Read the following passage and mark

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.
Completing a marathon is considered very difficult, many coaches believe that it is possible for anyone who is willing to put in the time and effort. Obviously, most participants do not run a marathon to win. More important for most runners is their personal finish time and their placement within their specific age group and gender. Another very important goal is to break certain time barriers. For example, ambitious recreational first-timers often try to run the marathon under 4 hours; more competitive runners will attempt to run under 3 hours. Many runners then prefer to finish for example in 3:29:59, which makes them "sub-3:30h marathoners", instead of 3:30:01.
For most runners, the marathon is the longest run they have ever attempted. Many coaches believe that the most important element in marathon training is the long run. Recreational runners commonly try to reach a maximum of about 20 miles in their longest weekly run and about 40 miles a week in total when training for the marathon. More experienced marathoners may run a longer distance. During marathon training, adequate recovery time is crucial. If fatigue or pain is felt, it is recommended to take a break for a couple of days or more to let the body heal. Overtraining is a condition that results from not getting enough rest to allow the body to recover from difficult training. It can actually result in a lower endurance and speed and place a runner at a greater risk of injury.
C©u 31: The word attempted in the passage means ____________.
A. given up B. failed C. tried D. lost
C©u 32: One of the important goals in a marathon competition is __________.
A. gender B. breaking time barriers C. age D. reaching the finish
C©u 33: In marathon training, the most important is ____________.
A. the recreation B. the coaches' belief C. the age D. the long run

C©u 34: If the marathon runner feels tired or has a pain, _________.
A. he should continue the training B. it is time for him to stop his training
C. he should take a break for several days D. he should quit running forever
C©u 35: Overtraining may lead to _________.
A. long endurance B. recovery C. good results D. injury

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct word for each of the blanks.
My best friend Jenny appeared (36) …… a TV quiz show a few nights ago. It was very exciting. We all knew that she should be on, (37) …… all our friends met at her parents’ house to watch it. Her parents videoed it too, of course. The programme started at half past seven. We screamed and clapped when we saw Jenny. She looked great. She had had her hair done, and was wearing the new top she had brought the day before. She sat in the chair in the middle of the studio while the (38) …… asked her some questions. The questions got harder and harder as they increased in (39) …… . If she didn’t make any mistakes and get the most difficult question right, she would win a million pounds. By this time, Jenny had won a thousand pounds. That was definitely hers, whatever happened. She answered the next question correctly, which was worth five thousand pounds. I didn’t know the answer, but she did know! Then with the next question, she took a risk but got the answer wrong. She was gone out of the game. Still, she had her thousand pounds, and we were very (40) …… of her.
C©u 36:
A. at B. on C. in D. from
C©u 37:
A. because B. so C. but D. though
C©u 38:
A. producer B. director C. presenter D. leader
C©u 39:
A. difficult B. difficulty C. difficultly D. undifficult
C©u 40:
A. hopeless B. ignorant C. proud D. ashamed

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