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Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years ¡¡¡¡16¡¡ , the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English ¡¡¡¡17¡¡ , began to believe he might ¡¡¡¡18¡¡ ¡¡this almost magic barrier.
It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954,when Bannister knew he had a ¡¡¡¡19¡¡ ¡¡chance. Bannister had been ¡¡¡¡20¡¡ ¡¡hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real ¡¡¡¡21¡¡ ¡¡to him. Describing the ¡¡¡¡22¡¡ ¡¡later, Bannister said, ¡°On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I ¡¡¡¡23¡¡ ¡¡for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved ¡¡¡¡24¡¡ ¡¡now. This was the moment when I made my decision.¡±
¡°The gun fried. My legs ¡¡¡¡25¡¡ ¡¡to meet no resistance, as if I was ¡¡¡¡26¡¡ ¡¡forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful ¡¡¡¡27¡¡ ¡¡gave me greater strength. I felt the ¡¡¡¡28¡¡ ¡¡of a lifetime had come.¡±
¡°I was driven on by a ¡¡¡¡29¡¡ ¡¡of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy ¡¡¡¡30¡¡ ¡¡it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they ¡¡¡¡31¡¡ ¡¡could have done in previous years. When I leapt at(³åÏò) the ¡¡¡¡32¡¡ ¡¡tape, I fell, almost ¡¡¡¡33¡¡ .¡±
¡°I know I had done it, ever before I ¡¡¡¡34¡¡ ¡¡the time. The announcement came, ¡®Result of the one mile¡ Time, three minutes¡¡¯ the rest was ¡¡¡¡35¡¡ ¡¡in the noise of excitement.¡±
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17. A. coach¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. athlete¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. captain¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. judge
18. A. defeat¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. move¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. beat¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. break
19. A. real¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. lucky¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. serious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. false
20. A. competing¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. training¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. fighting¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. attending
21. A. eagerness¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. pleasure¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. relief¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. worry
22. A. accident¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. event¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. issue¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. topic
23. A. did up¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. made up¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. put up¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. lined up
24. A. safely¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. heavily¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. thinly¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. gently
25. A. seemed¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. used¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. happened¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. had
26. A. dragged¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. drawn¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. pulled¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. pushed
27. A. mass¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. residents¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. crowd¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. team
28. A. moment¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. period¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. while¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. date
29. A. concentration¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. collection¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. combination¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. classification
30. A. so ¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. but¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. or¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. as
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33. A. unconcerned¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. unconscious¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. unknown¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. unnoticed
34. A. offered¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ B. told¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡¡ C. announced¡¡ ¡¡¡¡¡¡ D. heard
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