Упр.32 Юнит 1 Рабочая тетрадь ГДЗ Rainbow English 8 класс
Use the appropriate forms of the verbs on the right to complete the text.
You certainly know what the word “marathon” (1) ___ . It’s a running race of about 42 kilometres (42 km and 195 m (2) ___ to be exact). The race has got its name from the place name in Greece. In 490 BC there (3) ___ a great battle at Marathon. The Greeks (4) ___. One of the Greek soldiers, Pheidippides by name, (5) ___ to bring the news of the victory to Athens. He (6) ___ the distance as fast as he (7) ___. According to the legend, when he (8) ___ in Athens, he (9) ___ out the good news and (10) ___ down dead.
But today’s marathon distance is not the distance between the Olympic stadium in Athens and the plains at Marathon. In 1908 the Olympic Games (11) ___ place in London and the marathon (12) ___ as the longest race running competitions. It represents the exact distance of 42 km 195 m from Windsor to the White City Stadium in West London that the athletes (13) ___ by then.
You certainly know what the word “marathon” means. It’s a running race of about 42 kilometres (42 km and 195 m to be exact). The race has got its name from the place name in Greece. In 490 BC there was a great battle at Marathon. The Greeks won. One of the Greek soldiers, Pheidippides by name, was chosen to bring the news of the victory to Athens. He ran the distance as fast as he could. According to the legend, when he arrived in Athens, he cried out the good news and fell down dead. But today’s marathon distance is not the distance between the Olympic stadium in Athens and the plains at Marathon. In 1908 the Olympic Games took place in London and the marathon appeared as the longest race in running competitions. It represents the exact distance of 42 km 195 m from Windsor to the White City Stadium in West London that the athletes ran by then.
Ответ: 1) means 2) to be exact 3) was 4) won 5) was chosen 6) ran 7) could 8) arrived 9) cried out 10) fell 11) took place 12) appeared 13) ran
