题目内容：

One of the most important events in the Olympic Games is the Marathon race. It _ 16_ one of the great events in Greek history.

     In 490 B.C .about 10,000 Greeks fought _ 17_ the Persian army at a place _18__ Marathon. It is said that the Persians were ten times as many as the Greeks .However , __19_ the brave attack of the Greeks , the Persians were badly beaten and _20__ away from the plain of Marathon . When the Persians had run away, a soldier, who was the most famous _ 21 _in Athens, was ordered to carry the good news to the city _22_ full speed.

     Although he had fought through the battle and received many wounds, the soldier at once started off towards the _23_ city. It was twenty-six miles _24__ the plain of Marathon to the marketplace of Athens, where the elders of Athens had gathered waiting for news. He ran and ran __25_ hills and across plains. As he went on, his lips became dry and he breathed hard. But he thought of the _26__ of the people of Athens __27_ hearing the news, and he ran harder than ever.

     The elders of Athens heard a great shout and saw a soldier staggering (蹒跚）towards them . "Rejoice! Rejoice! We won!" gasped the soldier, and fell down __28__ .

   In __29_ of this noble soldier, the Marathon race _30__ the athletes run this same distance became an event in the Olympic Games.

1.	A.came from	B.came about	C. came out	D.came round
2.	A. in	B. against	C. for	D. with
3.	A. call	B. calling	C. to be called	D. called
4.	A. in	B. with	C. by	D. because
5.	A. taken	B. made	C. driving	D. driven
6.	A. player	B. runner	C. soldier	D. officer
7.	A. in	B. by	C. on	D. at
8.	A. far	B. distant	C. away	D. off
9.	A. to	B. from	C. in	D. at
10.	A. above	B. across	C. through	D. over
11.	A. sadness	B. joy	C. anger	D. surprise
12.	A. on	B. in	C. from	D. with
13.	A. dead	B. death	C. died	D. dying
14.	A. remember	B. front	C. honour	D. the hope
15.	A. by which	B. from which	C.through which	D. in which