Question

Funny things may happen in different places around the world．1. Yes．Every year，it was held by the Oxford and the Cambridge in late March or early April on the Thames River，England．This boat race is as famous as the two oldest universities in Britain．

2. It came from two friends—Charles Merivale，a student at Cambridge，and his friend Charles Wordsworth who was at Oxford．They decided to set up a boat race between the two universities．On March 12，1829，Cambridge sent a challenge to Oxford first．

The first boat race took place in a small town in Thames．3. Crowds of twenty thousand traveled to watch．It was so exciting．And the Oxford was clear winners．Later on，not only did the students from the two universities take part，but also some social groups attended the event．By 1845，with the small town becoming too crowded，the boat race had moved six miles up to the village—Putney． 4. This boat race is considered to be“the world’s oldest sporting challenge”．

The race is four and a quarter miles in just 20 minutes and the competitors often face difficulties．5. In the past，the Oxford was mostly the winners．But things have changed from 1993 on．The Cambridge has won more．

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A．From 1856 on，the race has been held every year except war years．

B．It usually takes six months for the two teams to prepare for the big days．

C．Eight students from each university became the competitors．

D．Have you heard a boat race held between two famous universities？

E．Maybe people wonder who thinks of the idea to hold the boat race．

Answer 1