Footracing(競走)isapopularactivityintheUnitedStates.Iti...

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   Footracing(競走)is a popular activity in the United States. It is not only seen as a competitive sport, but also as a  41  to exercise. Though   42   runners may spend months training to compete, other runners and walkers  43 not train at all.   44  not competing to win might run in an effort to beat their own time, or  45  to enjoy the fun and exercise. People of all  46  , from those less than one year old to those in their 80s,  47  into this sport. The races are held on city streets, on college campuses,  48  parks, and in suburban areas, and commonly 5 to 1 0 kilometers in  49  .

     The largest footrace in the world is the 12-kilometer Bay to Breakers  50   that is held in San Francisco every spring. This race  51   on the east side of the city near San Francisco Bay and ends on the  52  side at the Pacific Ocean. In 1993 there were 80,000 people  53  in this race through the streets and hills of San Francisco. In the  54  are the serious runners who compete to win, and  55 might finish in as little as 34 minutes. Behind them   56  the thousands who take several hours to finish. In the back of the race are those who wear various clothing just for  57  . There was a group of firefighters who were all  58  in a long line and were carrying a fire—hose(消防水龍帶). One year there was a wedding  59  , in which the bride dressed in a long white gown and the groom wore a tuxedo(晚禮服). They  60  flowers to by-standers, and were actually married at some point along the route.

41. A. plan                     B. design               C. approach                 D. way

42. A. serious                  B. amateur              C. famous               D. ordinary

43. A. must                 B. could                    C. might                D. should

44. A. Others               B. These                    C. Those                    D. Ones

45. A. finally                  B. simply                   C. partly                   D. certainly

46. A. ages                     B. walks                C. sorts                D. nations

47. A. turn                 B. look                 C. break                D. enter

48. A. across                   B. over                     C. through              D. on

49. A. size                     B. length                   C. depth                D. height

50. A. race                     B. city                 C. ground                   D. ceremony

51. A. holds                B. goes                     C. begins                   D. carries

52. A. north                    B. south                C. east                     D. west

53. A. singing                  B. helping                  C. watching                 D. running

54. A. beginning                B. front                    C. course               D. process

55. A. who                  B. what                     C. which                D. as

56. A. stay                     B. fall                     C. are                  D. is

57. A. fun                      B. medal                    C. win                  D. prize

58. A. wrapped                  B. followed                 C. separated                D. tied

59. A. dinner                   B. party                    C. day                  D. invitation

60. A. sold                     B. presented                C. threw                    D. donated

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