[1] The term "Iron Man" has
many connotations, including references to a song, a comic book icon,
even a movie. [2] Yet only one definition of the term truly lives up to
its name: the Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii1
a picturesque setting for a challenging race. [3] This grueling race
demands amazing physical prowess and the ability to swim, bike, and run a
marathon, all in less than 12 hours with no break. [4] Very few
individuals are up to the task.
Otherwise,3 Gordon Haller is a notable exception. Growing up in the 1950s, Haller developed an interest in many sports categorized as endurance athletics, and welcomed their4 grueling physical demands. As he pursued a degree in physics he drove a taxi to pay the bills, but competitive training proved5 his passion. So when he heard about the race in 1978, the first year it was held, he immediately signed up.
The race somewhat6 originated in an amusing way. The members of two popular sports clubs, the Mid-Pacific Road Runners of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club7 of Oahu, had a long-standing and good-natured debate going over who made better athletes: runners
The Ironman Triathlon held annually in Hawaii1 a picturesque setting for a challenging race.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) Hawaii,
(C) Hawaii, being
(D) Hawaii, it is
The children's favorite stories were those that he told while standing at his easel sketching the giants monsters and other fantastic creatures that inhabited his lively tales.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） standing at his easel, sketching the giants, monsters, （C） standing, at his easel sketching the giants, monsters （D） standing at his easel; sketching the giants, monsters,
Correct Answer: B
Poisonous waters from cracks at temperatures up to 360 degrees Celsius gush in the ocean floor, and thermophiles convert the toxic chemicals into food for crabs, giant worms, and other deep-sea life.
（A）where it is now.
（B） after the word temperatures.
（C） after the word Celsius.
（D） after the word gush.
Correct Answer: D
Hurston ascribed much of her deeply individualistic48 personality to the experience of growing up in Eatonville, Florida.
(F) NO CHANGE(G) personally individualistic(H) freely independent(J) truly egotistical
Correct Answer: F
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1Ligia,At the end of the year, Ligia had gone(2) home to Colombia. This year I’m busy with senior activities and with a part-time job. I’m, trying to save enough to go see my new sister nest year.
- 2In 1946, he left the Army and began working at a job that was a self-employed photographer.
- 3Last week some fellow passengers and I watched an elderly man with a portable chessboard playing chess against himself. Which of the following alternatives to the underlined portion would NOT be acceptable?
- 4Joy Kogawa was born in 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Like Uchida, Kogawa, and her family were removed from their home and relocated by the government, first to the interior of British Columbia, then to a farm in Alberta.
- 5From the Sung dynasty to the Ming dynasty, jade carvings assumed practical forms—as axes, chisels, and other tools—as well as ornamental forms, such as earrings and pendants. Jade also inspired them to create objects that were both useful and decorative.