I’m the father of a five-year-old boy. “Daddy, where are you going?” Dave asks me why I’m putting on my running shoes on a cold Sunday morning. “Go running,” I say. “Why?” he asks me in surprise. He is only five but it is a question that I can’t easily answer. I often ask myself, “Joe, why do you go running?” I don’t know, but something lets me go. So I say to Dave, “Something lets me go.”
The truth is that just before you run, it’s still difficult to explain to someone why you run. Of course, some people run to lose weight or to be healthy, and these are good reasons.
Running is difficult. You need to persist（坚持）. Running is also easy to do. It’s cheap, and you can do it whenever you want. There are more than two million people in England running at least once a week. I’m one of those two million runners. I go running not to lose weight or to be healthy. I run five kilometers every morning. After that I feel great, and it’s easy for me to do the other things. After my busy work, I usually go out to run, and I think it is the most wonderful time in a day. I love running and I will keep running.
【小题1】Joe comes from ________.| A．the UK | B．the US | C．China | D．Africa |
| A．Joe goes running to lose weight. |
| B．It’s good to run at least twice a week. |
| C．Joe runs four kilometers every morning. |
| D．It’s easy for Joe to do things after running. |
| A．Go running | B．Dad and Son |
| C．How to Lose Weight | D．How to Be Healthy |
