever made by the country's armed forces.

But in a decision made only nine days before the August 13 opening ceremony, the government decided on Wednesday to draft in another 35,000 troops, mostly for patrolling duties in Greece's less populated areas away from Athens.

It seems that every street corner in the Greek capital now has its own highly armed security agent. They are only the tip of the iceberg. On Wednesday, a navy minesweeper scoured Piraeus harbor for potential explosives. The harbor, used by thousands every day to escape to the Greek islands, will be home to VIPs living on luxury cruise liners during the Games. Chief among them is former U.S. President George Bush, who is leading the American delegation to Athens.

Harry De Quetteville, depuis Athènes pour Voanews, le 06.08.2004

III) Questions:
I) What is the text about?
A) The new gold medals of the Olympic Games
B) The new boss of the Olympic Games
C) The new security measures for the next Olympic Games

II) How many Greek policemen and soldiers will be at the Olympic Games?
A) About 35,000
B) About 70,000
C) About 105,000

III) When will the next Olympic Games start?
A) on August 13
B) next Wednesday
C) nine days before

IV) What is a minesweeper?
A) a vessel used to clear an area of explosives and mines
B) a champion who runs very fast
C) a new sport

V) Who is the leader of the US delegation to Athens?
A) Harry De Quetteville
B) Piraeus
C) George Bush

IV) REPONSES
1) De quoi parle le texte? Les nouvelles médailles d'or des Jeux Olympiques? Le nouveau patron des JO? Les nouvelles mesures de sécurité pour les prochains jeux ?
2) Combien de policiers et de soldats grecs seront aux JO? Environ 35.000/70.000/105.000
3) Quand les prochains JO commenceront-ils? le 13 août? mercredi prochain? il y a neuf jours?
4) Qu'est-ce qu'un dragueur de mines? Un bâtiment utilisé pour enlever les explosifs et les mines d'une zone ? un champion qui court très vite? Un nouveau sport?
5) Qui est le chef de la délégation américaine à Athènes? HDQ? P? George Bush?