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communities large and small, all across Canada. Supported by the Terry Fox Foundation,
the event is organized and run by volunteers and is open to everyone. Terry Fox lives on
as a symbol of courage and as an inspiration to do good in the world. The many statutes
and monuments, buildings and organizations that bear Terry’s name are enduring
reminders of what one person can achieve when he puts his heart and mind to a task.
Exercise 9.1
Direction: complete the cause or the effect from the reading text above
Cause: Terry wanted to become a Physical Education teacher
Effect: _______________________________________________________________
Cause: _______________________________________________________________
Effect: Terry’s personal mission to raise awareness and funds for cancer research
Cause: _______________________________________________________________
Effect: Terry went to the hospital where he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma
Cause: _______________________________________________________________
Effect: Terry decided to undertake his own cross-Canada marathon
Exercise 9.2
Organizing vocabulary Choose the words and phrases from the reading text that relate
to the following categories. An example has been provided for each category.
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Exercise 9.3
Understanding vocabulary Complete the following chart with the correct forms of the
words from the reading text. Using a dictionary, indicate the definition of each word.
Exercise 9.4
Reading for details Fill in the blanks with details from the reading text.
1
. Terry lost his _______________ leg to ________________ cancer at the age of __________________.
2
. Terry wanted to become a ________________, and he began to study ______________ at Simon
Fraser University.
3
. After his operation, Terry was able to walk with a(n) ___________________.
4
. ___________________ inspired Terry to run a ___________________ across Canada. His goal was
to raise ___________________ for ___________________.
5
. Terry wrote to ___________________, ___________________, and ___________________ for financial
support for ___________________, ___________________, _________________, and a(n) _______________.
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