Swim, Cycle, and Run
For athletes who like to (23) _____ a variety of endurance sports in a single race, triathlons are a great fit. These competitions (24) _____ running, cycling, and swimming into one race, and they take place one after the other in a single continuous timed race. Athletes who participate must be in top physical form and have the skills needed to complete each portion of the race.
Training for triathlons means the athletes have to become proficient not only in the sport required in each stage, but they also have to become familiar with what (25) _____ from one to the other does to their bodies. Many inexperienced triathletes are surprised to (26) _____ hard it can be to switch from swimming to cycling to running, and how tired their muscles can suddenly feel,
One thing all triathletes can agree (27) _____ is that no one ever told them that running a triathlon would be easy.
Điền vào số (23)
A. compete
B. compete in
C. contest
D. take part
Đáp án B
CHỦ ĐỀ SPORTS
Kiến thức về từ loại
A. compete (v): cạnh tranh
B. compete in (v): cạnh tranh, thi đấu ở
compete with sb: cạnh tranh, thi đấu với ai
C. contest (v): tranh luận, tranh đoạt
D. take part + in = participate in: tham gia vào
Tạm dịch:
“For athletes who like to (23)___ a variety of endurance sports in a single race, triathlons are a great fit.” (Với những vận động viên thích thi đấu ở một loạt các môn thể thao đòi hỏi sức bên trong một cuộc đua ở hạng mục đơn, thì thể thao ba môn phối hợp rất phù hợp cho tiêu chí đó.)