Read the text again (ex. 65). Find words or expressions in the text which have a) a similar meaning to the following Olympics made up his mind

Вновь прочтите текст на с. 65. Найдите слова н выражения в тексте, которые
равны по значении) следующим выражениям:
Olympics = the Olympic Games made up his mind - lo decide then - after
had a good opinion of 777 to think highly
state = country
participate = compete
various sports = sports
almost = nearly
противоположны по значению следующим выражениям:
peace = war
have a low opinion of = io be not interested in
lose - to win
forget = to remember
have a rest = to work hard
finish = to begin
everybody = nobody
at the beginning = at the end