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    The marathon is the longest race at the Olympics．You have to be a very strong runner to win the marathon．The marathon is 42.195 km long．Why is it 42.195 km and not 43? The 1908 Olympics was in London．The King of England wanted his children to watch the marathon so the race started at the gate of his palace．From there to the finish line was 42.195 km．One of the best marathon runners was Abebe Bikila．He was from Ethiopia．He won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1960 0lympics．He rail the whole race without shoes on!

1. （1） What does the word"marathon"mean?  It means"        "．    
   

   A . 奥运会 B . 射击 C . 马拉松
3. （2） The marathon is         ．    

   A . longer than 42 km B . shorter than 42 km C . 43 km long
5. （3） At the 1908 London Olympics，the King of England's family watched           marathon at the gate of their palace．    

   A . the whole B . the start of the C . the end of the
7. （4） Abebe Bikila was a       ．    

   A . football player B . marathon runner C . 10ng jump player
9. （5） Abebe Bikila didn't wear his       when he ran the whole race．

   A . shirt B . shoes C . shorts