【推荐1】The greatest sports moments often have a wonderful flow state behind the victories or performances. Being in flow refers to the moments where distraction reduces, and concentration ________ .

It was a _______ summer camp ping pong tournament where I was not only down I set, but 7 points behind my opponent (对手), who had only 3 points left to ________ the set, and the tournament. For a comeback, I had to win at least 10 points, without making ________ !

Facing the desperate situation, I could ________ it a day and let my opponent win. Perhaps my opponent had already focused on the ________, but failure wasn’t an option! Thus, I ________ it out, hoping for the best. I told myself, “Let’s just try and win the next point, nothing else.” ________ deep, I stared at the ball with a clear mindset and keen ________. I took it, hit it back and scored!

5 points to go, 4 points to go... My opponent started getting visibly ________ and made mistakes. Point by point I was getting closer to being even. 7-8. I was one point away from doing the ________. My mouth was shut and my eyes stayed ________ the entire set. He made another error. 8-8. The comeback was complete. The crowd went ________! Winning the next 3 points, I managed to win that set. In the last set, my opponent turned restless again. ________ the flow, I ended up winning the final set, and the tournament.

Despite a small game, it inspired me a lot. Not being able to control how our opponent plays, we can _______ how to react. Don’t be there, where you are not. Instead, be here and now! Stay in flow! Be concentrated!

【推荐2】For the hearing-impaired swimmer Peng Huidi, participating in the Chengdu FISU World University Games, has been a life-changing experience and a ______ journey for the young student who has overcome all the difficulties to ______ her sporting dreams.

When she was 2 years old, her ______ was damaged due to a high fever. She became ______ and dared not speak to others. Hoping to ______ her out of her shell, Peng’s father took his daughter to learn swimming. It was there that Peng discovered her passion and her ______ was spotted by a coach.

“I love being in the pool. When I’m in the water, I hear no ______ . There’s just me charging forward, and me alone. The blue pool in my eyes is peaceful, and it also ______ strength,” Peng said. ______ she cannot hear the starting order during competitions, she uses a light next to the pool as her ______ to start. This means there is usually a(n) ______ of between 0. 2 and 0. 5 seconds in Peng’s dive. In order to ______ the gap, she has to train extra hard.

Years of effort finally ______ . She was invited to the swimming team for the Olympics. “The World University Games ______ me with a very rare and important chance. It has broadened my horizons and allowed me to compete on a much bigger ______ . I prepared for these games for a very long time,” Peng said excitedly.

【推荐3】Sports and fitness can be regarded as a way to add spice to your life. The first time I realized that I had a _________ for sports competitions was during the Field Day in _________school.

Small for my age as a 9-year-old, and more of a bookworm than a _________ enthusiast, I had suffered that special _________ of being picked last for various gym teams. The Field Day, which focused on individual skills, was different.

In the Softball Throw event, I got my first taste of sporting victory. Credit goes to the _________of my first coach, my father. He_________weights every morning at home. He bought us all baseball gloves and hats, and in the warm months, we spent hours playing catch. With the fall coming, our backyard football games began with _________ practice.

My passion for sports got _________ after I transferred to a private school. When I was in sixth grade and my parents got me to _________ to the private school, our entire student body was assigned to either the Red or the White team. Throughout the year, we competed against each other in various games and exercises for__________. I__________became president of The Committee of Games ,encouraging my competitive __________. However, in girls’ sports at my school, I was no __________. I also played on the field hockey team and the basketball team.

School sports did not bleed into (渗透进) the weekends, __________ they do today, but at home, playing tennis, skating, skiing and biking were simply __________ things we did.

During downtime (休息), magazines were also quite __________ for us teens. These regularly featured articles on physical exercise. Somehow, my college roommates and I __________ the habit of competing Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) exercises every day, a practice that continued into my marriage, __________we had no spare funds to use to join a gym.

So, though it shocks some of our friends, that early foundation developed gradually in __________into a sports and fitness focus, considered essential even on vacation.

I still love __________ and the arts, too.

As far as I’m concerned, life is richest with my feet in both worlds.

【推荐2】The Nigerian boy is only 11 years old, but so far Kareem Olamilekan has displayed his unbelievable super-realistic drawings in many museums around the world.

Kareem started _______ his artistic talents when he was around six years old, by practicing with his favorite cartoon _______. His biggest turning point _______ two years later, when he visited the Ayowole Art School. Teachers at the academy _______ his extraordinary gift and asked him to join. Now, Adeniyi Adewole, the _______ of the school, says Kareem is one of his best students.

Kareem’s success was not _______ available. Coming from a poor family, he often _______ to buy basic artistic supplies. “I would _______ buy myself some paper every time Mom sent me shopping for food _______ I have nothing to draw on,” Kareem said. His family had no electricity, ________ him to depend on a flashlight when he wanted to draw at night. Despite the difficulties, the boy still ________ his passion for drawing, and he is now able to draw detailed photo-like drawings.

Adeniyi always encourages the boy to think ________. “You can go farther than beyond our expectations. Don’t think yourself only as a roadside artist ________ for others’ recognition. Believe you can have a (an) ________ like Michelangelo and Da Vinci,” Adewole said. The young artist’s ________ are anything but small. “I want to see myself among the great artists in museums,” Kareem said.

【推荐3】“He Yiyi, who has his left leg amputated (截肢),made it back to the soccer field after years of efforts, Shenzhen Evening News reported yesterday.

Born in Shanwei in 1996, he started playing _______ at the age of five and always _______ becoming a professional soccer player. In 2006, he began to receive professional _______ with the Shenzhen soccer team. Later, he was _______ to receive training overseas.

_______, the boy did not know a fateful(有重大影响的) _______ was waiting for him. When he was about to _______   France, he was diagnosed(诊断) with bone cancer. The doctor told him only an amputation could _______ him.

The operation _______ him almost his whole left leg. He never gave up. “No matter how________ it is, I will carry on because soccer has already become a part of my life,” he said. He tried to kick the ball on crutches(拐杖) using one leg. After repeated________, and wearing out scores of pairs of crutches, he finally mastered the skill to play soccer on crutches and could join ________ people in play.

His athletic________ was found by the Guangdong provincial athletic team for disabled people in 2012. He became a track and field athlete and ________ two silver medals —one in the high jump and the other in the long jump at the 11th National Games for Persons with Disabilities.

In his spare time, he often plays soccer with his friends, and he said his dream is “to set up a soccer________for disabled people” and participate in international competitions.