（Shenzhen， Dec.17th，2018）THE Shenzhen International Marathon was held yesterday， attracting nearly 30，000 runners from home and abroad． In the morning， though the sky was dark with clouds， it did not diminish the runners' excitement． They all gathered at the Civic Centre square at 8 a．m． ready to hit the road．

    The first runner to cross the finish line was Edwin Koech from Kenya in A frica， who finished the men's full﹣length marathon （42.195 km） in 2 hours 9 minutes and 44 seconds． The woman who finished in first place was Mulu Seyfu from Ethiopia．Another four medal（奖牌）winners were also from African countries．

    Besides our friends from Africa who swept all the full﹣length race medals，many other foreign runners also showed their charm（魅力）on site and spoke highly of the Shenzhen Marathon for the services provided．

    Evgeny，a runner from Russia，said he really enjoyed the race and it was the second time that he had been in the Shenzhen Marathon．"The marathon is amazing．I really like the route because the views along Shennan Road are beautiful．People are nice and helpful，which is good，"he said．

    Another runner mentioned the guidance provided by the organizers when asked for his opinion on the marathon．"It's clear to me，as a foreigner，I know what I should do and where I should go，"he said．"And it's very good service for the places along the route to offer drinks to the runners．"

    Most runners expressed that they were happy to experience the fun of running．They told the reporter that they would continue at the end of next year if they had the chance．

（1）What does the underlined word"diminish"in Paragraph 1 probably mean？　　

A．To solve the difficult problems．

B．To show that something is like．

C．To make something become less．

D．To discover something powerful．

（2）Where does the winner of the women's full﹣length marathon come from？　　

A．Ethiopia．

B．Kenya．

C．Russia．

D．China．

（3）What is Evgeny's opinion on the 2018 Shenzhen Marathon？　　

A．It shows the charm of the foreign runners on site．

B．The views along the marathon route are beautiful．

C．It's great to offer drinks to the runners along the route．

D．The guidance provided by the organizers is clear enough．

（4）What can we infer（推断）from the passage？　　

A．The next Shenzhen International Marathon will be held in 2020．

B．A1l the A frican runners got medals in the 2018 Shenzhen Marathon．

C．It took most runners two hours to finish the men's full﹣length marathon．

D．The organizers made careful preparations for the 2018 Shenzhen Marathon．