Read the passage and complete the sentences.

读短文，完成句子。

A lot of people around the world enjoy jogging. Jogging means running slowly, but it is still faster than walking. In the mornings and evenings, you can see people jogging in parks or along city streets. Jogging is cheaper than many sports-to start,just get some comfortable sports clothes and good running shoes.

世界上许多人喜欢慢跑。慢跑的意思是慢慢地跑．但仍比步行要快。在早晨和晚上，你能看见人们在公园里或沿着城市的街道慢跑。慢跑比很多运动费用更低——要开始（这项运动），只要有舒服的运动服和好的跑鞋就行。

I enjoy jogging with my friends Tommy and Anna. In the early mornings, we often go jogging in the park. Then we are ready for school. At weekends, we sometimes go jogging in the countryside. It is more fun than jogging in the city and we feel good in the fresh air. The more you go jogging, the healthier you will teel. Just try it!

我喜欢与我的朋友汤米和安娜一起慢跑。大清早，我们经常在公园里慢跑。然后我们准备上学。在周末，有时我们在乡村慢跑。那要比在城市里慢跑更有趣，在清新的空气中我们感觉很愉快。你慢跑得越多，你会感到越健康。尝试一下慢跑吧！

1. Jogging means_______.

慢跑的意思是慢慢地跑。

2. Walking is_______than jogging.

步行比慢跑更慢。

3. To start jogging, you only need some_______.

要开始慢跑，你仅需要一些舒服的运动服和好的跑鞋。

4. Jogging in the countryside is_______than jogging in the city.

在乡村慢跑比在城市里慢跑更有趣。

5. The more you go jogging,_______you will feel.

你慢跑得越多，你会感到越健康。

Around the world

世界各地

The marathon race

马拉松比赛

The marathon gets its name from a battle over 2,500 years ago between the Greeks and the Persians. The battle happened at a place called Marathon. After the Greeks won the battle, a soldier ran over forty kilometres to tell people the good news. Today's marathon race, an important Olympic sport, is popular all over the world. Thousands of people race in many different marathons every year.

马拉松得名于2 500多年前发生在希腊人和波斯人之间的一场战争。那场战争发生在一个叫马拉松的地方。希腊人赢得战争后，一名战士跑了40多公里去告诉人们这个好消息。今天的马拉松比赛是一项重要的奥林匹克运动，在全世界都受到欢迎。每年成千上万的人参加许多不同的马拉松赛事。