1 . One of the most important events in the modern Olympic Games is the Marathon(马拉松)race. The race _______ one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 B C. about 10,000 Greeks _______ against the Persian army at a place called Marathon. It is _______ that the Persians were ten times as_______ as the Greeks. However, where there is a will, there is a way._______ the brave attack of the Greeks, the Persians were badly beaten and_______away from the plain of Marathon. When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous_______in Athens, was _______ to carry the good news to the city and he was also asked to march at full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and _______many wounds, the soldier at once started off toward the ________ city ________ was twenty-six and a quarter miles from the plain of Marathon to the Marketplace of Athens, ________ there the elders of Athens had gathered ________ for news. He ran and ran over ________ and across plains. As he went on, his lips became ________ and his breathing hard, but when he thought of the ________ of the people of Athens on hearing the news, he ________ harder than ever.
At last the elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering(蹒跚) toward them.” Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!” said the soldier, and fell down ________..
In________of this noble soldier and athlete, we have in the modern Olympic Games the Marathon race, ________ the athletes run this same distance.
1. A.come round | B.came about | C.came out | D.came from |
2. A.exploded | B.competed | C.fought | D.hunted |
3. A.designed | B.said | C.told | D.reported |
4. A.little | B.few | C.many | D.much |
5. 6. A.taken | B.driven | C.got | D.rolled |
7. A.player | B.officer | C.soldier | D.runner |
8. A.advised | B.ordered | C.succeeded | D.allowed |
9. A.accepted | B.harmed | C.received | D.formed |
10. A.far | B.nearby | C.close | D.distant |
11. 12. 13. A.asking | B.calling | C.waiting | D.looking |
14. A.railways | B.hills | C.rivers | D.highways |
15. 16. A.joy | B.sadness | C.disappointment | D.surprise |
17. A.walked | B.ran | C.pretended | D.volunteered |
18. A.sensitive | B.anxious | C.angry | D.dead |
19. A.danger | B.need | C.search | D.honor |
20. A.which | B.that | C.what | D.where |