Terry Fox was born on July 28th,1958 in Canada. When he was a kid, he took a great interest in sports. He was a good basketball player. However, Terry felt a sudden pain in his right at the age of 18. His mother quickly took him to and was told that Terry had got cancer and his right leg had to be cut off. In the hospital, Terry many other cancer patients. When Terry left the hospital, he wished to live life in a way that could help other cancer patients find courage (勇气).
In 1980, Terry planned to raise money for cancer research running across his country. Running across Canada seemed impossible for Terry he had one leg. However, he started it. Some people made songs and CBC even made programs for him. Terry became day by day. Unluckily, something bad happened to him in 1980. He had to running because the cancer had spread to his lungs (肺). His hope of running across the country when he died on June 28th, 1981.
Terry totally ran 5,373 kilometers in 143 days, and raised over 24 million dollars. In honor of (为纪念) Terry, an activity called Terry Fox Run is held every year in many all over the world, including China.
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B．ordinary |
C．famous |
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B．give up |
C．get up |
D．tidy up |
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| A．ended |
B．grew |
C．rose |
D．appeared |
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C．towns |
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