Over 650 runners from more than 30 countries went for this year's marathon in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK朝鲜) on Sunday.

Marathon in DPRK was open to foreign tourists for the first time in April 2014.

Runners began to run from the starting line in the Kim Il-sung Stadium(金日成体育场) and passed city center in the cheers of Pyongyang（朝鲜首都平壤）people before going back to the Kim Il-sung Stadium for the finish.

Although the DPRK and US were not good friends, it didn’t stop the American runners to come and run for the Marathon.

"This is the first time I came to the DPRK. I was happy I finished the 10-kilometer marathon in the cheers of the kind Pyongyang people," said Deng Lei from Shanghai. There were 150 Chinese runners in the Marathon this year.

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1.How many runners were in the marathon in DPRK this year?

A About 650.

B Over 650.

C Over 6500.

D About 560.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第1句Over 650 runners from more than 30 countries went for this year's marathon可知，故选B。

2.Who could run the marathon in DPRK in 2010?

A Runners from America.

B Runners from China.

C Runners from England.

D Runners from DPRK.

解析：选D。D 判断推理题。根据第2段内容可知外国选手从2014年开始才被允许参加平壤马拉松比赛，故选D。

3.How did people in DPRK feel when they saw runners running in their city?

A They were angry.

B They were happy.

C They were sad.

D They were surprised.

解析：选B。B 态度观点题。根据第3段Runners … passed city center in the cheers of Pyongyang（朝鲜首都平壤）people可知，故选B。

4.Where is Deng Lei from?

A Beijing.

B Pyongyang.

C Shanghai.

D Soul.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据最后1段said Deng Lei from Shanghai.可知，故选C。

5.Marathon is a kind of sport of________.

A ball games.

B running.

C water games.

D driving.

解析：选B。B 内容理解题。根据课文内容可知是进行跑步比赛，故可得知marathon是关于跑步的运动，故选B。