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Passage 1
Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.

A head track coach, Bill Bowerman, designed a pair of lighter shoes with better support and greater strength and sent the design to leading sporting-goods companies. They all turned him down. The rejections brought Bowerman face to
He made his first pair of track shoes light and graceful. His runners won in his hand-made shoes. But who would like to manufacture such shoes?
In 1962, Knight, one of Bowerman’s sportsmen, offered to travel to Japan and called on one of Japan’s best manufacturers of sports shoes. The manufacturer promised to produce shoes of his design and Knight’s company would be their only distributor in the
At first, Knight and Bowerman worked with a small team and went selling out of cars at track meets. But slowly, the running world got to know the secret of their product. Then in 1972, the Japanese company cut off all supplies to th
Bowerman, Knight and the Nike team have a firm belief that a shared responsibility requires outstanding individual performance and a willingness to contribute that performance to the group. The new track shoes designed by Bowerman _
A.helped develop his team’s athletic skills
B.helped improve his runners’ performance
C.opened up the Japanese sports shoes market
D.opened up the American sports shoes market

参考答案

Passage 1Questions 1 to 5 are based on the following passage.