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.
【语篇导读】本文讲述的是在一次10英里的赛跑中,起初作者并没把女教师Peggy放在眼里,但最后这位女教师却轻松地打败了作者。
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