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The marathon is a popular Olympic event. It is a very____1___race—42.2 kilometers, and good___2____finish it in about two hours. Marathon is the name of a place in Greece. There is an old___3____about an important battle (战斗)at Marathon 2500 years___4____.The Greeks won the battle and their leader(领袖)was very excited. He shouted, “We must___5____a message to Athens(雅典)at once. It’s a long way to Athens. ___6____can take our message home to our people?” Pheidippides said, “I can! I want to do it. I can run___7____than all the other men!”Pheidippides ran as fast as he could to Athens. He shouted the____8___news to the Athenians,“We won! We won the battle!” Then he ___9____to the ground. He was too tired and died. He was the___10____“Marathoner”.
(      )（1）A. dangerous      B. interesting  C. short   D. long
(      )（2）A. players    B. runners      C. doctors       D. workers
(      )（3）A. subjectB. result        C. story     D. book
(      )（4）A. ago  B. before     C. after   D. later
(      )（5）A. answer  B. give     C. bring      D. send
(      )（6）A. What      B. Who C. Where      D. When
(      )（7）A. slower       B. higher     C. further       D. faster
(      )（8）A. good          B. sad        C. lucky  D. safe
(      )（9）A. jumped      B. went      C. fell     D. moved
(      )（10）A. last          B. first       C. best    D. real