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(1) The first competitions Fauja entered in London were held in connection with
religious celebrations
political rallies
football games
wedding ceremonies
(2) Fauja got the idea of running a marathon
when he was participating in a shorter race
when he read a magazine article about the potential of old people
when he had a dream about jogging to his farm in India
when he saw an advertisement on television
(3) Fauja’s favourite drink is
bottled water
goat’s milk
carrot juice
green tea
(4) Fauja decided to restrict himself to half marathons for a while because
he was feeling very weak
his son was worried about him
he wanted to be the oldest person ever to finish a marathon
his knees were bothering him
(5) Fauja was asked to run in the New York marathon because
there were so few Sikhs in New York
there were so many Sikhs in New York
Sikhs had a good image in New York
Sikhs had a poor image in New York
(6) Fauja’s doctors told him he shouldn’t run in the New York marathon because
it might be too hot there
there were too many steep hills on the route
he might be attacked because of his turban
he didn’t have enough time to rest
(7) When he was thirty-six years old Fauja’s life was disrupted by
the Vietnam War
the creation of Pakistan
flooding in northern India
the death of his wife
(8) When he is running in England, Fauja raises money for a charity that
helps babies who are born too early
helps babies that are born too late
helps babies whose mothers are drug addicts
helps babies whose parents have just immigrated to England