won 70 times,and Cambridge have had 77 wins.Only once there was a dead heat.There have been three occasions when one of the boats sank and forfeited the race. The race is a very popular 10) event,with around 250,000 people going to the Thames to watch,and several million more watching on television. The training for the race is very tough,and rowers start practising in September in order to try to win a place on the Blue Boats.Those who don't quite make the grade become the reserve team,who race before the main teams on race day.Who will win this year? Key: 1)rivalry 2)institutions 3)of its kind 4)prestigious 5)challenged 6)opposition 7)crews 8)initially 9)overcrowding 10)spectator Vocabulary: rivalry竞争对手 of its kind此类 prestigious享誉高的 opposition对手 crews划艇队员 institutions（牛津和剑桥)大学：机构 rowing划船 challenged挑战 rematch再次比赛 oarsmen划桨人 initially开始：最初 upstream逆流 head-to-head并驾齐驱 forfeited弃权；放弃 make the grade拔尖 overcrowding过分拥挤的 record纪录 a dead heat同时抵达终点 spectator观赏者won 70 times, and Cambridge have had 77 wins. Only once there was a dead heat. There have been three occasions when one of the boats sank and forfeited the race. The race is a very popular10)_____________ event, with around 250,000 people going to the Thames to watch, and several million more watching on television. The training for the race is very tough, and rowers start practising in September in order to try to win a place on the Blue Boats. Those who don’t quite make the grade become the reserve team, who race before the main teams on race day. Who will win this year? Key: 1) rivalry 2) institutions 3) of its kind 4) prestigious 5) challenged 6) opposition 7) crews 8) initially 9) overcrowding 10) spectator Vocabulary: rivalry 竞争对手 of its kind 此类 prestigious 享誉高的 opposition 对手 crews 划艇队员 institutions （牛津和剑桥）大学；机构 rowing 划船 challenged 挑战 rematch 再次比赛 oarsmen 划桨人 initially 开始；最初 upstream 逆流 head-to-head 并驾齐驱 forfeited 弃权;放弃 make the grade 拔尖 overcrowding 过分拥挤的 record 纪录 a dead heat 同时抵达终点 spectator 观赏者