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A 100-year-old Briton has become the world's 1 ____ marathon runner after finishing a race in Canada. Fauja Singh from Ilford east London ran the Toronto Waterfront Marathon in eight hours 25 minutes and 16 seconds.

The record-holder hit the wall at 22 miles on the way 2 ____ he kept on running for another two hours and finished in 3 850th place ahead of five other 3 ____ .

Mr Singh 4 ____ running only 11 years ago — after his wife and son died. He 5 ____ every day by running 10 miles. His coach Harmander Singh said Mr Singh was overjoyed.

“Earlier just before we came around the ____ 6 corner ”he said 44achieving this will be like getting married again. He's really overjoyed he's achieved his lifelong 7____ .”

8____ in India in 1911 Mr Singh was a farmer in the Punjab but moved to Britain in the 1960s. He holds the world record for the over-90 category (类别) after running the 2003 Toronto marathon in five hours and 40 minutes. His latest feat earns him another spot in Guinness World Records.

On Thursday he broke another eight records for 100-year-old men by completing all eight distances ranging from 100 m to 5 000 m.

Mr Singh said “The 9 ____ to a long and healthy life is to be stress-free. Be 10 ____ for everything you have stay away from people who are negative stay smiling and keep running. ”

1. A. fastest B. tallest C. oldest D. longest

2. A. and B. although C. but D. so

3. A. runners B. stars C. players D. visitors

4. A. kept on B. stopped C. took up D. joined

5. A. walked B. trained C. came D. played

6. A. first B. second C. third D. last

7. A. wish B. job C. words D. idea

8. A. Worked B. Lived C. Studied D. Bom

9. A. way B. chance C. answer D. secret

10. A. anxious B. relaxed C. grateful D. worried

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