Paula Radcliffe, chasing(角逐)a third London marathon title(冠军), says she has become a stronger
person after her terrible experience at the 2004 Athens Games.
Radcliffe, who failed to complete the Olympic marathon and the 10,000m last August, said: “Athens made me a stronger person and it made me care about criticism(批评).”
“In the past I wanted to please everyone, but now I am going to listen even more to the people around me.”She didn"t care about criticism made at the weekend by Liz McColgan, who felt Radcliffe should
have rested and let her body recover after her failure in Athens.
“Liz is someone I look up to but she hasn"t spoken to me last year and if she really cared for me, I"m
sure she would have contacted(联系)me.”
Instead Radcliffe won the New York City marathon just 11 weeks after Athens.
“In New York I wasn"t in my best state but I did know I was good enough to win the race.”
Radcliffe insisted her only goal in Sunday"s race would be winning a third title and not chasing world
records.
However, Radcliffe has not ruled out(排除)in the future chasing her “final” world record time and
questioned sayings that marathon runners have the ability in their career to produce only four or five
world-class times.
“I don"t think that---although I can"t put a number on it,” said Radcliffe. “That changes from person to person.”
Radcliffe is sure she can better her winning London 2003 performance some point in the future.
Following a successful three-month training period in the United States, the 31-year-old will chase a third
title on Sunday after her first victory in 2002 and again 12 months later.
Radcliffe clocked a time 2:18:56 in her first 42.2-kilometre race three years ago.
Afterwards she set a “mixed course” mark of 2:17:18 five months later in Chicago before lowering
that to a time of 2:15:25 in the 2003 London event.
A. e,b,c,d,a,
B. a,e,c,b,d,
C. e,c,b,d,a,
D. a,e,b,c,d,
A. Thomas"s.
B. Wendy"s.
C. Lorraine"s.
D. Rex"s.
Charlie Chaplin was the first international star of the modern era. He was especially beloved
for his Little Tramp 1 . He was the first screen artist to write, 2 and perform in his own films;
in fact, 3 , Charlie Chaplin even wrote the music for his movies. He was also the first artist to
use his work to pass a 4 of equality and justice for all - 5 for the "little guy". Charlie Chaplin"s
career and life made 6 the first global icon (偶像); his too-small hat, his too large shoes and his
trademark moustache were instantly 7 by audiences from Chicago to China, from Iowa City to
India. And they 8 are today. All of these make Charlie Chaplin the first citizen of our global village.
Chaplin, a native of London, was born in 9 on April 16, 1889 to music hall performers. Chaplin
only saw his 10 twice until the age of seven. The man 11 him and his mother about a year after
Chaplin was 12 . During Chaplin"s earliest years, his mother was a(n) 13 and performer. Then
her voice gave out, her stage career 14 , and she began actively 15 Church of England services.
At the age of 16 , Chaplin"s mother was considered as the insane and sent to Cane Hill lunatic asylum (疯人院), and the 17 sent Charlie and his brother to live with his father, 18 had by then stopped
all payments of child support.
Charlie Chaplin lived with his father only a short time 19 his mother was released from the lunatic
asylum and then 20 Charlie and his brother, to live with her once again.
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