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ThereadingmaterialisamagazinearticleaboutoneaspectofAustralianculture
YouateexpectedtothinkaboutwhethersportisadistinctiveculturalfeatureofAustralia
PartA:Reading1
InAustralia,there’remanyworld-famousathletes,amongwhomIanThorpe,asfarasIamconcerned,isthebestone
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Couldyoupleasesaysomethingabouthim
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Heisknowntobepoised,confident,modestandcalm
Swimmingfromthetimehewaseightyearsold,hekeepsuppracticewithabout20hoursaweekinthewater
Hebrokeaworldrecordattheworldshort-coursechampionshipsinHongKongin1999
Thorpehadaverydifficultfourmonthsinearly2000
HehadtodealwithabrokenankleandwasaccusedbyaGermanswimmingcoachofbeingadrugcheatwhenhisdrug