Cliff Young came to prominence for the championship of the 875-kilometer annual Australian race in 1983. It was a harsh test of _____1_____even for the world’s top athletes. So on the day of the race when Cliff Young, a toothless 61-year-old farmer, asserted his intention to take part in it as a(n) ____2____ runner, no one around refused to believe that was kind of ____3____ trick.       The race started as expected and the ____4____ runners left Cliff far behind, which, plus his strangest running style, excited a loud laugh from crowds. As the race _____5_____ along, however, he kept running day and night without sleeping, and step by step got closer to the front of the pack. From the sixth day on, he led the whole pack of runners _____6_____ to the finish line. He smashed the record by finishing the race 9 hours faster than anyone before, and became a beloved national hero.      For the rest of his life, Cliff’s love for running never ____7____, but in the year 2000, he suffered a mild stroke that ended his running days. As the running ____8__ of the country, he passed away on Nov. 2, 2003. To this day, he remains a ____9____ example of how little men do great things with ______10_______ and preparation.