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3 Both options make sense. Underline the one which forms a common collocation.
Last week well over a thousand people (1) took place in/took part in our local
round-the-city 10-kilometre fun run. This kind of race doesn't normally
(2) appeal to me/amuse me, as, frankly, I'm not really (3) cut out for/right for long
distance running. But I've got two friends who are dead keen runners and who keep
going on about the (4) beneficial/positive effects of running. So I decided to run, partly
for that reason and partly to (5) earn/raise money for charity. Friends and colleagues
agreed to (6) sponsor/support me, and pay for each mile I completed. Well, I hadn't
done much training for the big event, and after two kilometres I was (7)
gasping/panting for breath, so I settled down to a slow jog and resigned myself to
plodding along with the (8) strugglers/stragglers at the back of the race. At least I
finished, and was very pleased with myself, as I didn't need to stop. I timed myself with
a stop-watch, and reckon I (9) crossed/arrived at the finishing line in 43 minutes - not
bad for a novice. The heat proved too much for a few people who'd gone off too fast for
their capabilities and ended up (10) suffering from/showing exhaustion. Apparently, the
course was very fast, and both of my friends ran a (11) personal best/personal record.
The winner
(12) surpassed/broke the course record. I was actually very impressed with the whole
event; the organisation was first-class, with medical volunteers (13) on duty/on
standby throughout, and drinks (14) stops/stations every few kilometres of the route.
So now the charity of my choice is £150 the richer, and as for me, I'm well and truly
bitten by the running bug. I go running with my friends regularly now, and I'm
actually starting to (15) catch up with/get near to them!