PaulaRadcliffechasingathirdLondonmarathontitlesaysshehasbecameastrongerpersonafterherterribleexperienceatthe2004AthensGames.
RadcliffewhofailedtocompletetheOlympicmarathonandthe10000mlastAugustsaid:"Athensmademeastrongerpersonanditmademecarelessaboutcriticism"
"InthepastIwantedtopleaseeveryonebutnowIamgoingtolistenevenmoretothepeoplearoundme."
Shedidn'tcareaboutcriticismmadeattheweekendbyLizMcColganwhofeltRadcliffeshouldhaverestedandletherbodyrecoverafterherfailureinAthens.
"LizissomeoneIlookuptobutshehasn'tspokentomesincelastyearandifshereallycaredformeI'msureshewouldhavecontactedme."
InsteadRadcliffewontheNewYorkCitymarathonjust11weeksafterAthens.
"InNewYorkIwasn'tinmybeststatebutIdidknowIwasgoodenoughtowintherace."
RadcliffeinsistedheronlygoalinSunday'sracewouldbewinningathirdtitleandnotchasingworldrecords.
HoweverRadcliffehasnotruledoutinthefuturechasingher"final"worldrecordtimeandquestionedsayingsthatmarathonrunnershavetheabilityintheircareertoproduceonlyfourorfiveworld-classtimes.
"Idon'tthinkthat——althoughIcan'tputanumberonit"said.Radcliffe."Thatchangesfrompersontoperson."
RadcliffeissureshecanbetterherwinningLondon2003performanceatsomepointinthefuture.Followingasuccessfulthree-monthtrainingperiodintheUnitedStatesthe31-year-oldwillchaseathirdtitleonSundayafterherfirstvictoryin2002andagain12monthslater.
Radcliffeclockedatimeof2:18:56inherfirst42.2-kilometreracethreeyearsago.
Afterwardssheseta"mixedcourse"markof2:17:18fivemonthslaterinChicagobeforeloweringthattoatimeof2:15:25inthe2003Londonevent.
1.Radcliffe’sfailureinAthensmadeher___________.?
A.developrespectforLiz? B.lovepeoplearoundhermore?
C.restforfivemonths? D.facecriticismcalmly?
2.Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage??
A.Radcliffebroketheworldrecordinthe
