| Directions: Read the following passage. Answer the questions according to the information given in the passage. |
| My First Long Run Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn't going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air. Our driveway has a slope (斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instead of stopping at the end of the lope, I decided to see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried a few moths ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I would go a little further. After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of fresh air. I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I didn't stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, faster, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did some thing I thought I could never do. It was the first run of my life. Since then, I have improved my stride (步幅) and time. After every run I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner's high. I normally jog because I want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good. |
| 1. Why did the author feel guilty? (NO more than 9 words) (2 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________ 2. What did the author fail to do miserably a few months ago? (NO more than 11 words) (2 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________ 3. What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (NO more than 9 words) (3 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________ 4. How is running different from jogging to the author? (NO more than 14words) (3 marks) _______________________________________________________________________________ |