Several men wanted to marry Atalanta because of her great hunting and wrestling ability. She devised a method
to 41 , saying that she would marry anyone who could beat her in a foot race. She knew no man could do it.
Many tried and 42 . Finally, a man called Melanion planned a way to 43 her. He brought three golden
apples with him to the race. As they 44 , he threw one golden apple a time. She stopped to pick them up one
by one. Therefore Melanion crossed the finish line ahead of her. She married him. 【題組】43 (A) defeat (B) encourage (C) forgive (D) irritate