READ THE TEXT BELOW, USE THE WORD GIVEN IN CAPITALS AT THE END OF EACH

LINE TO FORM A WORD THAT FITS IN THE SAME LINE.

The day I ran my first marathon race was a bright, 1)___________________ day.

WIND

The sun was shining in a completely 2) ____________________ sky. All the other

CLOUD

runners were feeling decidedly 3) _________________ before the start, and

REST

were anxious for the race to begin. I had trained for only two months before the
race, but I was 4) _________________ that I would finish the race. At last,

OPTIMIST

we began, and after about 20 minutes I became 5) _________________ and

THIRST

had slow down to a fast walk. I drank a little water, and then began to climb a
short hill. Everything seemed fine after that, and I realized how 6) _______________

RELAX

running long distances could be.

I had time to think; how 7) __________________ I was in my life, with all the things

LUCK

that I had achieved how 8) __________________ I was as I was running along the HEALTH
country roads. The last 2 kilometres were the worst. It became very 9) _______________ PAIN
- every muscle in my body was telling me that it was useless to continue, and the road
in front of me seemed 10) ____________________ but I managed to stagger across
the finishing line, and then lay, completely still, on the grass.

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