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Fred Mundy enjoyed life.He loved adventure and the great outdoors, especially riding his motorcycle.
One day Fred decided to 1 a motorcycle race.The race was to be run on a dangerous course through 150 miles of rough 2 .
Fred was a proud man; he wanted to 3 the race.So, to save 4 , he only took along a small 5 of water, some apples, and a few pieces of bread.
The race began.Fred got off to a good 6 .But somewhere along the way, he made a wrong turn.He became lost in a wilderness of sand rock——a lonely place 7 the temperature can 8 top 40℃.
A 9 party was organized, and planes were brought in.Soon the searchers began 10 something:Fred's motorcycle, footprints in the sand, even his empty can. 11 they couldn't find Fred.
The searchers could not 12 this.Why didn't Fred try to signal the airplanes above?Why didn't he 13 marks for the searchers to 14 ?It was almost as if he didn't want to be found.
Twelve days after the race, the searchers found Fred's body.And near it, they saw his bright orange helmet 15 under a small bush.It seemed to be hidden so that 16 couldn't be seen from the air.
Perhaps the 17 were right.Maybe Fred didn't want to be found.Why?Because he was a 18 man.He was trying to find his 19 way out of desert.But he never 20 it.Fred Mundy has lost his race with time.
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