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V. 閱讀測驗:9%
It was time for another women's five-thousand-meter qualifying heat*. A group of seventeen female
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runners from different countries lined up for the start of the race. The crowd in Rio's Olympic stadium
cheered loudly when the starting gun went off. Charging ahead, the athletes strove for position and to stay AD
at the front of the pack.
Bunched tightly together, the group circled the track several times. Then, with less than half of the
race to go, drama struck. New Zealand's Nikki Hamblin tripped on the heels of the Japanese runner in
front of her. She crashed to the ground, unfortunately taking the American athlete, Abbey D'Agostino,
down with her.
The latter was the first to get up. Instead of continuing the race, D'Agostino quickly turned around to
help Hamblin to her feet. She didn't even realize how seriously she had been injured since she was too
concerned about the other runner. She was hardly able to stand due to the pain and fell to the ground again.
Now it was Hamblin's turn to help D'Agostino up. With the crowd's encouragement, the two were able to
carry on with the race despite their terrible falls.
Hamblin and D'Agostino even managed to complete the event although they were far behind the
eventual medal winners. Apart from receiving the 2016 Olympics Fair Play award for competing with such
good spirit, both runners were also given the opportunity to run again in the five-thousand-meter finals.
After all, it's not always about winning.
註:qualifying heat 資格賽
) 31. Which of the following is NOT true about the incident?
(A) It occurred in the 2016 Rio Olympics.
(B) These runners were competing in the finals.
(C) All seventeen runners were females from different countries.
(D) It happened when runners had already run over half of the race.
) 32. What is the author trying to show readers by using the incident as an example in the passage?
(A) A strong desire to win.
(B) A quick way to get into finals.
(C) A touching moment of gratitude.
(D) A good example of sportsmanship.
33. What did NOT happen to Hamblin and D'Agostino after the incident?
(A) The crowd gave them great encouragement.
(B) They were given the chance to run in the finals.
(C) They were awarded the gold medal for the race.
(D) In spite of their injuries, they tried to finish the race.
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VI. 混合題:11%
Michael Phelps is considered to be one of the most successful of all the Olympic swimmers. Up
now, he is the most decorated Olympian, with a total of twenty-eight medals in both individual and tea
events.
