Based on Grammar, exercise 32. You certainly know what the word «marathon» . It's a running race of about 42 kilometres (42 km and 195 m exact). The race has got its name from the place name in Greece. In 490 BC there a great battle at Marathon. The Greeks . One of the Greek soldiers, Pheidippides by name, to bring the news of the victory to Athens. He the distance as fast as he . According to the legend, when he in Athens, he out the good news and down dead. But today's marathon distance is not the distance between the Olympic stadium in Athens and the plains at Marathon. In 1908, the Olympic Games place in London and the marathon as the longest race running competition. It represents the exact distance of 42 km 195 m from Windsor to the White City Stadium in West London that the athletes by then.

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Based on Grammar, exercise 32.

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You certainly know what the word «marathon» [means|meant|to mean]. It's a running race of about 42 kilometres (42 km and 195 m [was|be|to be] exact). The race has got its name from the place name in Greece. In 490 BC there [was|be|to be] a great battle at Marathon. The Greeks [win|to win|won]. One of the Greek soldiers, Pheidippides by name, [choosen|was chosen|to choose] to bring the news of the victory to Athens. He [run|ran|runned] the distance as fast as he [could|can|be can]. According to the legend, when he [had arrived|to arrive|arrived] in Athens, he [cried|cryed|cries] out the good news and [fall|fell|felt] down dead. But today's marathon distance is not the distance between the Olympic stadium in Athens and the plains at Marathon. In 1908, the Olympic Games [taken|took|had taken] place in London and the marathon [appear|to appear|appeared] as the longest race running competition. It represents the exact distance of 42 km 195 m from Windsor to the White City Stadium in West London that the athletes [had run|run|ran] by then.