Unit 4 Wildlife Protection Grammar课时作业

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　　I am a long distance runner. When I was thirty­one，I was in a serious car accident. The doctor told me that they would try to get me to walk "normally" but I would never run again-terrible news for someone who views running as the oxygen she breathes. The doctors were right. For the next nine and a half years，I was unable to run more than twenty­five feet.

　　In 2006，I began self­training to take part in a 60­mile walk. Three months into preparing，I realized that walking 4-5 hours a day was too long. If only I could jog part of it-that would cost me less time. I started jogging without my knees aching. Slowly，I increased the distance. The doctors were proved wrong-it only took nine and a half years to do so.

While practicing，I suffered a loss-a dear friend suddenly died. His work had been to help women to accept themselves and reach their fullest potential (潜力)．He believed that people should let nothing hold them back from achieving their goals. Soon after his death，a crazy thought entered my mind：what if I could run the LA Marathon? I knew that if I