3. To do the wall sit, squat with your back ________ the wall and feet on the ground.

13. Which reading skill is suitable while reading the following train timetable?

While I was riding a bike, I noticed a man about a mile in front of me. He was traveling at a lower speed, so I decided to _________ him. I had about two miles to go on the road before turning off. I started _________ faster and faster, and every block, I gradually closed the distance. After a few minutes, I was half a mile behind him. Finally, I _________ with him and passed him. I felt like a _________, while he had no idea that we were even in a race.

After I passed him, I realized that I had been so focused on competing against him that I had _________ my turn. I had gone nearly six blocks past it and had to turn around. Isn’t that what happened in life? We spend most of our time _________ with neighbors, friends and family trying to defeat them or trying to outdo them—while there was never a competition in the first place. We use most of our time and energy to compete with others instead of _________ our destination, and we miss out on our own paths to our destinies _________. Unhealthy competition is continuous process, a never-ending cycle, a race of life. No matter what you do, someone will always be _________ you: someone with a better job, a nicer car, more free time and more money.

Stop doing that! Feel grateful for what life has offered to you. Stay focused on your __________ and live a healthy life. There’s no competition in your destiny. Run your own race of life and w others well!