It was a special day for baseball lovers. The stadium entrance(体育场入口) was ______ with people. They all wanted to arrive ______ to have a good seat. David stayed close to his grandfather. He kept his eyes on the sign. It read, “To Stadium.”

“I’m ______ we don’t have very good seats, David,” said Grandpa. They’re quite high up in the stands(看台), and there are too many ______ today.

“That’s OK, Grandpa,” said David. He didn’t really ______ good seats. He was just happy to be here.

After they sat down, David and Grandpa cheered for all of their favorite players. They saw some other famous ______ as well. There were also some good moments in the game. They ______ a wonderful time watching the game, and they thought it was a great game.

After the game, David got up to leave with Grandpa. On their way out, he could still see the players ______ on the playground and ______ the smack(撞击声) of the ball and the cheers of the crowd.

“Grandpa, you were right,” said David. “Though the seats weren’t good, the game was ______. I feel very happy today.”

Do you like skating? For normal people, it’s not a（n）_______ sport. Even the professional（职业的）players can get hurt easily when playing it.

Dan Mancina is 36 years old and he is _______ for his good skateboarding skills. Dan started skating 29 years ago and took it more _______ at 13. He became interested in the sport because it could help him show himself. However, Dan was sick and became blind at the age of 23. He was really _______ . “I thought my skating life came to an end,” the American said. Later, he stopped skating.

In March of 2012, he started skating again. He made short _______ of skating and put them online. Because of those videos, Dan met a new group of people to skate with and it gave him enough _______ to return to the streets. “Then I realized I could be the same person and that I could still do the things that I _______ . I just have to do them in a different way,” Dan added. Dan wants to _______ a special park for blind skateboarders in his hometown. “Some people think it’s crazy and _______ for the blind to skate, but I don’t think so. Don’t let other people ________ what you can do or you can’t do. You know, it’s all up to you,” Dan said.