I'd have to go out and ound up the sheep,"Cli tod reporters.Sometimes I'd havetorn
those sheep for two or three days,but Id always catch them.I believec haceNo
one actually believed him.Most competiro were in their 20s and early s,with years of
training and marathon experience.
On the first day of the race,Cliff was left far behind.But he had one advantage that noone
had expected.He didn't plan on stopping until he reached the finish line while all the others had
been training to run for 18 hours a day and then stop and sleep for the other six.
When dawn broke,the other runners were shocked to learn that the old farmer was in the
lead and that they would have to catch up with him.Although running slowly,he was the first to
cross the finish line and received $10,000 as a prize.But he kept none of the prize and donated it
to the homeless.
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Cliff continued to run.In 1997,he set out to raise funds for homeless kids by running all
16,000 kilometers of the Australian coastline.In 2000,Cliff achieved a world age record in a
six-day race in Victoria.Cliff Young died at 81,but his legend lives on.
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B.Respectful.
C.Doubtful.D.Curious.
26.What did Cliff Young do with the race
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C.He sped up in the last two days.
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D.He continuously ran without sleep.
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