The winter vacation (假期) is coming. __________________________________________________________
My name is Hu Shiqi. I’m 12. I’m at Jiaxing Nanhu School in Zhejiang. This is our tradition-every student can have a birthday cake on their birthday. But I’m not happy.
Why? I was born on February 29. February is a short month. It only has 28 days. But every four years, it has an extra(额外的)day, February 29. So my birthday is a special birthday because it comes only once every four years.
So I wrote a letter to my head teacher. “Dear Mr. Wang, can I have my birthday cake on February 28? I only ate cake once at school four years ago.”
Then I was surprised to get a letter from the head teacher. He wrote, “Thank you for trusting me. I told the cook to make a birthday cake for you. You’re the only one born on February 29 in our school. You’re a lucky kid! Happy birthday!” This was a great birthday present.
On February 28, I had a special birthday with my classmates. We shared my birthday cake together. What a great birthday for me!
1．What is the tradition in Hu Shiqi’s school?Marathon (马拉松) is a long-distance race. Runners need to run about 42 kilometers. No one could finish the race in 2 hours. Some scientists thought this was the limit (限制) of the human body. But Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya proved (证明）them wrong.
Last month, Kipchoge ran the marathon in 1 hour, 59 minutes and 40 seconds in Vienna. He became the first person to finish the marathon in less than two hours. "I can tell people no human is limited," Kipchoge said. He is one of the best marathoners in history. He has a lot of medals and made a few word records.
Science and technology also helped him. He ran with a team of pacers (陪跑员). They kept him in a good state (状态). He wore a special pair of shoes. The shoes can take in the runners' energy when their feet meet the ground. Then they return part of the energy to the runners. This helped him run faster.
1．What is Marathon?| A．I want to buy some toys and CDs. |
| B．Great !Let’s go. |
| C．You are a helpful boy. |
| D．I can’t carry them. |
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