So I ran behind her. The course __6__ north for five miles, wandered west for a hilly mile, and then turned south again along a winding road. The race was getting __7__. We had four miles __8__ and already it was beginning to be real work.

　　Peggy overtook a young runner. She seemed to __9__ him, for they exchanged a few cheerful words as she passed him. Their exchange __10__ me. You don't chat during a race __11__ you are feeling good and Peggy plainly was.

　　Still, I was __12__ enough to overtake her if she was tired, so I didn't give up hope completely. We were getting nearer to a long, punishing hill now and it would be a __13__. We were a mile from the finish line, __14__ whatever happened on the hill would almost determine who crossed it first.

　　As I moved up the hill, my __15__ wandered for a few minutes. When I __16__， Peggy was moving away—first five yards, then ten, then more. Finally it was clear that there was no __17__ of catching her. She beat me soundly.

　　There is an important __18__ in that race. Women are thought to be weaker, __19__ and not nearly as skilled in sports. Yet, as Peggy so clearly showed, the similarities between men and women runners are more important than the __20__. I have run with a number of women, and I can say that it is often hard work.

　　1.A. Still

　　B. Even

　　C. Therefore

　　D. Although

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