Winning a marathon is one of the　　1　 things that an athlete can do. A marathon is 42.2 kilometres of running without a 　 2　 .

The most famous marathon runner was Abebe Bikila. He 　 3　 many hours running in the mountains near his home. Later, when he became　　4　 of the emperor's (皇帝) palace guards, he　　5　 on running. He enjoyed it.

Not many people had 　 6　 Bikila when he entered the 1960 summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.　　7　 two hours and fifteen minutes after the marathon began, he　　8　 the running and became a famous track star.

Bikila started the race in a 　 9　 pair of running shoes. They soon began to　　10　 his feet. After only a few kilometres he took them　　11　 . He was used to running barefoot (赤脚), and that was the 　 12　 in which he ran the　　13　 of the race!As he entered the stadium two hours later, Bikila was 25 seconds　 14　 of the next runner. People rose to their feet, 　 15　 . No one that they had ever heard of could run such a race 　 16　 , and Bikila had just run it faster than anyone else in　　17　 .

Four years later, Abebe Bikila　　18　 to win a second Olympic marathon. A month before the race he　　19　 have an operation. This time he ran along the streets of Tokyo. When he entered the stadium at the 　 20　 of the race, he was four minutes ahead of the next runner.

1. A. most smallest B. hardest C. longest D. easier

2. A. breath B. look C. stop D. doubt

3. A. took B. experienced C. put D. spent

4. A. one B. many C. any D. some

5. A. had B. passed C. kept D. held

6. A. thought about B. read C. heard of D. spoke to

7. A. So B. But C. However D. Later

8. A. watched B. practised C. decided D. finished

9. A. new B. nice C. everyday D. proper

10. A. touch B. feel C. hurt D. move

11. A. on B. off C. out D. down

12. A. hour B. day C. time D. way

13. A. other B. left C. distance D. rest

14. A. ahead B. in front C. instead D. because

15. A. laughing B. calling C. cheering D. smiling

16. A. bravely B. barefoot C. on time D. strangely

17. A. earth B. world C. history D. mankind

18. A. liked B. hoped C. began D. waited

19. A. might B. ought to C. was told to D. had to

20. A. point B. end C. time D. beginning

I will never forget the day______I joined the Young Pioneer.

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It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages________________ attracted the audience’s interest.

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It was how the young man had learned five foreign languages________________ attracted the audience’s interest.

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B.　　  that

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