Answer the following questions based on the “Terry Fox” reading passage.

I. Match each of the following definitions with the corresponding underlined idiom in
the numbered items below.
a. When nothing is in a person’s favor. 1. “He is running against time.”

b. When a person decides to accomplish 2. “His experiences during the 16 months

something no matter what happens.
c. When a person has very little time to
do something.
at the British Columbia Cancer Control
Agency facility, however, left their mark
on Terry.”
3. “The cards seemed stacked against
Terry.”

d. When everyone knows who a person is 4. “Running 42 kilometers a day took an

and talks about him.
e. When something makes a deep
impression on a person.
f. When something is very hard on a
person’s physical or mental well-being.
g. When someone gets other people to
support something important.
immense toll on his body.”
5. “His name soon became a household
word in Canada.”
6. “The founder of the Four Seasons Hotels
and Resorts … rallied other corporations
to Terry’s cause.”
7. “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.”

II. Reading for details. Fill in the blanks with details from the reading passage.
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 ____________________.
6. Terry began his run in ___________________ and planned to finish it in
______________.
7. Terry ran ___________ kilometers. He had to stop outside ____________ on
________________.
8. Terry raised a total of _____________, but he died on ___________ at the age of
____________.
9. So far, organizations have raised more than _____________ in Terry’s honor.
10. The ___________ was launched in ___________, and takes place every year in
______________.
III. Reading for facts and figures. Answer the following questions.
1. How many statues were unveiled at BC Place in Vancouver?
2. Who can receive the Terry Fox Humanitarian Award?
3. In which mountain range is a peak named for Terry Fox?
4. Which magazine included Terry Fox’s story in a feature entitled “Canada’s Best”?
5. How long is the Terry Fox Courage Highway?
6. When was the first annual Terry Fox Run held?
7. When was Terry named a Companion of the Order of Canada?
8. How many stamps have been issued in Terry’s honor?
9. When was a coin issued to commemorate Terry?
10. In which Canadian cities can you find statues of Terry Fox or monuments to his memory?