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Nick,
13, is tall and strong. He is good at running. Two weeks ago a new student
came. His name is David. He is thin and short. He plays soccer well, and he can
run very fast. Larry told Nick about it. Of course, Nick did not believe it.
"Why
not have a race with him?" said Larry.
"Good
idea!" said Nick. "I'll have a race with him after school."
After
school, Nick went to the playground. He did some warm-up exercises for half an
hour, and got ready for the race. He was sure that he could win it. Larry had
to take part in a club activity that afternoon, so he could not watch the race
between Nick and David.
That
evening Larry went to see Nick. They began to talk about the afternoon race.
Nick's grandmother heard them in the next room. She came in and asked, "Which
place?"
"The
second place," answered Nick.
His
grandmother was very happy to hear that, and asked, "Which place did David
win, then?"
"The
last but one."