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 The final event in the Olympics is the marathon. It is also usually the most   61     (excite). As the leader comes into the stadium to run the last few metres of the 42-kilometre race, the crowd    62    (rise) to its feet to shout and cheer. The name of the race comes from  63    battle in Ancient Greece. According to the story, a soldier ran from the scene of the battle, Marathon, to Athens, to bring the news of Greek victory   64    the persians. He died just after arriving.

 The marathon has been an Olympics event     65  the modern games started in 1896. However, one of the most famous marathons is in New York. It is     66   (watch) by two million people around the streets and across the bridges of the city’s five boroughs,    67     past New York’s famous landmarks. But perhaps one of the most beautiful and extraordinary marathons ever is the Great Wall Marathon, which most     68    (compete) find is the   69  (tough) course to run.

  The marathon is the final Olympics event because it is thought to be the hardest. But experts believe that most people— even people   70   are not particularly good at sport— can run a marathon, if they train for it.

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  66. watched  67. and     68. competitors  69. toughest   70. who 

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