Fill in the blanks with the exact words you have heard. If you ask an English person: “What is the Boat Race?” he or she will tell you that it is an annual ___1____between Oxford and Cambridge which ___2_____on the Thames. There are many boat races in Britain, but this one is the most _____3______. April is a terrible month for the race. It often takes place in rain and strong winds. ____4____, it is impossible to have the race later in the summer______5_____ university examinations. Preparations for the race ___6___ several months. The rowers ______7__________ drink alcohol for three weeks before the race. This must be very difficult, ___8___ rowers are traditionally big drinkers. Both Oxford and Cambridge use blue as their color. When a student _____9______ one of these universities in any sport, we say that he has ____10______.