【推荐1】It can be hard to make a name in a male-dominated sport as a woman. It takes years of hard work and an unbreakable sense of __ to succeed in such a field. Heaven Fitch, a female wrestler from North Carolina, __ herself last weekend.

The championship took place over the weekend. At one point during the athletic __, it seemed like she was about to __. However, she quickly regained the upper hand and held her opponent on the mat until the referee(裁判)____the match. Undoubtedly, she was named the __. Just like that, Fitch___ the first female wrestler to win an individual state championship in wrestling.

That same weekend, she also won the award for Most Outstanding Wrestler. __, she’s quite the athlete. Fitch __ in the 106-pound weight class and beat out every boy in the tournament. However, she wasn’t __ by her win. She explained in an interview, “I just wrestled my best, and I kind of dominated the match.”

Fitch began __ at the age of 6. After watching her brothers train and compete in wrestling tournaments, she made the decision to __ the sport. Her parents were not __ about her idea, but Fitch __ them and began her wrestling journey. __ her freshman season as a wrestler, she has just kept winning. This season she has a __ of 54 wins and 4 losses.

Her success is surprising to some because she looks small, but she is___. To her, winning is part of the __ of wrestling. As a teen, she has already __ so much. She’d better get herself some shades, because her future is only going to be even __.

【推荐2】As a high school coach, I did all I could to help my boys win their games. I cheered as hard for _________ as they did. A dramatic _________, however, following a game in which I was a referee, changed my _________ on victories and defeats.

It was a league championship basketball game between New Rochelle and Yonkers High. New Rochelle was _________ by Dan O’Brien, Yonkers by Les Beck. The gym was _________, and the noise made it impossible to hear. The game was well played and _________ competed. Yonkers was _________ by one point as I _________ at the clock and discovered there were but 10 seconds left to play. New Rochelle, _________ the ball, passed off and shot. The ball __________ around the rim (篮筐边沿) and off. The fans __________. New Rochelle recovered the ball, and tapped it in for what looked like victory. The noise was __________.

I looked at the clock and saw that the game was over. I hadn’t heard the final buzzer (终场哨) because of the noise. I __________ with the other official, but he could not help me. So, I __________ the timekeeper, a young man of 17 or so. He said, “Sir, the buzzer __________ before the final tap-in was made.” Yonkers won!

I had to tell O'Brien the sad news. His face __________. The young timekeeper came up and said, “I’m sorry, Dad. The __________ ran out before the final basket.”__________, like the sun coming out from behind a cloud, O’Brien’s face lit up. He said, “That’s okay, Joe. You did what you had to. I’m __________ of you.” The two of them then walked off the __________ together, the coach’s arm around his son’s shoulder.

【推荐3】When I first saw the Boston Marathon in 1964, I just fell in love with it. I _______ to be part of it, but I didn’t know if I could do it.

In February, 1966, I sent my _______ to the Boston Marathon and they wrote back, saying, “Women are not physiologically (生理上) able to run a marathon. ”When I read the letter, I thought if I could prove that this was a _______ view about women, it was going to open up the discussion of what else we thought women could not do. So I took the bus to Boston and got there the day before the race.

When I got to the starting line, I knew the most important thing was that I should not be _______. To avoid being arrested or pulled off the course, I had a blue hooded (带风帽的) sweatshirt pulled up over my _______ with my hair tied back. Then, there was the bang, but I waited until about half the pack left—then I _______in.

Even though I was disguised (伪装), the other runners _______ very quickly that I was a woman. Fortunately, they were very _______ . I told them that I was _______ I would be thrown out if officials saw that I was a woman. But they said, “We won’t let that _________. It’s a free road. ”That’s when I ________ the hooded sweatshirt and everyone could see I was a woman. Then people went ________. They started shouting and clapping, “Way to go, girlie!”

Finally I ran into Boston and ________ the race in 3 hours and 21 minutes.

I went back to Boston and ran again in 1967 and 1968.1 hope to be a (n) ________ of someone who follows what they love and what they’re good at. I think everyone came to this world to ________ something.

【推荐1】My Ph.D. adviser called me into his office and started by saying, “Anurag, this conversation isn’t going to be easy.” My mind was instantly ________ into a burst of thoughts about what was to follow. He looked me in the eye and announced, “You are fired from the lab.” I stared back in ________, “Is he joking?”

I ________ my Ph.D. adviser, and my experiments progressed as planned. Though I made a few mistakes in the lab, I wasn’t ________ that my adviser noticed them, and he never spoke to me about any concerns. That’s why I was caught ________ in his office that day. I suspect he fired me because of those mistakes. He wasn’t ________ that I could complete my research.

I tried to change his mind with ________ results, but he remained unchanged. I was soon thrown into a state of ________, and I could not break the news to my family.

________ I collected myself. I thought of a movie, one line from which ________ to me: “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade (柠檬汁).” What kind of “lemonade” could I make out of my current ________?

My desire to complete a Ph.D. was never in doubt. After much ________, I reminded myself that one ________ attempt was not the end of the world, and that I needed to give it another try. I emailed potential advisers and ________ to other programs. Within 2 months, I received a(an) ________ from a Ph.D. program in Italy—my goal of completing a Ph.D. was ________ once again.

I’m ________ that I didn’t give up on my dream and that I found another ________ professor who accepted me. So, if you find yourself in ________ situations and life gives you lemons, ________ yourself: “How can I make lemonade?”

【推荐3】The bond between mother and daughter is irreplaceable.One of the most famous women scientists of the 20 th century,Marie Curie,worked___ her daughter Irene in the field of radioactivity,each of them __ earning their own Nobel prizes.Today,there are more__ mother-and-daughter pairs showing what happens when __ works together.

In April 2020,Dr.Cynthia Kudji and her daughter Dr.Jasmine Kudji have become the first mother and daughter to __ from medical school at the same time and be placed in the same hospital.Cynthia Kudjiput put her dream of becoming a __ on hold when she became pregnant(怀孕)at 23.She worked as a nurse for almost a decade __ making the decision to attend medical school at the University of Medicine and Health Sciences.__,her daughter Jasmine attended Louisiana State University School of Medicine.

At first,it was___ for them to live and study so far apart from one another."I think

initially it was hard because my mom and I have always been really____so I had to get used to the __,"Dr.Jasmine Kudji explains to AfroTech.Although the experience was difficult,it also had __ results."Sometimes people struggle to find someone who __ their struggles,so for that person to be my mom was extremely helpful,"she adds.

After years apart,both Cynthia and her daughter earned their M.D.Then on"Match Day"when recent med school graduates __ the results of their residency(实习)applications,Cynthia and Jasmine learned that they were both ___at LSU Health.

This mother and daughter proves that family can do anything together.