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The marathon is a popular Olympic event. It is a very____⑴___race—42.2 kilometers, and good___⑵___finish it in about two hours. Marathon is the name of a place in Greece. There is an old___⑶___about an important battle (战斗)at Marathon 2500 years___⑷___.The Greeks won the battle and their leader(领袖)was very excited. He shouted, “We must___⑸___a message to Athens(雅典)at once. It’s a long way to Athens. ___⑹___can take our message home to our people?” Pheidippides said, “I can! I want to do it. I can run___⑺___than all the other men!”Pheidippides ran as fast as he could to Athens. He shouted the___⑻___news to the Athenians,“We won! We won the battle!” Then he ___⑼___to the ground. He was too tired and died. He was the___⑽____“Marathoner”.
(   ) ⑴A. dangerous    B. interesting    C. short       D. long
(   ) ⑵A. players      B. runners        C. doctors     D. workers
(   ) ⑶A. subject      B. result         C. story       D. book
(   ) ⑷A. ago          B. before         C. after       D. later
(   ) ⑸A. answer       B. give           C. bring       D. send
(   ) ⑹A. What         B. Who            C. Where       D. When
(   ) ⑺A. slower       B. higher         C. further     D. faster
(   ) ⑻A. good         B. sad            C. lucky       D. safe
(   ) ⑼A. jumped       B. went           C. fell        D. moved
(   ) ⑽A. last         B. first          C. best        D. real