完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从16－30各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出能填入相应空白处的最佳选项。
One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It
_ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.
In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought
_ 17_ the Persian army at a place
_18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However ,
__19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and
_20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was
the most famous
_ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city
_22_ full speed.
Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the
_23_ city. It was twenty-six miles
_24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran
__25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the
_26__ of the people of Athens
__27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.
The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down
__28__ .
In
__29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race
_30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.
小题1:
| | A．came from | | B．came about | | C．came out | | D．came round |
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小题3:
| | A．call | | B．calling | | C．to be called | | D．called |
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小题4:
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小题5:
| | A．taken | | B．made | | C．driving | | D．driven |
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小题6:
| | A．player | | B．runner | | C．soldier | | D．officer |
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小题8:
| | A．far | | B．distant | | C．away | | D．off |
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小题10:
| | A．above | | B．across | | C．through | | D．over |
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小题11:
| | A．sadness | | B．joy | | C．anger | | D．surprise |
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小题13:
| | A．dead | | B．death | | C．died | D．dyin g |
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小题14:
| | A．remember | | B．front | | C．honour | | D．the hope |
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小题15:
| | A．by which | | B．from which | | C．through which | | D．in which |
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