My First Long Kun
Two weeks ago, I had a quarrel with my husband. After he had driven off in anger, I realized that I wasn’t going to feel any better just sitting there. Feeling abandoned and guilty, I put on my gym shoes to get some fresh air.
Our driveway has a slope(斜坡) that is easier just to jog down if you are lazy, taking advantage of gravity. Instead of stopping at the end of the slope, I decided t see if I could just jog to the end of the street. I had tried a few months ago and failed miserably. Since that first attempt I had been jogging regularly and was significantly fitter, but still very lazy. However this time around I managed to reach the stop sign with ease and I figured I would go a little further.
After about one kilometer, however, I noticed that my upper body was tense. To make the movement easier I had to relax my body, and tried to take deep breaths of air.
I kept giving myself the excuse to stop. No one would be disappointed. No one would even know. But I didn’t stop. I wanted to keep going harder, better, stronger. To my great surprise, I ran 4.9 km in 31 minutes. When I got back, I had tears in my eyes. I did something I thought I could never do.
It was the first long run of my life. Since I have improved my stride (步幅) and time, after every run I feel fitter, happier and motivated to keep progressing. I love the runner’s high, I normally jog because I want look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good.
小題1:    Why did the author feet guilty? (No more than 9 words ) (2 marks)
                                                                          
小題2:    What did. The author fait to do miserably few months ago? ( no more than 11 words) (2 marks)
                                                                          
小題3:   What excuses did the author keep giving herself to stop? (no more than 9 words ) (3 marks)
                                                                          
小題4:    How is running different from jogging t the author? (no more than 14 words) (3 marks)
                                                                          

小題1:She had a quarrel with her husband.            
小題2:She failed to jog to the end of the street.
小題3:No one would be disappointed or even know.
小題4:Running makes her feel good while jogging makes her look good.

小題1:  feel guilty定位到首段第二行，回前文找到原因：I had a quarrel with my husband. 答案：She had a quarrel with her husband.
小題2: miserably, months ago定位到第二段第三行，題目問的是作者fail to do 的事情，前一句話提到我想試試自己是否能夠jog to the end of the street. 然后說failed miserably. 答案：She failed to jog to the end of the street.
小題3: keep giving herself to stop定位到第四段第一行，答案：No one would be disappointed or even know.
小題4: 概括：running different from jogging, 全文最后一句：I normally jog because I want to look good. I want to run because it makes me feel good 答案綜合歸納為Running makes her feel good while jogging makes her look good.
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