중2 미래엔 최연희 – 어법선택 Lesson 8. Have Fun This Winter!
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Lesson 8. Have Fun This Winter!
The Most Heart-Warming Winter Sport
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In early March every (year / years), the world's (bigest / biggest) sled dog race takes place in Alaska.
It (calls / is called) the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race.
Around 80 teams of 12 to 16 dogs (take / takes) part in this race.
Each (team / teams) (has / have) to cover about 1,800 km from Anchorage to Nome.
The race can take more than two weeks, and the teams (often race / race often) through snowstorms.
The Iditarod Race began in 1973 in memory of the dogs (what / that) saved Nome.
One cold winter day in 1925, a terrible thing (happened / had happened) in Nome.
Some children got very sick, and the disease kept (spreading / to spread).
The people (of / in) Nome needed medicine right away, but the town did not have (any / some).
Someone had to get (it / them) from a hospital in Anchorage.
(Because / Because of) the heavy snow, a dog sled relay was the only way (get / to get) the medicine from Anchorage to Nome.
Soon, the race to Nome (began / begin).
중2 미래엔 최연희 – 어법선택 Lesson 8. Have Fun This Winter!
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On January 27, the first team (left / was left), and the others waited at different points.
Gunnar was the driver of the 20th (team / teams).
The strongest dog on his team (was / were) Balto, so he made Balto (his / to his) lead dog.
(When / While) Gunnar and Balto finally got the medicine, the snow was so (heavy / heavily) that Gunnar (can / could) not see his own hands.
However, Balto was able to (stay / staying) on the trail.
When they were crossing a (freezing / frozen) river, Balto suddenly stopped.
Then, Gunnar saw the river ice (cracking / cracked).
The whole team (saved / was saved) (because / because of) Balto stopped just in time.
(When / That) Balto and Gunnar reached the final team, they were (sleeping / slept).
Gunnar told Balto (continue / to continue) on.
"Here (is / are) the medicine, Doctor!" shouted Gunnar.
On February 2, Gunnar and his team finally (was arrived / arrived) in Nome.
The town (saved / was saved).
This (heart-warming / heart-warmed) story is now (celebrating / celebrated) every (year / years) by the Iditarod Race, the biggest sled dog race (in / of) the world.
