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Unit 8 More than a Game
Vocabulary in Use
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练基础
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练基础
一、用括号内所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Huo Yuanjia is remembered as one of the ________(master) of wushu.
2. [科技创新]6G technology is supposed ________(satisfy) the need for faster data transmission(传输).
3. The Olympic boxing event goes through several ________(round).
4. Even though they lost, the young players ________(gain) valuable experience.
5. Athletes can improve their skills by __________(compete) in different championships(锦标赛).
masters
to satisfy
rounds
gained
competing
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6. They ________ arrived after midnight(午夜).
7. The top ________ for the “Beautiful Hebei” photography event is a camera.
8. John said the primary responsibility(责任) of a state is to protect its ________ from attack.
9. [热点时事]Athletes from Hebei Province won a total of 47 ________ at the National Games.
10. (教材改编题)Before the ________ emperor stopped the games, the Olympic Games were held every four years.
二、用方框内所给单词的适当形式填空
finally
prize
medals
citizens
Roman
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11. Over fifty students _______________ to join the swimming club by now.
12. Zhang Guimei _______________ many girls through free education since 2002.
13. In the final lap(圈), the runner sped up _______________ with the leader.
14. [地域特色]Tom fell in love with Xingtai meihuaquan after _______________ several moves.
15. The Chinese team won the women’s speed relay and _______________ at the World Games 2025.
三、用方框内所给短语的适当形式填空
have signed up
has helped out
to catch up
trying out
set a record
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四、短文填空
About 2,500 years ago, there was a big battle(战役) near the town of Marathon in Greece. Greece won the battle and the 16. ________(Greece) soldier Pheidippides ran from Marathon to Athens(雅典) to tell their victory. It was about forty kilometres long. When he got 17. ________ Athens, he shouted, “We have won!” and then died.
When the first modern Olympic Games started in 1896, they 18. ________(celebrate) the legend(传说) of Pheidippides with a race called marathon. 17 competitors took part, 19. ________ only 9 finished the race. At the 1908 Olympics, the marathon was 42.195 kilometres long, and this 20. ________(become) the official length later.
Greek
to
celebrated
but
became
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Today, there 21. ________(be) many marathons in different countries every year. People run for different reasons. Some run in order 22. ________(satisfy) a personal wish; some run 23. ________(simple) because they love running; others enjoy taking part 24. ________ competitions. Crossing the finish line is a moment of becoming true
25. ________(master) of their own limits. Once in Greenland, there was a marathon on ice. And 26. ________ English man once walked a marathon underwater in Loch Ness, Scotland. It 27. ________(take) him twelve days!
On 30 March, 2025, about 35,000 28. _______(run) competed in the Shijiazhuang Marathon. The route 29. _____________(design) to show the city’s key landmarks(地标) and 30. ________(wonder) spring scenery. Organizers hoped the marathon would encourage a healthy lifestyle and bring energy to the city.
are
to satisfy
simply
in
masters
an
took
runners
was designed
wonderful
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