InSydneyAustraliathereisalong-distancerunningracecalledtheCitytoSurf.TheraceisheldonthesecondSundayinAugusteveryyear.Morethan23000peoplerunintherace.Theraceis14kilometreslong.ItstartsinthecentreofthecityandfinishesatasurfbeachcalledBondi.ThatiswhyitiscalledtheCitytoSurf.
Allkindsofpeopleruninthecitytosurf.Oldpeopletakepartintheracetoo.In1981theoldestrunnerswerean81-year-oldmanandhissisterLinda76whowasthelastrunnertofinish.Attheendoftheracethereisaspecialpersonwhowritesdowntherunners’namesandrunningtime.Thenamesandrunningtimeoftherunnerswouldbeonthenewspaperafewdayslater.In1981ittookthefirstrunnerjust40minutestoruntheraceandittookthelastrunnertwoandahalfhours.
Thefirstmanandthefirstwomaneachreceiveatrophy(奖品)andafreetriptoSanFranciscointheUSA.Theretheyruninanotherlong-distancerace.
6.HowoftenistheCitytoSurfheldinAustralia?
A.Onceayear. B.Twiceayear. C.Threetimesayear. D.Onceaweek.
7.WhyistheracecalledtheCitytoSurf?
A.BecauseitisheldintheCityofSurf.
B.BecauseitisheldontheBondiBeach.
C.Becauseitisaracebetweenthecityandasurfbeach.
D.BecauseitisaracefromBonditoSydney.
8.WhowasthelastrunnertofinishtheCitytoSurfin1981?
A.An81-year-oldman. B.A76-year-oldwoman.
C.An81-year-oldwoman. D.A76-year-oldman.
9.Ittookthelastrunner________minutesmorethanthefirstrunnerintheracein1981.
A.80 B.120 C.110 D.150
10.Whatdothefirstmanandthefirstwomangetasaprize?
A.Atrophy. B.AfreetriptoSanFranciscoUSA.
C.Somemoney. D.AtrophyandafreetriptoSanFrancisco.
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