A: Yes,very.It was my new record and it was also quite a windy day, so I think I did very well.
J:Could you tell me about your early days in Kenya?When did you first start running?
A:My brother and I used to run to shool every day. We lived about ten miles from the nearest primary school and as it would have taken too long to walk, we used to run there and back.that was twenty miles every day!When I went to secondary school(中学)I used to join in a lot of competitions,mainly middle and long distance races.I think I won every race I took part in !
J:What is the secret of your success?
A:First, I lead a very healthy life. I’ve never smoked or drunk and I eat huge quantities of fruit. We’ve got plenty of that in Kenya. Next,train high up where the air is thinner. I live and run in the hills which are about 3,000 mertres high. I left Kenya just two days before the marathon. So when I ran the race at sea level, my body had all this extra energy to help it run faster!
J: what are your future plans?
A:I want to run in the Olympics next year. I hope I’ll be chosen for our national team,so I’m going to plan a hard training programme.
J:Is it a hard life, being a long-distance runner?
A: where we live we have some of the most beautiful countryside in the world. It’s a pleasure just to run over these hills. It may sound hard to you, but for me running is as natural as breathing.
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Fred Mundy enjoyed life. He loved adventure and the great outdoors, especially riding his motorcycle.
One day, Fred decided to 31 a motorcycle race. The race was to be run on a dangerous course through 150 miles of rough 32 Fred was a proud man, he wanted to 33 the race. So, to save energy, he only took along a small 34 of water, some apples, and a few pieces of read.
The race began. Fred got off to a good 35 . But somewhere along the way, he made a 36 turn. He became lost in a wilderness of sand and rock－a lonely place 37 the temperature can 38 top 40 degrees centigrade!
A 39 party was organized, and planes were brought in. Soon the searchers began 40 something; Fred s motorcycle, foot prints in the sand, even his empty can. 41 they couldn’t find Fred.
The searcher
《英语教案－unin9 Gymnastics教学》出自：www.89xue.com网www.89xue.com s could not 42 this. Why didn’t Fred try to signal (发信号) the airplanes above? Why didn’t he 43 marks for the searchers to follow? It was almost as if he didn’t 44 to be found. Twelve days after the race, the searchers found Fred’s body － And near it, they found his bright orange helmet (头盔) 45 under a small bush(树丛) . It seemed to be hidden so that 46 couldn’t be seen from the air.
Perhaps the searchers were right. Maybe Fred 47 want to be found. Why? Because he was a 48 man. He was trying to find his 49 way out of the desert. But he never 50 it. Fred Mundy had lost his race with time.