Until 1954 it was thought that no man could run one mile in less than four minutes. As years  36  ,the record came closer and closer to four minutes and Roger Bannister, a young English    37   ,began to believe he might   38  this almost magic barrier. It was a cold afternoon on May 6th, 1954, when Bannister knew he had a   39  chance. Bannister had been   40   hard and was very fit, but the weather conditions were a real  41  to him. Describing the   42  later, Bannister said,“On the way to the track the wind blew strongly. As I  43  for the start I glanced at the flag. It moved  44  now. This was the moment when I made my decision.” “The gun fired. My legs  45  to meet no resistance, as if I was  46  forward by some unknown force. The noise from the faithful  47  gave me greater strength. I felt the  48  of a lifetime had come.” “I was driven on by a   49  of fear and pride. My body had long since used up all its energy   50  it went on running just the same. This was the critical moment when my legs were strong enough to carry me over the last few yards as they  51  could have done in previous years. When I leapt at（冲向）the    52  tape, I fell, almost    53  .” “I knew I had done it, even before I  54  the time. The announcement came. ‘Result of the one mile…Time, three minutes…’the rest was  55 in the noise of excitement.” 36.A.passed along         B. passed down          C. went by                        D. went over