The legendary charity runner Rosie Swale Pope has jogged(慢跑)her way across Europe to Istanbul,Turkey,as she continues her 6,000-mile journey from Brighton in the U.K.jye.ai Kathmandu in Nepal.The 73-year-old took on the challenge in an effort to raise support to improve health,education and living of local communities in Nepal,which was destroyed by a destructive earthquake in 2015.
"It is not about just giving people food.It is about helping these talented people to grow their own food," she said as she jogged by the Blue Mosque and the Hagia Sophia,the top tourist attractions in Istanbul.
Pope,from Tenby,Wales,began her journey to Kathmandu from Brighton,a town on the English Channel,in July 2018.Turkey is the 13th country she's jogged through.The Republic of Georgia is next on her itinerary.
"I never know where I sleep every night.I sleep in fields.I sleep in the streets.I get up and run.I meet people I would never meet any other way," she said.She transports her belongings in a bright red cart(手推車) that she drags behind her while she runs.
Recognized as one of the world's longest solo runners,she ran around the world in 2004 to raise money for charity,and in 2015 she ran across the United States - from New York to San Francisco - to honor her late husband,Clive,who died from prostate cancer.
Her adventures also include sailing alone from the U.K.jye.ai the U.S.jye.ai a 17-foot boat.She described herself as "just an ordinary person,and I am old," but she's made special connections all over the world. "I meet people I would never meet any other way and actually it is a way of giving more to life because I have more.You don't go out and you don't wait for the world to come to you," she said.
(1)What's the purpose of Pope's jogging from Brighton to Kathmandu?(no more than 15 words) To raise support to improve health,education and living of local communities in Nepal.To raise support to improve health,education and living of local communities in Nepal.
(2)What does the underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably mean? (1 word) Journey/Plan/Schedule.Journey/Plan/Schedule.
(3)How does Pope bring her belongings when she jogs? (no more than 10 words) She uses a bright red cart and drags it.Or:By using a bright red cart and dragging it.Or:She puts them in a cart and drags it.Or:By putting them in a cart and dragging it.Or:In a bright red cart that she drags.She uses a bright red cart and drags it.Or:By using a bright red cart and dragging it.Or:She puts them in a cart and drags it.Or:By putting them in a cart and dragging it.Or:In a bright red cart that she drags.
(4)What did Pope do in 2015? (no more than 15 words) She ran across the United States to honor her late husband.She ran across the United States to honor her late husband.
(5)What do you think of Pope?Please explain. (no more than 20 words) She strives to improve health,education and life in local communities in Nepal.So she is a kind person.She strives to improve health,education and life in local communities in Nepal.So she is a kind person.
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【答案】To raise support to improve health,education and living of local communities in Nepal.;Journey/Plan/Schedule.;She uses a bright red cart and drags it.Or:By using a bright red cart and dragging it.Or:She puts them in a cart and drags it.Or:By putting them in a cart and dragging it.Or:In a bright red cart that she drags.;She ran across the United States to honor her late husband.;She strives to improve health,education and life in local communities in Nepal.So she is a kind person.
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