Question

Іcomplete the following sentences with the present simple or present continuous forms of the verbs in brackets. maria is an athlete who (represent) … her country in the olympic games. she (run) … in the marathon, a 26-mile race. she usually (compete) … in the triathlon, which means she (have) … to run 10 kilometers, swim 1/4 mile, and ride a bicycle 25 miles. there is only a month to go before the olympics, so maria (train) … hard to prepare. during regular training, she (swim) … 1500 meters and (run) … 5 miles, but during this pre-olympic training, she (swim) … less and she (run) … more. she usually (work) … out in the weight room an hour a day, but this month she (lift) … weights for two hours a day, or double her normal time. cross-country skiing is part of her winter training, but now that the weather permits, she (bicycle) … and roller – blading, so that different muscle groups are excited. normally maria (be) … careful about her diet; she (eat) … a limited amount of fat and a lot of fruits and vegetables. now she (make) … extra sure that she (eat) … plenty of carbohydrates for energy. in addition, she (try) … to get enough sleep. she (be) … confident that she’ll be prepared, mentally and physically, for the olympics, and she (be) … proud to be a part of this great event.

Answer 1

  Maria is an athlete who (is going to represent / is representing) her country in the Olympic Games. She (is going to run / is running) in the marathon, a 26-mile race. She usually (competes) in the triathlon, which means she (has) to run 10 kilometers, swim 1/4 mile, and ride a bicycle 25 miles. There is only a month to go before the Olympics, so Maria (is training) hard to prepare. During regular training, she (swims) 1500 meters and (runs) 5 miles, but during this pre-Olympic training, she (is swimming) less and she (is running) more. She usually (works) out in the weight room an hour a day, but this month she (is lifting) weights for two hours a day, or double her normal time. Cross-country skiing is part of her winter training, but now that the weather permits, she (is bicycling) and roller – blading, so that different muscle groups are excited. Normally Maria (is) careful about her diet; she (eats) a limited amount of fat and a lot of fruits and vegetables. Now she (is making) extra sure that she (is eating) plenty of carbohydrates for energy. In addition, she (is trying) to get enough sleep. She (is) confident that she’ll be prepared, mentally and physically, for the Olympics, and she (is) proud to be a part of this great event.