8. The author wants to express an idea that
.
A. one cannot be good at both memorizing and understanding
things
B. some people are actually quite stupid though they seem
clever
C. having a good memory does not mean having good intelligence
D. the more
you can memorize, the more stupid you will certainly be
C
Last year, my boyfriend suggested
that I should run the London marathon(马拉松), and I laughed.
He laughed too, but he laughed too long and too loud. That made me think. I
realized that he didn't believe that I could do it. That made me angry, and
determined, Now he knows that I can!
Training wasn't easy, but I kept going. I didn't need
special training but I did need to buy very good
shoes. Each day, I went a little further. By the
end of three months, I was running five days a week. Some- times in the
evenings I ran 10 km; on Sunday mornings, I sometimes ran about 30
kin. I used to come
home, have a shower and eat my breakfast. I felt
wonderful !
On the day of the race in London, I lined up with about
30,000 other runners. The faster runners were at the front, while slower
runners like me were placed further back. In that way, the professional runners
and club runners were not slowed down by the amateurs(业余爱好者).
At first, there were so many runners close together that we
were almost falling over each other.
We could only run very slowly but that was a good thing because it meant
that we didn't rush off too quickly. Gradually the runners spread out and there
was more space. There were thousands of people watching us along the route and
they cheered and clapped everyone, even the slowest runner. It was wonderful!
For the first 10 km I felt very happy and my legs felt very
comfortable. However, at 15 km I got a pain in my side and running became
difficult, but I kept going and the pain disappeared. At the 30 km mark, I felt
extremely tired, and wanted to stop, but I kept on going. I covered another 3
km and then I began to feel better again.
By the time I reached the 35 km mark, I knew I was going to
get to the end of the course. Somehow that confidence made me feel lighter and faster
and it seemed as if my legs flew over the last few kilometers. I passed
hundreds of slower runners, some of whom had passed me earlier, and I felt
wonderful! AS I came round the last bend(弯道)and saw the
finishing line, I could see three runners ahead of me. I raced past all of them
to finish the race in just under four hours. The winner had completed the race
in 2 hours and 10 minutes, but I didn't care! I had run 42 km and com-pleted my first marathon!