Have you ever run a race? Each of us wants to come first in the race. Simon, a ______ from Kenya, had taken part in the Okpekpe 10-kilometer road race twice. In 2016 he got the first place and in 2018 he came second. This time he wanted to become the first runner to win two ______ medals in this race.

It was the last round. Simon was about to cross the finishing line when he ______ another Kenyan runner named Kenneth fall down. Without thinking too much, Simon ______ to Kenneth to lift him up. However, Kenneth could ______ stand straight, let alone（更不用说，更别提） continue running by himself. Seeing the finishing line just a few meters away, Simon ______ to carry Kenneth to the finishing line.

The pair moved ______ to the finishing line. Other runners ran past ______ one by one.

Simon failed in winning the gold medal, ______ he won people’s hearts. “This is what is called sportsmanship,” a race officer said. “He is a true ______.”

When asked ______ he stopped to help, Simon explained, “My dad told me, when you meet a person in trouble, help him. Don’t leave him alone. That was the first thing that came to my mind when I saw Kenneth ______ on the ground.” Running is not ______. Running brings unity（团结）, love and peace. If more people think like Simon, we’ll have a much friendlier and more ______ world!

Life is like a ______. It’s truly not about whether we win or lose, but about how we run.