第一篇： The Wimbledon Championships are the oldest and most prestigious of the four tennis Grand Slam tournaments.As such, Wimbledon is awash in long-lasting traditions and features, such as the habit of calling the men’s andwomen’s competitions “Gentlemen’s” and “Ladies’,”  31  . But arguably the most notable aspect of the event is theall-white dress code for all participants. Why does the tournament specify that its players dress “  32  in white” or“almost entirely in white?”    The short answer is “because it’s in the dress code.” But it’s in the dress code for a reason: namely, when thecode was written in the genteel 1880s, sweat stains were considered so improper and unsightly that it was decidedthat white should be worn to minimize their  33  , as sweat is more apparent on colorful clothing. From that periodon, “tennis whites” were considered the standard  34  for well-heeled tennis players, which described everyonewho played in the first Wimbledon tournaments.    The all-white dress code, however, has not always been popular with players. The most extreme case of this waswhen superstar Andre Agassi refused to play at Wimbledon from 1988 to 1990 in part because the dress codeprevented him from wearing the flashy clothing that he was most comfortable wearing. When the criticism of someof the greatest players of all time is not enough to get Wimbledon to   35   its dress code, there is a good chancethat we will continue to see Wimbledon participants clad in all white for a good long time.
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(A) respectively
(B) respective
(C) perspective
(D) respect