Joe thought that Janet was his favourite person, but was very lazy until she challenged him to run a marathon. He thought exercising would not suit him, but after a few weeks he decided that it was the most wonderful thing he could think of.

By the time the race came, he was feeling full of energy. though there were so many runners that they were squeezed tightly together at the start, Joe found that winning the race was no effort at all.

Joe thought Janet was the .....1....., but he was a real ....2.... until she challenged him to do a marathon. He thought exercise wouldn't be his ....3...., but after a few weeks he decided it was the best thing since ....4.....

By the time the race came, he was feeling ....5..... Though there were so many runners that they were ....6.... at the start, Joe found winning the race a ....7.....