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| Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years __1__, the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English__2__, began to believe he might__3__this almost magic barrier. It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a__4 _chance. Bannister had been__5__hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real__6_to him. Describing the__7__ later, Bannister said, "On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I__8__ for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved__9_ now. This was the moment when I made my decision. " "The gun fired. My legs__10_ to meet no resistance, as if I was__11_ forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful _12_ gave me greater strength. I felt the_13_ of a lifetime had come." "I was driven on by a _14__ of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy__15_ 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__16_ could have done in previous years. When I leapt at (冲向 ) the _17_tape, l fell, almost __18_ . "I knew I had done it, even before I_19_ the time. The announcement came, 'Result of the one mile… Time, three minutes…' the rest was _20_ in the noise of excitement. " | ||||
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