Marathon was the site of one of the most important

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the blanks

Marathon was the site of one of the most important (1)……………………in the history of Western civilization. There, in 490B.C, a Greek army (2)……………………………an invading army of Persians and saved Greece from becoming part of the Persian Empire.Marathon is a coastal plain about 25 miles northeast of Athens, Greece.
Beginning in 499 B.C, Greeks living under Persian (3)……………………in Asia, Minor (now Turkey) rebelled against King Darius I of Persia. The Athenians sent soldiers and 20 ships to aid the rebels. Then the Greek(4)……….attacked and burned Sardis, a city that served as Darius’s capital in Asia Minor. Darius vowed that he would …(5)……………….revenge on the Athenians by conquering and burning Athens. In 490B.C, Darius sent one of his generals, with an army and a (6)………… of about 200 ships to conquer Athens. The Persians first destroyed the city Eretria, and then sailed for Marathon. The Athenian general Miltiades positioned the Athenian troops on the inland edge of the plain. The Persians occupied the seaward (7)…………..
A few days later, the Persian leaders, hoping that civil war had broken (8)…………..in Athens, loaded part of thrir forces on ships. The Persians on the ships prepared to sail to Athens and attack the city. Seeing their chance for a victory, the Athenians attacked the army of Persians and that remained on the plain. The Greeks surrounded and thoroughly defeated the Perdians at Marathon. According to (9)……………., Miltiades sent the runner Pheidippides from Marathon to Athens with news of the Athenian victory. Pheidippides (10)…………..the 25 miles to Athens at top speed, delivered his message, and fell to the ground, dead. Today, the word marathon refers to a foot race of 26 miles 385 yards (42.2 kilometers) or of similar length.

(1) A. fields B.battles C.aspects D.events

(2) A.lost B.won C.defeated D.gained

(3) A.rule B.reign C.authorities D.government

(4) A.army B.forces C.military D.navy

(5) A.put B.do C.make D.take

(6) A.train B.fleet C.herd D.chain

(7) A.rim B.brim C.edge D.Side

(8) A.down B.out C.away D.up

(9) A.history B.record C.custom D.tradition

(10) A.raced B.ran C.jogged D.galloped