《2025年奔跑吧少年九年级英语全一册外研版》

Ⅵ Complete the passage with the proper forms of the words given in the box.
though, record, until, give up, take
Charly Bancarel is a 93-year-old man from France. For him, age is just a number. He 37. ______ part in 2023 Paris Marathon as the oldest runner.
In fact, it wasn’t the first time Bancarel had set such a(n) 38. ______. Last year, he was also the oldest sportsman to complete the Paris Marathon. 39. ______ he was one of the last 100 runners to cross the finishing line, it was still a huge success for the 93-year-old. Surprisingly, Bancarel didn’t start running 40. ______ he was 55 years old. He completed his first marathon at the age of 70, and later he went on to take part in many more races.
“I won’t 41. ______. I have to keep going,” Bancarel said. “If I stop, I’ll grow old.”

答案： 37. took 38. record 39. Though 40. until 41. give up