[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 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 or swimmers.
(A) NO CHANGE
(B) Runners, of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club
(C) Runners of Honolulu and the Waikiki Swim Club
(D) Runners, of Honolulu, and the Waikiki Swim Club,
Nearly every reference to a snake that is popular33 in modern society bears this negative connotation.
(A) NO CHANGE(B) reference that is popular about a snake(C) famous reference they have about a snake(D) popular reference to a snake
Correct Answer: D
Next came Coieman's controversial but successful 1959 debut with his quartet at a New York club called the Five Spot. This engagement—coupled with the release of two more albums (The Shape of Jazz to Come and The Change of the Century)— which reversed Coleman's fortunes.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） reversing （C） reversed （D） reverses
Correct Answer: C
I considered the string of Thanksgiving dinners I've enjoyed, but, and perhaps by design, no one of them stand out as unusual.
（A）NO CHANGE （B） stands （C） have stood （D） were standing
Correct Answer: B
More ACT English Exam Questions
- 1I hear the songs of cardinals in the trees and the clamor of crickets in the grasses.
- 2The winners received prizes, and Hurston collected a wide vastness of folklore.
- 3"Now I am going to write a book. It will be about eating and about what to eat and about people who eat." But their work was much more than that.
- 4I recalled her description of the long, hard hours spent working in the migrant camps and the peach and apricot fuzz that prickled it's skin.
- 5A brilliant professor of dentistry: he is best remembered for making it possible for generations of golfers to concentrate on their, swings without worrying about whether their golf balls would remain in place as they swung.