I. Read the statements first and then read the passage quickly. Decide whether they are true or false.

1. She practiced running to compete in the Olympic Games.                (  )

2. At first Hippomenes understood why men ran against Atlanta.            (  )

3. Atlanta was not sure she could win.                                 (  )

4. She was so angry about the fact that she couldn’t run in the Olympics.     (  )

5. She made as many men as she could share her pain.                    (  )

6. Her father did not understand her wish to compete in the Olympics.       (  )

7. He did not refuse her wish to choose her husband in a race.              (  )

II. Analyze some important sentences.