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6. There is an ancient house the mango tree.
7. Look those flowers for as long as you want, but please don’t pluck
them the tree.
8. Mix the butter the sugar.
G. Complete this paragraph by filling in the blanks with suitable prepositions.
Michael Phelps made sporting history by winning eight
gold medals the 2008 Olympics
Beijing, China. Born 30 June 1985, Phelps
was only 15 years old when he qualified the
Sydney Olympics 2000.
Phelps shattered the 200 metres butterfly record
swimming record time. He swam
200 metres 1:56.50 seconds. He went on to break more records
the Athens Olympics 2004.
August 2008, he arrived the Beijing Olympic Games
determined to break former Olympic champion Mark Spitz’s record haul
six gold medals. He participated three team and five
individual events. He swam 17 races nine days and won gold medals
all eight events. 16 August, Phelps won his seventh gold
medal the Games, the men’s 100 metre butterfly event,
setting an Olympic record the event. He did it 50:58 seconds,
edging out his nearest competitor one-hundredth of a second. When
his team won the 4x100 m medley relay, he stood the podium overcome
emotion as he received his eighth record-breaking medal.
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