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The marathon was not an event of the ancient Olympic Games. The marathon is a modern event that was first __23__ in the Olympic Games in 1896. It was __24__ a village called Marathon where the Persians were defeated by a small Greek army. The news of the victory was brought to Athens by a soldier, who ran the 26 miles from the village of Marathon to the capital. 26 miles was __25__ adopted as the distance of the modern marathon race. * 1）、 A.introduced B.named after C.of D.meaning E.therefore 答案：C * 10、- Smoking is bad for your health. - Yes, I know. But I simply cant ________. A.give it