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7. A reader of the article could determine that
a. swimming is an endurance sport

b. running a marathon can be very tiring and hard
c. Boston is the only place to go if you want to race
d. the Greeks loved to run

8. Which of these is an opinion?

a. The Boston Marathon was first held in 1897.
b. The fastest marathon runners cover the distance in less than 2 hours and 9
minutes.
c. The marathon courses around the world are different.

d. The marathon runners all run to commemorate Pheidippides.

9. The article was created mainly to
a. convince readers to start running

b. list some of health benefits of running a marathon
c. explain the origin and some facts of the marathon race
d. explain what the Boston Marathon is

10. In the context of this passage, the word field means
a. a piece of ground devoted to sports or contests
b. a sphere fo interest

c. a battleground
d. the area or region serviced by a business

True or False

Check “T” for true and “F” for false.

a. Many men and women spend much time exercising
T F
by running.

b. A marathon race is one of the most grueling and T F

competitive track and field events.

c. The marathon race derived its name from T F

Marathon, Boston.

d. The marathon courses around the world are the T F

same.

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